SPRET-zah-too-rah -- (Italian n.) To do something difficult gracefully and without apparent effort. Motherhood is a role played by a...

DEE-crass-si-fa-ee -- (v.) To clean of dirt or to remove what is crass. Rescued from the shelves of linguistic oblivion (a place, itself,...

myoo-LEE-uh-bri-TEE -- (n.) A power and aura unique to feminine women. In a world where "power" embodies a certain hardness -- heavy and...

en-SOW-ul -- (v.) To endow with soul - existence transcending the mundane. The soul is the invisible force that imbues life with a...

(n.) Empty self-promoting language; wildly arrogant, baseless boasting. At its heart, fanfaronade is the lovechild of both arrogant...

lay-KOO-nuh -- (n.) A blank space, a missing part, a pit where something once was. Some pits run deep, some shallow. We encounter them,...

moo-DEE-tuh -- (n.) Finding joy in the happiness of others. A child laughs uncontrollably and without knowing what it is they're...

AH-no-rak -- (n.) A person obsessively fascinated by a boring subject. One man's passion is another man's tranquilizer. Such is the...

MEH-rah-kee -- (Greek v.) To do or create something with soul, passion, and creativity; to put something of yourself into your work. Good...