The word for today is… sedentary (adjective): 1 : not migratory 2a : doing or requiring much sitting b : not physically active 3 : permanently attached Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers borrowed sedentary in the late 16th century from Middle French sedentaire, which in turn derives from Latin sedentarius. Sedentarius, which means
The word for today is… fulminate (verb,noun): verb : to utter or send out with denunciation fulminate a decree : to send forth censures or invectives noun :an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group -CNO Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Lightning strikes more than once in the history
Rebekah King University of Cambridge Rebekah King is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge writing a thesis on the figure of King Solomon in early modern drama. It’s 1.30am in the morning, and I’m about to watch a duel between magicians. One is a “demonolater”
Vampires are so ubiquitous in modern literature, cinema and popular culture that it seems like they’ve been un-living with us forever. Indeed, Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles trace the ancestry of vampires to Ancient Egypt. But scholars suggest a much more recent, European origin for the vampire: some time
Dark Jester It should be obvious by now that the mainstream media in New Zealand has become increasingly left-wing and progressive. However I’m beginning to get complaints even from leftie friends who believe that the mainstream media are now too pro-Jacinda! (shock horror). This pandering of the media towards
The word for today is… brogue (noun): 1 : a stout coarse shoe worn formerly in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands 2 : a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole 3 : a stout oxford shoe with perforations and usually a wing tip 4 : a dialect or regional pronunciation especially : an Irish
Tom O’Connor MNZM, JP. SEPARATISM This is the second of a series of articles on inter-ethnic relationships in New Zealand in the early 21st century and the development of an informal duality of citizenship, the acceptance of that duality by community leaders and the long-term potential for dis-harmony. An
The word for today is… egregious (adjective): 1 : conspicuous – especially, conspicuously bad 2 : archaic : distinguished Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Egregious derives from the Latin word egregius, meaning “distinguished” or “eminent.” In its earliest English uses, egregious was a compliment to someone who had a remarkably good quality that placed him
The word for today is… suborn (verb): 1 : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2 : to induce to commit perjury Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin word that gave us suborn in the early part of the 16th century is subornare, which translates literally as “to secretly furnish
How’s this for an own goal? Imagine being a professor whose entire career is based on a single premise — and then blowing that premise out of the water with a single tweet. Ibram X. Kendi, known to his mum and dad as “Ibram Henry Rogers”, is one of the
Joshua Mawhorter fee.org Joshua Mawhorter has been a junior high and high school teacher for the past five years in the subjects of Government/Economics and U.S. History. Until recently, I was a California teacher working in two charter schools, one as a full-time classroom teacher of Government/
The word for today is… coiffure (noun): : a style or manner of arranging the hair Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : First appearing in English in the 1630s, coiffure derives from the French verb coiffer, which can mean “to arrange (hair)” or “to cover with a coif (any of various close-fitting caps,
On Sunday, we went to lunch at a local restaurant. This was the first time in months we had ventured out, as despite being in level 2, the masking requirements make any event less than satisfactory. But venture out we did, as it was a celebration. The stern sign at
The word for today is… halcyon (adjective, noun): adjective 1a : characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity b : calm, peaceful a halcyon atmosphere c : prosperous, affluent 2 : of or relating to the halcyon (see halcyon entry 2) or its nesting period noun : a bird identified with the kingfisher Source : Merriam
he word for today is… ephemeral (adjective): 1 : lasting a very short time 2 : lasting one day only Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The mayfly (order Ephemeroptera) typically hatches, matures, mates, and dies within the span of a few short hours (though the longest-lived species may survive a record two days)
Based on the work of child psychologist Louise Porter, 20% of children are ‘high spirited’ or ‘ non-conformist’. They need to feel a sense of agency and control over their own lives, so reward and punishment do not work in the same way as for the majority. These children grow up
