29 March 2014 @ 10:33 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 064.  
WORD:

Quintessential
adj. 1. of the pure and essential essence of something. 2. of or pertaining to the most perfect embodiment of something.


QUOTE:

“I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.”
- Marlo Thomas
 
 
22 March 2014 @ 09:58 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 063.  
WORD:

Archaic
adj. 1. marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated. 2. primitive; ancient; old.


QUOTE:

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
- Desmond Tutu
 
 
21 March 2014 @ 10:48 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 062.  
WORD:

Bumfuzzle
v. 1. to confuse or fluster


QUOTE:

“The moment when you can actually feel the pain in your chest from seeing or hearing something that breaks your heart.”
- Mahmoud El Hallab
 
 
20 March 2014 @ 10:00 pm
PROMPTS // 061.  
( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "As my head just aches,
When I think of the things that I shouldn't have done
But, life is for living, we all know,
And I don't wanna live it alone."
Life is for Living, Coldplay

- "I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through, through it all."
Because You Love Me, Celine Dion

- "They can't understand
That you mean to do good
I guess you could say
You're misunderstood."
You Can Do It, No Doubt

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Nightmare
- Cuddle
- Mistake

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Alone
- Strength
- Need

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten frivolous/materialistic things you love to buy
- Ten things you would never have expected to happen in your life
- Ten ways you distract yourself from painful/stressful/busy times

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- Plane )
- Central Park )
- Elevator )

( 6 ) Misc/Random
- In honour of International World Happiness Day, make a list of things that make you happy [under a cut please]
- Make a list of the best, worst, and most embarrassing text messages you have sent OR received [under a cut please]
- Answer the 'If You Could' Quiz ) [under a cut please]
 
 
20 March 2014 @ 09:41 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 061.  
WORD:

Zeal
n. 1. fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.


QUOTE:

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
- Dalai Lama


Happy International World Happiness Day, everyone!
 
 
18 March 2014 @ 10:50 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 060.  
WORD:

Foolhardy
adj. 1. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.


QUOTE:

“People cry, not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.”
- Johnny Depp
 
 
16 March 2014 @ 08:43 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 059.  
WORD:

Placate
v. 1. to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures


QUOTE:

“Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.”
- Drew Barrymore
 
 
13 March 2014 @ 11:06 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 058.  
WORD:

Obstinate
adj. 1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc. 2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out. 3. not easily controlled or overcome.


QUOTE:

“Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together.”
- Bono
 
 
11 March 2014 @ 10:50 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 057.  
WORD:

Inscrutable
adj. 1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. 2. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable.


QUOTE:

“I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.”
- Sting
 
 
10 March 2014 @ 11:42 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 056.  
WORD:

Sanguine
adj. 1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident.


QUOTE:

“A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.”
- Brad Pitt
 
 
05 March 2014 @ 10:00 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 055.  
WORD:

Solace
n. 1. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. 2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief


QUOTE:

“It's easy to fool the eye, but it's hard to fool the heart.”
- Al Pacino
 
 
04 March 2014 @ 12:12 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 054.  
WORD:

Reminisce
v. 1. to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.


QUOTE:

“I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.”
- Bryan Cranston
 
 
03 March 2014 @ 01:24 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 053.  
WORD:

Pococurante
adj. 1. Caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.


QUOTE:

“We welcome passion, for the mind is briefly let off duty.”
- Mignon McLaughlin
 
 
01 March 2014 @ 09:39 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 052.  
WORD:

Eccentric
adj. 1. deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd.


QUOTE:

“Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.”
- George Bernard Shaw
 
 
28 February 2014 @ 09:19 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 051.  
WORD:

Vituperation
n. 1. The act or an instance of speaking abusively to or about. 2. Sustained and severely abusive language.


QUOTE:

“Happiness is having a dream you cannot let go of and a partner who would never ask you to.”
- Robert Brault
 
 
28 February 2014 @ 12:29 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 050.  
WORD:

Constraint
n. 1. limitation or restriction. 2. repression of natural feelings and impulses.


QUOTE:

“'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.”
- William Shakespeare
 
 
26 February 2014 @ 03:19 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 049.  
WORD:

Beneficence
n. 1. the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.


QUOTE:

“Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.”
- Napoleon Bonaparte



MOD NOTE: Apologies for the lack of these this past week. Hope to be back on track from now on.
 
 
15 February 2014 @ 11:54 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 048.  
WORD:

Turmoil
n. 1. a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet


QUOTE:

“Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.”
- Peter McWilliams
 
 
13 February 2014 @ 08:33 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 047.  
WORD:

Trival
adj. 1. of very little importance or value; insignificant. 2. commonplace; ordinary.


QUOTE:

“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”
- Beau Bennett
 
 
10 February 2014 @ 07:52 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 046.  
WORD:

Renege
v. 1. To go back on a promise or commitment.


QUOTE:

“I'll never stop caring. But if you decide to push me away, I'll go.”
- Drake
 
 
09 February 2014 @ 10:55 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 045.  
WORD:

Ruminate
v. 1. To think deeply about something.


QUOTE:

“Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.”
- Danielle Steel
 
 
06 February 2014 @ 07:19 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 044.  
WORD:

Buttress
v. 1. To give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.). 2. To support by a buttress; prop up.


QUOTE:

“It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.”
- Hippocrates
 
 
05 February 2014 @ 10:16 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 043.  
WORD:

Essential
adj. 1. absolutely necessary; indispensable. 2. pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing.


QUOTE:

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
 
03 February 2014 @ 10:21 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 042.  
WORD:

Captivation
v. 1. to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant


QUOTE:

“Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in you life and your behavior decides who stays in your life.”
- Unknown
 
 
31 January 2014 @ 05:03 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 041.  
WORD:

Tribulation
n. 1. grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering. 2. an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.


QUOTE:

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”
- Bruce Lee
 
 
29 January 2014 @ 10:09 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 040.  
WORD:

Memorial
n. 1. something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.


QUOTE:

“I believe in luck and fate and I believe in karma, that the energy you put out in the world comes back to meet you.”
- Chris Pine
 
 
28 January 2014 @ 11:20 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 039.  
WORD:

Auspicious
aj. 1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable. 2. favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.


QUOTE:

“I like spending all my time making things with my hands. Mostly I make love to myself.”
- Jarod Kintz
 
 
28 January 2014 @ 12:04 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 038.  
WORD:

Nostalgia
n. 1. a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time

QUOTE:

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”
- Robert Frost
 
 
26 January 2014 @ 07:50 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 037.  
WORD:

Bewilder
v. 1. to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex.

QUOTE:

“When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.”
- J. K. Rowling
 
 
24 January 2014 @ 09:51 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 036.  
WORD:

Asinine
adj. 1. extremely stupid or foolish. 2. obstinate or stupid. 3. of, relating to, or resembling an ass.

QUOTE:

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.”
- Roger Ebert
 
 
23 January 2014 @ 08:01 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 035.  
WORD:

Lascivious
adj. 1. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd. 2. arousing sexual desire. 3. indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness,

QUOTE:

“Flowers are happy things.”
- P. G. Wodehouse
 
 
22 January 2014 @ 08:35 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 034.  
WORD:

Vicissitude
n. 1. a change or variation occurring in the course of something. 2. interchange or alternation, as of states or things. 3. vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs. 4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. 5. change; mutation; mutability.

QUOTE:

“I think every relationship is going to go through a few rough patches. Those are what make it stronger, I think.”
- Ryan Reynolds
 
 
21 January 2014 @ 07:06 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 033.  
WORD:

Solicitude
n. 1. care or concern for someone or something.

QUOTE:

“Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.”
- Michael J. Fox
 
 
17 January 2014 @ 04:40 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 032.  
WORD:

Medicinal
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.

