furtive FUR-tiv (adjective) – 1 : Done by stealth; surreptitious; secret; as, a furtive look. 2 : Expressive of stealth; sly; shifty; sneaky. 3 : Stolen; obtained by stealth. 4 : Given to stealing; thievish; pilfering. “But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not […]

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limn LIM (transitive verb) – 1 : To depict by drawing or painting. 2 : To portray in words; to describe. “…Her excellent memory could not limn her lover’s features clearly; she had to reread his love letters to be sure that in truth he had existed, that they had loved one another and that […]

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heterodox HET-uh-ruh-doks (adjective) – 1 : Contrary to or differing from some acknowledged standard, especially in church doctrine or dogma; unorthodox. 2 : Holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines. “Already I was considered heterodox if not treasonable, and I was keenly alive to the danger of my position; nevertheless I could not at times refrain from […]

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idyll EYE-dl (noun) – 1 : A simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life; pastoral scenes; and the like. 2 : A narrative poem treating an epic, romantic, or tragic theme. 3 : A lighthearted carefree episode or experience. 4 : A romantic interlude. “For the sake of our […]

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trencherman TREN-chuhr-muhn (noun) – A hearty eater. “Dr. Zollner was arranging his large lunch in front of him with the expertise of a real trencherman.” — Nelson DeMille, ‘Plum Island’ Trencherman is from trencher, “a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved” (which itself is from Medieval French trencheoir, from Old […]

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congeries KON-juh-reez (noun) – A collection; an aggregation. “But if the congeries of past events, if congeries it was, could be separated from its usual partnership with sentiment, it cannot have been too much to cheer Lolita on in her wholehearted attempt.” — Gilbert Sorrentino, ‘Pack of Lies’ Congeries is from Latin congeries, meaning “a […]

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arcane ar-KAYN (adjective) – Understood or known by only a few. “Gustav had no skills in the arcane art himself, a fact he had bitterly regretted as a child, having mistakenly imagined that magic could solve all his problems, ease all his griefs, make everything right.” — Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, ‘Guardians of the Lost’ […]

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Reciprocity has a lot of meanings. Below are some very common meanings. For me I simply say it this way; ” Give and Take”, or “Do unto others what you want others do unto you” , or mutual action, or “what good you make to others, it will simply return unto you”.(Sistah Twinks, your wish […]

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