All memos tagged #dictionary

Forgiveness is the act of consciously releasing resentment, anger, or the desire for retribution toward an individual or group who has caused harm, whether perceived or actual. Forgiveness has been...

Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that belong to the domain Bacteria, one of the three domains of life alongside Archaea and Eukarya. They are prokaryotes, meaning they lack a...

prose | noun | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. Contexts dictionary

Divorce is the legal termination of a marriage, dissolving the formal rights and obligations between spouses. Laws governing divorce determine how assets, custody, and support are handled, with...

Patience refers to the ability to endure delay, difficulty, or provocation without becoming upset or acting impulsively. Patience is recognized across disciplines as a vital psychological and social...

Authority refers to the recognized power or right to influence, command, or enforce rules in a given context. In political theory, authority is often distinguished from mere power by its legitimacy,...

Relfections “You ask your accountant questions, you tell your lawyer everything” ~ Jim Goodman Contexts dictionary

Dividend describes a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders, typically in the form of cash payments or additional shares. In the context of venture building and cooperative...

“a great relationship is about two things first, find out the similarities, Second, respect the differences” “a true relationship is two unperfect people refusing to give up on each other“ Contexts...

Reflections "In my experience, the more I go after the powerful feeling of paying attention the happier I am. And, the more I go after the powerful feeling of getting attention the unhappier I am....

An audible in football is a last-minute change made by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage, allowing them to switch from the original play called to a new one based on the defensive alignment....

litmus test | noun | someone's decision or opinion about something that suggests what or how they think about a wider range of related things. Contexts dictionary

alliteration | noun | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs). I have found that the allure of...

faux pas | noun | (1) a social blunder; error in etiquette; tactless act or remark. (2) a false step. Contexts dictionary

paradigm | noun | (1) an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype, (2) a philosophical and theoretical framework of a school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations...

assert | verb | (1) to state with assurance, confidence, or force—to do so strongly or positively, (2) to affirm; stating as having existence. Contexts dictionary

continuity | noun | (1) uninterrupted connection, succession, or union. (2) the property of being mathematically continuous. Contexts dictionary

Reflections "To teach is to learn twice." ~ Joubert "When one teaches, two learn." ~ Robert A. Heinlein Contexts dictionary

ideology | | (1) a system of ideas and ideals, especially that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. (2) A systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture....

wit | noun | (a) reasoning power, mental soundness, (b) the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse, a talent for banter or persiflage. Reflections "Wit without...