Category: The Word

Eolian

[ ee-OH-lee-un ]

Adjective

Borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, eolian, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

It was the voice of angels, some said. Ghosts, said others. The tales and legends could agree on only one thing: the wind did indeed carry a secret message, a voice that spoke to the citizens of the small town nestled at the bottom of a mountain valley.

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The Word

Vehemence

[ vee-uh-muhns ]

Noun

- Great or excessive passion; eagerness or fervor of personal feeling, action, expression, etc.; passionate force, intensity, or excitement.
- An instance of this; a vehement impulse or action.
Great physical force, violence, or vigor. Also: loudness, intensity, or violence of sound.
- Intensity or strength of heat, color, smell, etc.
- Severity or virulence of pain, disease, etc.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, vehemence, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Sweat beaded upon her forehead and dripped down her cheek. Her muscles taught, and her movements precise. The goggles over her face and the gloves on her hands offered her all the protection she needed, but it was still hotter than Hell. Yet, her mind never considered the heat anymore.

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The Word

Longueur

[ lawn-GUR ]

Noun

A dull and tedious passage or section (as of a book, play, or musical composition) — usually used in plural.

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Hans stopped the fluid motion of his fingers across the keys, and they turned into fists. He brought them down upon the white and black, releasing the terrible muddied sound from the piano’s internal strings.

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The Word

Blithesome

[ BLITH-səm ]

Adjective

(of a person) Having a cheerful disposition.
Filled with, marked by, or causing pleasure.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, blithesome, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

I couldn’t have predicted how much the sounds of those four instruments would have affected me. It’s startling how much my mood could change, even my world-view could change, from such a simple thing as music. The funny thing is that I was there because it was the first club I’d seen; the first place where I could drown my sorrows.

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The Word

Heterochromatic

[ het-uhr-oh-kroh-MAT-ik ]

Adjective

Having many different colors.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, heterochromatic, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Clara opened her closet and studied the contents. Then, she raised her arm to examine her skin. Today, it was a deep purple, with flecks of sky-blue peppered throughout. Clara pulled out a sky-blue dress to match the flecks and got dressed.

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