★ Mirror of Erised ★

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning do to do afterward.
- Kurt Vonnegut (via salveo)
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Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.
- Albert Schweitzer (via salveo)
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Path to Illumination: 5 words (psychology)

herwrittings:

  • ego wall - A wall on which a person has hung their degrees, certificates, and awards, as well as photographs in which they appear with famous people.
  • school refusal - An extreme fear of attending school.
  • self-handicapping - Hindering one’s own performance in order to have an excuse for…

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Path to Illumination: 5 words (psychology)

herwrittings:

  • dysrationalia - The tendency to think or act irrationally in certain situations, despite having sufficient intelligence.
  • playlistism - Judging a person based on what songs are on the playlist of his or her digital music player.
  • phantom fat - Lost body fat that is still perceived by a person…

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Path to Illumination: 5 words (psychology)

herwrittings:

  • busy brain - A mental state that includes racing thoughts, anxiety, lack of focus, and sleeplessness.
  • nanny envy - Feelings of envy directed at one’s nanny because of the amount of time she or he gets to spend with one’s children; feelings of envy directed at women who have nannies.
  • brain…

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Path to Illumination: 5 words

herwrittings:

  • janopause - The practice of abstaining from alcohol for the month of January.
  • ineptocracy - A government or state ruled by people who are incompetent.
  • brightsizing - Corporate downsizing in which the brightest workers are let go.
  • humblebrag - An ostensibly humble comment that also…

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All together, Altogether

herwrittings:

All together means “all at once.”
We will march all together in the rally.
Altogether
means “completely” or “in all.”
You are altogether mistaken about his motive. 

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5 Words

herwrittings:

  • Gregarious - Fond of company; sociable
  • ParvenuOne who has newly acquired wealth or status, but has not yet gained acceptance by others in that class. 
  • Remonstrate - To reason or plead in protest.
  • Intromit - To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit.
  • ProcumbentLying face down; prone; prostrate.

Save the lost words

herwrittings:

  • Blatteration - blabber; chatter
  • Cecograph - writing device for the blind
  • Sevidical - speaking cruel and harsh words 
  • Mancation - mutilation
  • Vectarious- belonging to a wagon or carriage
via herwrittings / 9 months ago / 65 notes / words, wordday,

Save the lost words

herwrittings:

Omniregency - state of complete authority
Rogalian - of or pertaining to a great fire
Succisive - spare or extra time
Perantique - very old or ancient
Sedicuple - quantity sixteen times another 

 




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