Word of the Day – Oct. 24 – Uncanny
Adjcetive: Uncanny (un-KAN-ee)
Definition:
1. Eerie, mysterious
2. Being beyond what is normal or expected
Sample sentence: Our waiter had an uncanny resemblance to the creepy villain in...
Word of the Day – Oct. 23 – Abide
Verb: Abide (uh-BYDE)
Definition:
1. To endure, tolerate, or accept
2. To remain stable or fixed in a state
3. To continue in a place
Sample sentence: Susan has...
Health Tip – Oct. 23 – Meditation, Loneliness and Inflammation
Learning to meditate might help ease feelings of loneliness among seniors, and the practice may also reduce inflammation in the body and thus decrease...
Health Tip – Oct. 22 – Are You a Sugar Addict?
An extraordinary collection of statistics assembled from many studies suggests just how dysfunctional Americans’ relationship with sugar has become. Incredibly, Americans consume 130 pounds...
Word of the Day – Oct. 22 – Extemporize
Verb: Extemporize (ik-STEMP-puh-ryz)
Definition:
1. Improvise
2. To get along in a makeshift manner
Sample sentence: Although she was caught off-guard by the award, Sue managed to extemporize...
Word of the Day – Oct. 19 – Hew
Verb: Hew (HYOO)
Definition:
1. To cut or fell with blows (as of an ax)
2. To give shape to with or as if with an ax
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Health Tip – Oct. 19 – Rub, Sip and Sniff to Wellness
Tame tension headaches by rubbing peppermint oil, Tiger Balm, or white flower oil into your temples. All three remedies contain menthol, which has analgesic...
Word of the Day – Oct. 18 – Worldly-wise
Adjective: Worldly-wise (WERLD-lee-wyze)
Definition: Possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs.
Sample sentence: The best candidate for judge should be worldly-wise, yet compassionate...
Health Tip – Oct. 18 – Lard Making a Comeback
In the minds of many people, lard is the most unhealthy food imaginable. The conventional wisdom of the last 40 years has been that...
Word of the Day – Oct. 16 – Furlong
Noun: Furlong (FER-lawng)
Definition: A unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)
Sample sentence: The hikers had not gone more than a furlong...
