3. adhere
• to give support or maintain loyalty
• to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction,
grasping, or fusing
• to bind oneself to observance (adhere to the
rules)
9. disposition
• one's usual attitude or mood (a cheerful
disposition)
• a leaning toward a particular way of thinking
or acting
Not so sunny disposition
27. wheedle
• to get someone to think or act a certain
way by flattering or coaxing (wheedled
them into agreeing)
• to gain or get by coaxing or flattering
28. sift
• to separate out by or as if by putting through
a sieve
• to go through or sort out what is useful or
valuable (sift evidence or sift through a pile
of papers)
29. transgression
• to go beyond set limits : violate (transgress
divine law)
• to violate a command or law
30. manifest
• clear to the senses or mind : obvious (their
relief was manifest)
31. ebb
• the flow away from the shore of seawater
brought in by the tide
• a passing from a high to a low point (our
spirits were at a low ebb)
41. meticulous
• extremely or overly careful in thinking about or
dealing with small details (a meticulous
researcher)
42. assuage
• to lessen or make easier to bear : soothe, ease
Assuage My Sorrows
Beautiful Orthodox Icon
(20th c. St Anthony's Monastery) of the Theotokos
43. assimilate
• to take something in and make it part of the
thing it has joined
Star Trek: The Next Generation
48. magnitude
• great size or extent
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan
A road is heavily damaged by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake near
Aratozawa Dam on June 14, 2008 in Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan. At
least four people dead and twelve people are missing. (Getty
Images)
49. utopia
• a place of ideal perfection especially in laws,
government, and social conditions
Utopian Community Advertisement (British 1978)
50. cult
• a system of religious worship
• enthusiastic but often temporary devotion to a
person, idea, or thing
Ufo-Cult Love, 2003
For several years, Gianni Motti has been observing the Raël Sect. Raëlians believe
that aliens landed on earth 25'000 years ago, and created human beings, animals
and plants through cloning technologies, out of dead material. According to their
own latest figures, the sect counts 55'000 devotees.
51. sinuous
• of a snakelike or wavy form : winding
Meander, Sebaskachu River, central Labrador.
The sinuous turns of this river result from a combination of low gradient and a plentiful
supply of sediment supply from the glacial outwash in which the river flows. (Mokami
Hill in the distance.)
52. suppress
• to put down by authority or force (suppress a rebellion)
• to keep from being known (tried to suppress the news)
• to stop the publication or distribution of (suppressed the test
results)
• to hold back : repress (suppress feelings of jealousy or
suppressed a cough)
• to slow or stop the growth or development of : stunt
54. indulge
• to give in to one's own or another's desires :
Humor (indulged their grandchildren's
whims)
• to allow oneself the pleasure of having or
doing something (decided to indulge in an
ice cream sundae)
55. luminous
• giving off light : shining
• being lighted (a public square luminous with
sunlight)
• clear (luminous writing)
Luminous fungi
56. haphazard
• marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
Messy Room
by Shel Silverstein
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
Editor's Notes
An “Icon” is a religious work of art; usually a painting. Tradition relates that the first time this Icon was glorified was in the second half of the 18th century. The miraculous power of the Assuage my Sorrow Icon of the Theotokos was revealed in the following manner: a certain women of noble extraction had long suffered from weakness in her hands and feet. In this case, physicians were of no help. In a vision, she was told to go to Moscow and pray before the icon of the Mother of God bearing the inscription Assuage my Sorrow; in the same vision, she was shown the Icon. Not finding that Icon in the church, she turned to the priest for help, who then brought all of the ancient icons down from the bell-tower. One of the icons actually bore the inscription Assuage my Sorrow. As soon as the woman saw the Icon she exclaimed: It is she! It is she! After a moleben the ailing woman felt so much stronger that she was able to stand and leave the church unaided. This miracle occurred on January 25th (Julian Calendar), 1760. Since then, a Feastday in honor of the Assuage my Sorrow Icon has been observed. In the church of St Nicholas, the icon was installed in an appropriate place, and an altar was dedicated in its honor. From all over the city, the faithful and suffering came to Zamoskovorechie to bow down before the newly-revealed icon, and Gods power was revealed in many other miracles. An especially great number of miracles happened during the plague epidemic of 1771. Many copies of the miraculous Icon were made and distributed throughout all Russia; in Moscow alone, four other icons bearing the same name were glorified by miracles. Today, the miracle-working Assuage my Sorrow Icon rests in the Church of St Nicholas-in-Kuznetsy in Moscow.
