Allegory
Words from Dic(tionary) Allegory: (n) a story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one: e.g. Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the...
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Anachronism: (n) a thing that belongs in another period than the present, usually referring to old-fashioned. One of the more rib-tickling moments in my recent life was when I overheard two...
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Ancillary: (adj) providing necessary support to primary activities or operation of an organization, institution or system. It’s a two-step process. At least, I think so. This thing we call life–or the...
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Bag lady: (n) a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags. Our society has become obsessed with converse thinking. In other words, if you have the boldness to make a statement or take...
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Breathalyzer: (n) a device used by police for measuring the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breath. Intolerance always enters our lives when we fail to recognize our own weakness as being equally...
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Brothel: (n) a house where men can visit prostitutes. Aside from the fact that no little girl aspires to be a prostitute and that the environment surrounding “the oldest business” is usually permeated...
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Childlike: (adj) of an adult, having good qualities associated with a child. After avoiding it for decades, I finally went to one of my high school reunion luncheons, to meet up with the old gang,...
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Coach: (n) a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team The same tenacity and grit which is necessary to make one successful can just as easily be used to commence a life of crime....
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Codger: (adj) an elderly man, especially one who is old-fashioned or eccentric. It is not because I keep piling up birthdays–nor that there seems to be a new wrinkle in my countenance. No, it is the...
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