The word for today is… incongruous (adj) – 1. Lacking in harmony; incompatible. 2. Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent. 3. Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Incongruous is a spin-off of its antonym, congruous, which means “in agreement, harmony,
The word for today is… gambit (noun) – 1. An opening in chess in which the player risks one or more minor pieces, usually a pawn, in order to gain a favorable position. 2. A maneouvre, stratagem, or opening remark, especially one intended to bring about a desired result. Source : The
The word for today is… fraught (adj) – 1. Filled with a specified element or elements; charged. 2. Marked by or causing distress; emotional. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “The drowmound was so hevy fraught / That unethe myght it saylen aught.” That verse, from the 14th-century poem Richard Coer de
The word for today is… fiduciary (adj) – 1. (a) Of or relating to a duty of acting in good faith with regard to the interests of another. (b) Of or being a trustee or trusteeship. (c) Held in trust. 2. Of or consisting of fiat money. 3. Of, relating to,
Viv Forbes Viv Forbes is Executive Director of the Saltbush Club. He has had long experience of bushfires in Queensland and NT – lighting, fighting and cleaning up after them. Background: Australian Government promises A$11M for more flashy water bombers. More Water Bombers? No – Fight Fire with Fire. In a
[…] A childcare centre in inner-suburban Melbourne appears to have replaced Santa with… Sustainability Pirate. [..] “This year’s party will be a get-together picnic and fresh food swap for children and families to celebrate the end of year,” email reads. “Sustainability Pirate will be attending and we will have
The word for today is… espouse (verb) – Adopt; champion, advocate. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : As you might guess, the words espouse and spouse are related, both deriving from the Latin verb spond?re, meaning “to promise” or “to betroth.” In fact, the two were once completely interchangeable, with each
The word for today is… dilapidated (adj) – Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Something that is dilapidated may not have been literally pummeled with stones, but it might look that way. Dilapidated derives (via the
Alessandra Prunotto sapiens.org On a drizzly Saturday morning in June 2018, I found myself kneeling on the edge of a wooden boardwalk in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. My right arm was hooked over the side, fingers gathering cobwebs and dust as they probed the rough pine of the planks.
The word for today is… didactic (adj) – 1. Intended to instruct. 2. Morally instructive. 3. Inclined to teach or moralise excessively. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “fitted or intended for instruction; pertaining to instruction,” 1650s, from French didactique, from Latinised form of Greek didaktikos “apt at teaching,” from didaktos “taught,
Parents in Finland have lost custody of their 15-year-old daughter. For the state to take away their parental rights you would think that it must have been for something very serious. You would think that they must have been acting in a seriously abusive way that was endangering
The word for today is… coruscate (verb) – 1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter. 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : To help you gain a flash of recognition next time you see coruscate (or to prompt you when you need a brilliant synonym
Last year and this year a very hard lesson was hammered home to me. Bad things can happen out of the blue no matter how old or young you are and if you are not prepared you are in for a world of hurt. October last year when Cam lay
The word for today is… chilblain (noun) – An inflammation followed by itchy irritation on the hands, feet, or ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Given that chilblains are caused by exposure to cold conditions, it may not surprise you to know that the first
The word for today is… bruit (verb) – To spread news of; repeat. (noun) – 1. (also bro?o?? ) Medicine An abnormal sound heard in auscultation. 2. (Archaic) (a) A rumour. (b) A din; a clamour. Bonus Word auscultation (noun) – 1. The act of listening. 2. (Medicine) The act of listening for
The word for today is… armistice (noun) – A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Armistice descends from Latin sistere, meaning “to come to a stand” or “to cause to stand or stop,” combined with arma, meaning “weapons.” An armistice, therefore, is literally