QUOTE:

“Be nice to people on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down.”
- Jimmy Durante
 
 
16 January 2014 @ 09:31 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 031.  
WORD:

Condone
v. 1. to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like). 2. to give tacit approval to. 3. to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse.


QUOTE:

“Never regret anything that makes you smile.”
- Mark Twain
 
 
13 January 2014 @ 12:02 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 030.  
WORD:

Temptation
n. 1. the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.


QUOTE:

“In trying to help someone else you will find yourself.”
- Bette Midler
 
 
11 January 2014 @ 04:44 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 029.  
WORD:

Perplex
v. 1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally. 2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question. 3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.


QUOTE:

“Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit, it makes the ride worthwhile.”
- Sean Connery
 
 
06 January 2014 @ 04:11 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 028.  
WORD:

Irreparable
adj. 1. not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair.


QUOTE:

“I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.”
- Lily Tomlin
 
 
04 January 2014 @ 10:07 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 027.  
WORD:

Obdurate
adj. 1. Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action. “Despite her plea, he remained obdurate.”


QUOTE:

“Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.”
- P!nk
 
 
03 January 2014 @ 12:36 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 026.  
WORD:

Special
adj. 1. of a distinct or particular kind or character. 2. being a particular one; particular, individual, or certain. 3. pertaining or peculiar to a particular person, thing, instance, etc.; distinctive; unique. 4. having a specific or particular function, purpose, etc. 5. distinguished or different from what is ordinary or usual.


QUOTE:

“All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.”
- Jerry Springer
 
 
01 January 2014 @ 08:45 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 025.  
WORD:

Devotion
n. 1. profound dedication; consecration. 2. earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc. 3. an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.


QUOTE:

“Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you enough chance to love you enough.”
- Dinah Shore
 
 
30 December 2013 @ 04:37 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 024.  
WORD:

Innocence
n. 1. the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong. 2. freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness. 3. simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté. 4. lack of knowledge or understanding. 5. harmlessness; innocuousness.


QUOTE:

“I am a romantic, but I do put up a barrier around myself, so it is hard for people to get in and to know the real me.”
- Freddy Mercury
 
 
29 December 2013 @ 07:55 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 023.  
WORD:

Succor
n. 1. help; relief; aid; assistance. 2. a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.


QUOTE:

“The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.”
- Princess Diana
 
 
27 December 2013 @ 11:36 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 022.  
WORD:

Timorous
adj. 1. Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence: “A timorous demeanor.”


QUOTE:

“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on.”
- Tupac Shakur
 
 
26 December 2013 @ 07:21 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 021.  
WORD:

Confide
v. 1. to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems. 2. to have full trust; have faith.


QUOTE:

“Always pass on what you have learned.”
- Yoda
 
 
26 December 2013 @ 01:53 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 020.  
WORD:

Stealth
n. 1. The act of moving, proceeding, or acting in a covert way. 2. The quality or characteristic of being furtive or covert. adj. 1. Not disclosing one's true ideology, affiliations, or positions: a stealth candidate. 2. Having or providing the ability to prevent detection by radar: a stealth bomber; stealth technology.


QUOTE:

“Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can.”
- Andrew Iskander
 
 
23 December 2013 @ 01:16 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 019.  
WORD:

Calamity
n. 1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. 2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.


QUOTE:

“If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.”
- Quoted in P.S. I Love You
 
 
22 December 2013 @ 01:26 am
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 018.  
WORD:

Kismet
n. 1. fate; destiny


QUOTE:

“You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
- Bob Marley
 
 
20 December 2013 @ 08:40 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 017.  
WORD:

Irascible
adj. 1. Characterized by or arising from anger. (of a person) Easily made angry. “He was always irascible and quick to get into a fight.”


QUOTE:

“Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.”
- Leonardo DiCaprio
 
 
18 December 2013 @ 09:31 pm
WORD & QUOTE OF THE DAY // 016.  
WORD:

Heartache
n. 1. emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.


QUOTE:

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”
- Kimberly Johnson