Word of the Day : December 10, 2020 Spontaneous adjective spahn-TAY-nee-us Definition 1 : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint 2 : arising from a momentary impulse 3 : controlled and directed internally : self-acting 4 : produced without being planted or without human labor : indigenous 5 : developing or occurring without apparent external influence, force, cause, or treatment 6 : not apparently contrived … Continue reading Word of the Day – Spontaneous
Word of the Day – Rescind
Word of the Day : December 9, 2020 Rescind verb rih-SIND Definition 1 : to take away : remove 2 a : take back, cancel b : to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract 3 : to make void by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : repeal Did you know? Rescind and the … Continue reading Word of the Day – Rescind
Word of the Day – Paucity
Word of the Day : December 8, 2020 Paucity noun PAW-suh-tee Definition 1 : smallness of number : fewness 2 : smallness of quantity : dearth Did you know? Here's a little information about paucity: the word was first recorded in English in the 15th century, and it comes to us from the Latin paucitas ("smallness of number"), which is derived from the adjective paucus ("little"). The … Continue reading Word of the Day – Paucity
Women’s prize for Fiction 2020
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the women's prize for fiction. The shorts list is as follows: Dominicana by Angie CruzGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesThe Mirror and the Light by Hilary MantelHamnet by Maggie O’ FarrellWeather by Jenny Offill The winner for 2020 is 'Hamnet' by Maggie O'Farrell a story about grief and loss … Continue reading Women’s prize for Fiction 2020
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