Get Back In Your Box
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… timorous (adjective) - 1: of a timid disposition : fearful 2: expressing or suggesting timidity Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Timid and timorous don't just have similar spellings and meanings; they are etymologically related as well. Both words ultimately derive from the Latin verb timēre, meaning
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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
