Eidetic Adjective: mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible. Eidetic memory is often called photographic memory. Example: Eidetic memory is more common in young people...Read More
Mole Noun: A massive man-made stone or concrete structure that is used as a pier. It differs from a pier in that water cannot flow through it. Example: “On this day the fishing was good on the...Read More
Unregenerate Adjective: not reforming or showing repentance; obstinately wrong or bad. Example: He was an unregenerate Communist. Still believing, against all evidence, that socialism could work....Read More
Gulch Noun: A narrow steep sided ravine or valley. Example: “The gulch was easier to cross than the canyon.” The Eskimo’s (now Inuit’s) are said to have thirty different words ...Read More
Legatee Noun: A person or entity that receives an inheritance (legacy). Slightly different than an heir in that a legatee does not have to be a relative. whereas an heir is a relative. Example: “...Read More
Autarky Noun: A political entity that is completely economically independent. Example: “President Trump believes that the United States could operate as an autarky.” He is wrong....Read More
Cogitation Noun: The act of thinking deeply about something. Synonym: Contemplation Example: “Cows rarely cogitate.” Photo credit: Rogers Canyon before the wilderness ...Read More