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Neale Lucas
Dec 17, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "Black Sunday" by Tola Rotimi Abraham. The novel is longlisted for the 2021 Tournament of Books. IBEJI...
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Neale Lucas
Dec 8, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
PRIMA FACIE adverb : at first view : on the first appearance adjective 1: true, valid, or sufficient at first impression : APPARENTthe...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 30, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from Gail Jones' latest novel, "Our Shadows" APOTHEOSIS noun noun: apotheosis; plural noun: apotheoses 1. the...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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PERIPATETIC adjective adjective: peripatetic; adjective: Peripatetic 1. travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 16, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from Tamsin Calidas' wonderul memoir, "I am an Island" DERACINATE British English (dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt ) VERB...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 26, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "Just Like You" by Nick Hornby. It was Buddy Read 13 with Nat K. FROIDEUR noun noun: froideur coolness or...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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OEUVRE noun noun: oeuvre; plural noun: oeuvres the body of work of a painter, composer, or author. "the complete oeuvre of Mozart" a work...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 8, 20201 min read
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MAMMATUS Mammatus ( or mammatocumulus), meaning "mammary cloud", is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud,...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 1, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "The Shadow King" by Maaza Mengiste. It was longlisted for the 2020 Booker prize. AZMARI An azmari is an...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 21, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "How Much of These Hills is Gold" by C Pam Zhang. ARROYO noun noun: arroyo; plural noun: arroyos a...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 7, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the day comes from one of my very favourite books, "THE FIRST MAN IN ROME" by Colleen McCullough. MORMOLYCE MORMOLYCE Or...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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EPICENE adjective having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex. "the sort of epicene...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 21, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from David Mitchell's eighth novel, "Utopia Avenue". PAVONINE adjective: pavonine of or like a peacock. "such...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 31, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from APEIROGON by Colum McCann. It is longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. SIROCCO Sirocco (/sɪˈrɒkoʊ/),...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 29, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day is really three words and comes from SUMMER by Ali Smith. PLAGUE DOCTOR COSTUME Now these costumes have freaked me...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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The Word of the Day comes from STONE SKY GOLD MOUNTAIN by Mirandi Riwoe. QUEUE noun noun: queue; plural noun: queues a line or sequence...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 12, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from THE FISH GIRL by Mirandi Riwoe WAYANG The traditional form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 8, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from THE ANIMALS OF LOCKWOOD MANOR by Jane Healey. CHIROPTERA NOUN zoology Chiroptera (plural noun) an order of...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 3, 20201 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "The Way Home" by Julian Barr. BALDRIC A baldric (also baldrick, bawdrick, bauldrick as well as other rare...
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Neale Lucas
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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PHYSIOGNOMY noun noun: physiognomy; plural noun: physiognomies a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as...
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