Word of the Day: Blatherskite

Word of the Day: Blatherskite

Word of the Day: Blatherskite

blath-er-skite / ˈblaT͟Hərˌskīt
 
noun
 
1.      a person who speaks foolishly at length
The Confederate Major was of the class referred to in polite American parlance, as a “blatherskite”.
From ‘Campaigns of a Non-Combatant’ by George Alfred Townsend, 1841-1914
 
2.      nonsense
For all of the technocratic blatherskite it generates, business theory gives little attention to the basic human interactions that make business a profoundly human enterprise.
From ‘Virtuosity in Business’ by Kevin T. Jackson, ?-

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Blatherskite

Word of the Day: Joke

Word of the Day: Joke

joke / jōk
 
noun
 
1.      something said or done to provoke laughter
A casual remark or joke shall distinguish a person’s real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most important battle.
Plutarch, 46-120
 
2.      a humorous prank or playful trick
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
H. P. Lovecraft, 1890-1937
 
3.      an instance of kidding around or jesting
I prefer sayings over jokes.
Robert Ballard, 1942-
 
4.      laughingstock or trifling matter; something not taken seriously
The people that become the biggest jokes are people who do not change.
Corey Feldman, 1971-
 
verb
 
1.      to jest
My way of joking is to tell the truth.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Blatherskite

Word of the Day: Justice

Word of the Day: Justice

jus-tice / ˈjəstəs
 
noun
 
1.      righteousness; the quality or state of being fair or unbiased
Better to have a handful of might than a sack of justice.
Czech Proverb
 
2.      the administration of punishment or reward as befits the situation, usually meted out by a judge
Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another.
Russian Proverb
 
3.      a judge
I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they.
Sonia Sotomayor, 1954-
 
4.      the moral principle that governs correct action
Forgiveness is a pillar of justice.
Italian Proverb
 
5.      conformity to correct action
The more laws the less justice.
Traditional Proverb
 
6.      the judgment of a person or persons
Justice is the result of public opinion.
Chinese Proverb

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Blatherskite

Word of the Day: Elicit and Illicit

Word of the Day: Elicit and Illicit

elicit  /  e-lic-it / ĭ-lĭs-ĭt
verb
 
1.     to draw forth, to evoke
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Horace 65 B.C.- 8 B.C.
 
illicit  /  Il-lic-it / ĭ-lĭs-ĭt
adjective
 
1.     not according to law; illegal
Never seek illicit wealth.
Confucius 551-479 BC
2.     not permitted or allowed, against common standards or customs
We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit passion for them when anyone proposes to rob us of their companionship.
James Harvey Robinson, 1863 – 1936

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Blatherskite

Word of the Day: Membership

Word of the Day: Membership

mem-ber-ship / ˈmem-bər-ˌship
 
noun
 
1.      the state of being an individual who belongs to a group, club, etc.
Innovation grows out of membership and a sure sense of responsibility people feel for their work and the organizations that employ them.
Abraham Zaleznik, 1924-2011
 
2.      the total number of persons belonging to an organization, club, etc.
What started out as a trio has grown into a group whose membership fluctuates based on availability from show to show.
Trevor Fraser, ?-, orlandosentinel.com

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.