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Words from Dic(tionary) by J. R. Practix Ad: (n) an advertisement Sometimes it’s the way people choose to insult you. If you’re promoting an idea, a product, or some particular outgrowth of your own...
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Words from Dic(tionary) Alabama: (n) a state in the southeastern U.S. on the Gulf of Mexico, capital Montgomery, statehood, Dec. 14, 1819. A state of mind. Even though I must tell you, having traveled...
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Anathema: (n) something or someone which one vehemently dislikes. I wonder if that’s what’s necessary? I mean, I’m curious if there is a requirement for a certain amount of vehemence, anger, intensity...
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Anschluss: (v) the annexation of Austria by Germany Have you ever wondered what would have happened if somebody had caught little Jack before he became the Ripper, and told the lad never to play with...
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Antagonist: (n.) a person who opposes someone or something; an adversary. I guess I should rate this particular column PG-13. I am not the type who likes to use colloquial or street language just to...
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Antic: (adj) grotesque or bizarre What happens when you use two words to define one word and the two words you apply–which were meant to be synonyms–have absolutely nothing to do with each other?...
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Await: (v) to wait for There is a contingency of humanity which believes that as long as any issue can receive a majority of approval, then that particular subject in question is proven truthful. What...
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Birthright: (n) a particular right of possession or privilege one has from birth I hate idealism. It is an idea that we have relegated to the realm of impossibility which we voice anyway, even though...
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Chink: (n) a Chinese person. I am prejudiced against skinny people–mainly because I’m fat. I am intimidated by handsome men, truthfully because I’m quite plain. I get nervous around other writers...
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Croatia: (Prop. Noun): a country in South East Asia, formerly a part of Yugoslavia. I’m nearly positive. There must be a lovely little restaurant in Hiroshima that serves a tasty bird’s nest soup....
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