[responsivevoice]Gist[/responsivevoice] [jist] Quotation: I always think if it’s a good story, the audience can’t wait to run out of the theater and go tweet somebody with the gist of a story, in a nutshell, almost, because it was that interesting. Steven Spielberg
[responsivevoice]Unctuous[/responsivevoice] [uhngk-choo-uh s] Quotation: A great fig should look like it’s just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must be almost unctuously sweet, soft and wet. Yotam Ottolenghi Social Example:
[responsivevoice]Lackadaisical[/responsivevoice] [lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl ] Quotation: Babies choose to lackadaisically notice the quirkiest of details – unlike us grown ups, who choose instead to focus on what we believe is most essential to us. As a result, babies have a greater expanded consciousness than us grown-ups! Karen Salmansohn
[responsivevoice]Slapstick[/responsivevoice] [slap-stik] Quotation: Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it. Maureen O’Hara Social Example:
Does it seem like the more you learn about the English language, the more you want to dig deeper? Even though we try to add at least one word in our vocabulary dictionary, there’s a lot more to know! Sometimes, you could just flip news channels, and be introduced to an unheard word. We strongly […]
[responsivevoice]Uncanny[/responsivevoice] [uhn-kan-ee ] Quotation: Forgiveness has an uncanny way of bringing incredible good out of incredibly bad situations. Paul J. Meyer Social Example:
[responsivevoice]Plaintive[/responsivevoice] [ pleyn-tiv ] Quotation: The eye of genius has always a plaintive expression, and its natural language is pathos. Lydia M. Child Social Example:
[responsivevoice]Threshold[/responsivevoice] [ thresh-ohld ] Quotation: The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Khalil Gibran Social Example:
[responsivevoice]Ennoble[/responsivevoice] [en-noh-buh l] Quote: Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds. Jean Paul Social Example:
[responsivevoice]Sordid[/responsivevoice] [sawr-did ] Quotation: Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God’s image. William Ames Social Example: