The Internet Book Database of Fiction

oracular

adjective
orac·​u·​lar ȯ-ˈra-kyə-lər ə-
1 resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
2 of, relating to, or being an oracle

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No need for statements, oracular.
It suffices to use the vernacular
To predict that the WotD's future
Could be less than spectacular.

Is the blush off the rose?

vicinity

noun
vi·​cin·​i·​ty və-ˈsi-nə-tē
plural vicinities
1 a surrounding area or district : neighborhood
2 neighborhood sense 3b
3 the quality or state of being near : proximity

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The stream, sometimes a torrent
Mostly cheerful, rarely abhorrent,
Passes here through this vicinity,
Sharing friends, with whom I have affinity.

orthography

noun
or·​thog·​ra·​phy ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē
1a the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
the rules of English orthography
1b the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
2 a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orthography

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When dealing with orthography
It is hard to be quite fancy free,
But if you take some liberty,
It can turn out fine. Can you agree?



[[When posting to a forum, the final step, poking the Submit button, ought not to be overlooked. When that step is missed, it is possible that the better part of 24 hours might pass before the oversight is noticed. One might guess that there is a draft blowing through the brain of the impostrous poster!]]

carouse

verb
ca·​rouse kə-ˈrau̇z
caroused; carousing
intransitive verb
1 to drink liquor freely or excessively
2 to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior
transitive verb
obsolete : to drink up : quaff
carouser noun
noun
1 a drunken revel
2 archaic : a large draft of liquor

source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carouse

Slipping through a day
Carousing, one might say,
And enduring mental foments
Can lead to missing moments.

When experiencing such gaps
(A scary mental lapse),
In the subsequent light of dawn,
Will you even know they're gone?

philologist

AKA: Word Lover!

noun
phi·​lol·​o·​gy fə-ˈlä-lə-jē also fī-
1 a person who studies literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
2a linguist
especially : one who studies historical and comparative linguistics
2b student of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history

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As one of the intriguing vicissitudes of life, Merriam-Webster's word of the day was vicissitudes. At almost the same time a fediverse friend suggested philologist might interest us as. So, since M-W's choice has been in focus before, here we are, substituting one for the other. How appropriate.

Algot Runeman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:12 pm philologist
AKA: Word Lover!
noun
phi·​lol·​o·​gy fə-ˈlä-lə-jē also fī-
1 a person who studies literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
2a linguist
especially : one who studies historical and comparative linguistics
2b student of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history

Why not
3 biographer of Phil Collins ?

ambition

noun
am·​bi·​tion am-ˈbi-shən
1a an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power
1b desire to achieve a particular end
2 the object of ambition
3 US : a desire for activity or exertion

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambition

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Without expending too much exertion.
I shall put down, here, this assertion.
It represents a major ambition.
I would like to start a new tradition.

But then I come to realize
Its much too significant a prize.
I don't have that much social pull,
And, besides, my schedule is too full.

engender

verb
en·​gen·​der in-ˈjen-dər
en-
engendered; engendering in-ˈjen-d(ə-)riŋ
en-
transitive verb
1 beget, procreate
2 to cause to exist or to develop : produce
intransitive verb
to assume form : originate

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engender

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Recognize Every Day

Let each day, in us, engender
Lots of reasons to be tender,
Providing kindness we can render
With no need to be a big spender.

Include, of course your mother
Along with many another,
Seeing all as sister or brother
So, full joy together, we discover.