Vocabulary
Adversary
noun
An opponent; An enemy; a foe; a competitor.
Adversary
Over and over, nature shows that it's a really tough adversary. That's why it's important that we invest in laboratories, disease detectives, research, mosquito control, the public health system around the world to find, stop, track, prevent health threats.
adversity
noun-
Misfortune; misery; desperate circumstances. Disadvantageous, difficult or trying times.
Advocate (noun)
Advocate (verb)
verb
To support, defend or speak out on behalf of.
Noun
One who supports, defends or speaks out for a cause or another person or group.
aegis
noun
A mythological shield; protection; support; sponsorship.
The project was set up under the aegis of the university.
Aegis in a sentence
1. Under the aegis of Rome, Herod was all-powerful in Judea, in both civil and religious matters.
2. I thought you understood that we operate at an above top secret level; we are not bound under the aegis of any government agency.
3. The ANC under his aegis has sought to undermine the independence of the courts, the police, the prosecuting authorities and the press.
4. Though now every morning and evening he awoke and retired in the Livingston home and under the aegis and instruction of George and Belle.
aesthetic
adjective
Pertaining to a sense of beauty; pleasing to the senses.
Poem
of the
Day
She Walks in Beauty was written in iambic tetrameter.
She walks in beauty, like the night A
Of cloudless climes and starry skies; B
And all that’s best of dark and bright A
Meet in her aspect and her eyes; B
Thus mellowed to that tender light A
Which heaven to gaudy day denies. B
One shade the more, one ray the less, C
Had half impaired the nameless grace D
Which waves in every raven tress, C
Or softly lightens o’er her face; D
Where thoughts serenely sweet express, C
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. D
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, E
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, F
The smiles that win, the tints that glow, E?
But tell of days in goodness spent, F
A mind at peace with all below, E
A heart whose love is innocent! F
George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824)
George Gordon Byron, known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet, peer, and politician who became a revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence, and is considered one of the historical leading figures of the Romantic movement of his era. He is regarded as one of the greatest English poets and remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.
Byronic Hero
Byronic Hero. Definition: Cooked up by the "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" Lord Byron, a Byronic hero is an antihero of the highest order. He (or she) is typically rebellious, arrogant, anti-social or in exile, and darkly, enticingly romantic.The Byronic hero first reached a very wide public in Byron's semi-autobiographical epic narrative poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Historian and critic Lord Macaulay described the character as "a man proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart, a scorner of his kind, implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection".