WORD OF THE DAY

"Hypericum (St. John's wort). I grew up with this blooming in our front lawn. Still don't pronounce it correctly; but, it always reminds me of my father. I find the sunny yellow flowers cheer me up. It's use as an anti-depressant is complicated, "

"lo·qua·cious
/lōˈkwāSHəs/
adjective
tending to talk a great deal; talkative."

"Defenestrate: to throw out of a window."

"Idiocentric - Characterized by or denoting interest centered upon oneself or one's own ways, rather than upon others or the ways of others."

"Snegurochka — Literally “Snow Maiden,” she is the granddaughter of Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost”). Ded Moroz delivers presents to children in Russia and Eastern Europe on New Year’s Day."

"per-e-gri-nate
verb
travel or wander around from place to place.

Peregrinate and peregrine (as in the falcon) have the same root, but the one refers to travel by foot, while the other refers to the fastest bird in the world."