Meliorism:
(n.) [mélya-rizəm]
the belief that we can contribute to positive change and improve the world through acts of love, creativity, compassion, and kindness
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Aliferous:
(adj.) [āˈlif(ə)rəs]
having or bearing wings; winged
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Writer:
(n.) [al-chem-ist]
a peculiar organism capable of transforming caffeine into books
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Psithurist:
(n.) the sound of leaves rustling or wind blowing through the trees
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Saudade:
(n.) a deep emotional state of nostalgic or melancholic longing for an absent someone or something;
a pleasure you suffer;
an ailment you enjoy
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Solivagant:
(adj.) [sO-li-'vA-gant]
wandering alone
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We had a beautiful focus area set up today for our class liturgy. Thank you Henry, Ella and Dexter for teaching us about the #Wednesdayword 'Sacred'.
Nyctophilia
(n.) love of darkness or night;
finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness
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Selenophilia:
(n.) loving the moon, and finding it soothingly captivating
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Abibliophobia:
(n.) a fear of running out of things to read
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Doublebooking:
(v.) cheating on a book by starting another book before you've finished reading the first
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Hurkle-Durkle:
(v.) 200-year-old Scottish term, meaning "to lounge around in bed long after you should have gotten up"
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Kuchisabishii:
(v.) when you're not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely
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Words for a new day, new year.
What helps you get through the day?
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Gruntled:
(adj.) pleased, satisfied, and contented
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Snaccident:
(v.) eating a family-sized bar of chocolate entirely by mistake [while writing]
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Balter:
(v.) to dance gracelessly, without art or skill, but perhaps with some enjoyment
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Jouska:
(n.) a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your mind
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Poet:
(n.) [poh-it]
someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand
See also, wizard, magician
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Sennachie:
(n.) [sen-uh-kee]
a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend
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Carpe Librum:
(v.) seize the book
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Hiraeth:
(n.) (especially in the context of Wales or Welsh culture) a deep sense of yearning for a home, a feeling, a person, or a place that is beyond this plane of existence
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Riant
(adj.) [ˈri-ənt]
laughing; smiling; merry; cheerful
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Pluviophile
(n.) a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days
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Ruska:
(n.) the process of tree leaves turning various shades of red, orange, yellow, purple, and brown in the autumn;
the time of fall foliage
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Sapiosexual:
(n.) [sA-pE-O-"se-xU-al]
a person who is sexually attracted to the intelligence of others
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Writing Quote:
(n.) a peculiar saying capable of shaming writers into writing
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Petrichor:
(n.) the pleasant, earthy smell that often accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather
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Meliorism:
(n.) [mélya-rizəm]
the belief that we can contribute to positive change and improve the world through acts of love, creativity, compassion, and kindness
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