v. 1. To connect or link in a series or chain. 2. Comp. Sci. To arrange (strings of characters) into a chained list.
Author: Andrea Badgley
Reader, writer, gardener. Andrea grew up on the coast of Georgia and now lives with her husband and two children in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia.
Ossify
v. intr. 1. To change into bone; become bony. 2. To become set in a rigid conventionalism.
Grit
n. 4. Informal. Indomitable spirit. Pluck.
Crucible
n. 1. A vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures. 2. A severe test, as of belief.
Moxie
n. Slang. 1. The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage. 2. Aggressive energy; initiative. 3. Skill; know-how.
Dromedary
n. The one-humped domesticated camel of northern Africa and western Asia.
Haberdasher
n. 1. A dealer in men’s furnishings. 2. (Chiefly British) A dealer in sewing notions and small wears.
Jangle
v. 1. To make a harsh metallic sound. To cause to make a harsh discordant sound. 2. To grate on the nerves.
Steffens took me to dinner and tried to calm my nerves, but even with several whiskeys in me, I jangled.
— Paula McLain, The Paris Wife
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