A recent conversation I had went along the lines of: Me: You don't need to have [food X] every day. We can eat something else instead. Family member: Yes, I do. Is there a word to describe either such a deeply felt conviction or the food on which the individual is fixated? It is not a ...

What word is the opposite of opportunity? The commonly listed antonyms are not helpful. closing closure misfortune reality truth bad luck

I have seen this word before, but cannot recall. I can recall the scenario : a soldier used this word to describe his time in the army: They followed the commands and fought feverishly "for glory" but all they did was killing and rampaging. So the soldier called that " the time of ___ in my earl...

Sometimes in articles in newspapers / magazines / websites there will be a small section separate from the main body of text that contains a short line - often a quote - which is either representative of the article or an interesting angle. For example: Here the quote in the box on the right ...

Does the word "Corporate Use" mean "used by a company"? Corporate Use Allowed corporate usage: Architectural renderings, Website design, Corporate communications, Marketing collateral. Prohibited corporate usage: Business logos or trademarks. You are free to use TurboSquid pr...

I googled it and found the following, but I'm not sure if they are applicable to my situation. A refresher course A brush-up course

I used to know this 25-cent word, and I have forgotten it. It describes a phenomenon where common descriptive statistics like mean and variance misrepresent the individuals or maybe the phenomenon itself. (I don't know because I can't look it up!) I believe it begins with an e, probably an en- or...

I swear there's a word that's essentially the opposite of a gossiper, but can't for the life of me remember what it is. I know there are words for the opposite {ie gossiper, busybody, etc...}, but where are the words for what I'm looking for?

I am trying to find the best word that describes when someone says something back to you but doesn't whole-heartedly mean it. For example, if I say, "I love you," and the person says, "I love you too," but doesn't mean it and is only saying it to make me feel better, what is the word for that? I ...

Some context: I'm currently trying to write a pen&paper RPG rulebook. Characters can have abilities. Some of the abilities can only be "inherited" when creating the character, some can be learned, some can only be achieved via genetic mutation. I'm trying to annotate the abilities with short, de...

For example, we can say "important research ", "foundational research", "meaningful", "influential", "impactive", or "imperative". But those words are either far too common or too weak. What is a better choice? I remember something like "se***m***ntic".

The word escapes me for some reason. Here's a sample (jocose) sentence: "He must have been a capable psychologist in some (???)." Meaning - in a different life, perhaps. I think it's a mathematical term. I may be wrong.