Category: Glossary

enforce(verb)

1 to give force to

2 to urge with energy

source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce

(verb)

: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible

“With a self-indulgent and boring beginning, stupefying descriptions of the meal, lots of quotes from my black-humored friends that made them sound more like the mansion girls than food lovers. and no ending to speak of.” – “shitty first drafts” by Anne Lamott

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupefying

Reputation(noun)

1 overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general

2 a place in public esteem or regard

source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reputation

(noun)

something suggestive of such play: such as
(1)
: a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood

(Verb)

: to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous mannerverb)

“The first draft is the child’s draft, where you let it all pour out and then let it romp all over the place , knowing that no one is going to see it and that you can shape it later.  – “Shitty first drafts” by Anne Lamott

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romp

 

Critique  – (Verb)

Definition 1: evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way.

// “the authors critique the methods and practices used in the research”

Good critique is the feedback you can use to make that piece of writing that you love even better, and therefore more likely to be published and loved by many others. And it is the feedback you need to improve your writing skills overall, which is a lifetime pursuit.

Emphasis(noun)

1 force or intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something

2 special consideration of or stress on something

source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphasis

(noun)

: the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused

“It saw the bewilderment on your face as you stepped out of the stolen matinee, incredulous that there was still daylight after such a long movie.”  – ‘The way we live now :11-11-01: lost and found” by Colson Whitehead

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewilderment

Flagrant(adjective)

1 conspicuously offensive

source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagrant

(adjective)

a
: intensely cold

b
: lacking warmth or ardor

“it saw you wince when the single frigid drop fell from the air-conditioner 12 stories up and zapped you.” – “The way we live now:11-11-01; lost and found” by Colson Whitehead

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigid

Crosshatching– (verb)

Definition 1: to mark with two series of parallel lines that intersect

// Grill for 3 minutes, then turn the chicken 90 degrees, still skin side down, to create crosshatched grill marks on the skin.