Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Søren Kierkegaard

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Soidisant

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pretending or claiming to have a certain quality.

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Infirm

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physically weak or ill, especially due to age or sickness.

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Asperity

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harshness or severity, especially in tone or manner.

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Avuncular

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resembling or relating to an uncle, typically in a kind, protective, or advisory way.

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Subtext

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an underlying theme or message in a piece of writing or conversation.

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Abjure

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to renounce or reject something formally.

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Congeneric

–

belonging to the same genus or group.

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Juncture

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a point in time or space where things meet or join.

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Tacit

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understood or implied without being stated directly.

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Distemper

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a disease, particularly one affecting animals; disorder or trouble.

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Yesterday is not ours to…

Lyndon B. Johnson

Life isn’t about finding yourself….

George Bernard Shaw

Nothing will work unless you…

Maya Angelou

It is not death that…

Marcus Aurelius

The vision must be followed…

Vance Havner

The road to success is…

Lily Tomlin

If you work on something…

Kenneth Goldsmith

The only difference between ordinary…

Jimmy Johnson

It’s no use going back…

Lewis Carroll

Everything you can imagine is…

Pablo Picasso

When doing a push-up, a person presses about…

Studies show that eating spicy food can help…

Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can now email…

Studies show that food cooked for you often…

There’s more genetic diversity within Africa than the…

Around 20% of people have a gene that…

Supermarket layouts are designed to make you spend…

Over 80% of the world’s population has never…

Astronauts cannot burp in space because the lack…

Otters have a favourite rock, often passed down…