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Word of the Day: audacity

audacity \ noun \ a willingness to take bold risks. rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence.

rife \ adjective \ (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread.

Who is your favorite athlete of all time?

feign \ verb \ pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.” —Jesse Owens, world record-setting Olympic athlete

intrinsic \ adjective \ belonging naturally; essential.

taciturn \ adjective \ (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

hypocrisy \ noun \ the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense.

brusque \ adjective \ abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

oblivious \ adjective \ not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.

“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.” – Dale Carnegie