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Neale Lucas
Jan 26, 20221 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
PYROPHYTE The Word of the Day comes from "THE SECRECT LIFE OF MR ROOS" by Hakan Nesser. Pyrophytes are plants which have adapted to...
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Neale Lucas
Jan 20, 20221 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell. AMANUENSIS noun a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who...
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Neale Lucas
Jan 18, 20221 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "Returning to Carthage" by Ben Sharafski. KAMMAVACA Kammavaca is a Pali term describing an assemblage of...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 29, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "AUE" by Becky Manawatu. ATUA Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori or...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 13, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "the stranger in the lifeboat" by Mitch Albom DINOFLAGELLATES The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος dinos...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 7, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "Great Circle" by Maggie Shipstead. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. BENTHIC Adjective of,...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 4, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
Well actually two words, but this is just so bizarre I had to add it. COTARD'S SYNDROME People with Cotard's syndrome (also called...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 3, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "The Promise" by Damon Galgut. UBUNTU noun SOUTH AFRICAN a quality that includes the essential human...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 9, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE PROMISE" by Damon Galgut which is longlisted for the 2021 Booker. BRAAIVLEIS noun SOUTH AFRICAN 1. a...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 3, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "SECOND PLACE" by Rachel Cusk which is longlisted for the 2021 Booker. INTEGUMENT noun a tough outer...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 25, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE LABYRINTH" by Amanda Lohrey, which won the 2021 Miles Franklin Award. MANDALA A mandala, which is...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 12, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "CATCH US THE FOXES" by Nicola West. HETEROCHROMIA Heterochromia is the term used to describe a difference...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 6, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "TALK TO ME" by T C Boyle. BRACHIATE Verb. (of certain apes) move by using the arms to swing from branch...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 1, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
BRICOLAGE noun noun: bricolage; plural noun: bricolage; plural noun: bricolages (in art or literature) construction or creation from a...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 25, 20211 min read
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The Word of the Day comes from "AT THE EDGE OF THE SOLID WORLD" by Daniel Davis Wood. It is shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 18, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE KINDNESS OF BIRDS" by Merlinda Bobis. ANTHROPOMORPHISM noun noun: anthropomorphism the attribution of...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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The Word of the Day comes from "WHEN THINGS ARE ALIVE THEY HUM" by Hannah Bent. I am reviewing it for goodREADING magazine and it has an...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 9, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
I have been one of these all my life and have only come across this definition now. PLUVIOPHILE People that love rain are called...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 7, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
DUENDE Duende or tener duende ("to have duende") is a Spanish term for a heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity, often...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 4, 20211 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE FIFTH SEASON" by Philip Salom. It is longlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin Award. SYNAESTHESIA...
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