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Word List 17 (middle-of-the-road - millennium)
(2023-04-01 10:01:53)
-middle-of-the-roadadj.1.Pursuingacourseofactionmidwaybetween extremes,especiallyfollowingacourseinpoliticsthatisneitherliberal norconservative.2.Abbr.MOROf,relatingto,orbeingatypeof entertainment,especiallypopularmusic,thatappealstoawideaudience. -middlingadj.1.ofmediumsize,position,orquality.2.Mediocre.n.1. ChieflySouthernUSa.Porkorbaconcutfrombetweenthehamandshoulderof api...[阅读全文]
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Word List 16 (metamorphosis - midcourse)
(2023-03-25 08:54:55)
-metamorphosisn.1.Atransformation,asbymagicorsorcery.2.Amarked changeinappearance,character,condition,orfunction.3.BiologyAchange intheformandoftenhabitsofananimalduringnormaldevelopmentafterthe embryonicstage.Metamorphosisincludes,ininsects,thetransformationofa maggotintoanadultflyandacaterpillarintoabutterflyand,in amphibians,thechangingofatadpoleintoafrog.4.PathologyAusually d...[阅读全文]
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Tim and I had a shepherd's pie.
(2023-03-20 19:12:30)

IgatheredtheingredientsovertheSt.Paddy'sweekendandMondaymorning,I toldTimwhohadthedayoffthatwewouldcookashepherd'spieforsupper.At around4:30pm,wesettowork.Istartedsauteingtheonionandhetookoverthe potatoes.Theteenagertoldmethathedidn'tcaremuchaboutholidays.But sincehecamedowntohelpinthekitchen,hesurewouldn'tmindthepie. IhadnevercookedanyIrishdishathome(exceptf...[阅读全文]
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Word List 15 (mend - metallurgy)
(2023-03-18 10:08:41)
-mendv.-intr.1a.Toimproveinhealthorcondition:Thepatientismendingwell.b.Toheal:Thebonemendedinamonth.-mendaciousadj.1.Lying;untruthful:amendaciouschild.2.False;untrue:amendaciousstatement.-meninxn.,pl.,meninges.Amembrane,especiallyoneofthethreemembranesenclosingthebrainandspinalcordinvertebrates.-meniscusn.1.Acrescent-shapedbody.4.Acartilagediskthatactsasacushionbetweentheendsofbonesthatmeetinajoin...[阅读全文]
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Word List 14 (Medea - menagerie)
(2023-03-11 07:21:31)
-Medean.GreekMythologyAprincessandsorceressofColchiswhohelpedJason obtaintheGoldenFleece,livedashisconsort,andkilledtheirchildrenas revengeforhisinfidelity. -medevacn.1.Airtransportofpersonstoaplacewheretheycanreceive medicalorsurgicalcare;medicalevacuation.2.Ahelicopterorother aircraftusedforsuchtransport.tr.v. -mediagenicadj.Attractiveasasubjectforreportingbynewsmedia:&...[阅读全文]
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Word List 13 (matted - Medal of Freedom)
(2023-03-04 09:33:04)
-mattedadj.1.Coveredwithormadefrommats:amattedfloor.2.Tangledinadensemass:triedtopushthroughthemattedundergrowth.-matter3.Dischargeorwaste,suchaspusorfeces,fromalivingorganism.-matting1n.1a.Materialformedintoorconsideredasamat:Theforestfloorhadathickmattingofpineneedles.b.Acoarselywovenfabricusedforcoveringfloorsandsimilarpurposes.2.Theactivityofmakingmats.-matzoalsomatzohn.Abrittle,flatpieceofunl...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 20
(2023-02-26 13:42:37)

Amongmassivetechlayoffs,Iwasluckytobeablekeeptraining.TheideastruckmewhenInoticedafewGoogleandFacebookguysstopcoming.Themanageratworkdidputmeundera"performanceimprovementplan,"bytheway(moreonthatlater),butIbarelyfeltanything.Folksfromthelocalpolice,theuniversity,andbusinessesshowedupasusual.Nonewinjuriesbefellyourstrulyandfourorfivedaysaweek,Isweatedinthedojo.Afewnewwhitebeltshavestayeda...[阅读全文]
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Word List 12 (masse - matrix)
(2023-02-25 10:17:06)
-massen.Astrokeinbilliardsmadebystrikingthecueballoffcenterwith thecueheldnearlyvertically,sothatthecueballmovesinacurvearound oneballbeforehittinganotherball. -massiveadj.4.PathologyAffectingalargeareaofbodilytissue;widespread andsevere:amssivegangrene.5.MineralogyLackinginternalcrystalline structure;amorphous.6.GeologyWithoutinternalstructureorlayersand homogeneousincomposi...[阅读全文]
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Master's Gem 2 (Fight with Your Legs)
(2023-02-19 11:51:40)
JohnDanaherWisdom(viaProfessorKievonFeb18).(DanaherisanativeEnglishspeakerandmakestypos.) OneofthecentralinsightsofJiujitsu-fightthemwithyourlegs!Oneof thecentraltacticalmessagesofJiuJitsuisthis-wheneverpossible- faceyouropponentandgrapplehimwithyourlegs.Thisisparticularly importantwhenunderneathopponentbecauseifyouknowwhatyou’redoingthe strengthofyourlegscanmakeupfortheus...[阅读全文]
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Word List 11 (marcel - masochism)
(2023-02-18 10:09:33)
-marceln.Ahairstylecharacterizedbydeepregularwavesmadebyaheated curlingiron.v.tr.&intr. -onthemarch:Advancingsteadily;progressing:Technologyisonthemarch. -stealamarchon:Togetaheadof,especiallybyquietenterprise. -march2n.1.Theborderorboundaryofacountryoranareaofland;a frontier.2.Atractoflandborderingontwocountriesandclaimedbyboth. intr.v.Tohaveacommonboundary:Engla...[阅读全文]
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