Voltaire *

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Joined: July 7, 2012
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Location: New World
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And when he had moved on, I entered along the deep and savage road.
India celebrates "Children's Day" on November 14th, nine months after Valentine's Day.
Meliorism Pronunciation: ‘mE-lE-or-iz-m. Origin: Latin.

(n.) the belief that the world gets better; the belief that humans can improve the world.


Rantipole Pronunciation: ‘rant-i-pOl. Origin: English.

(n.) a wild, reckless young person.
(v.) to be wild and reckless.
(adj.) wild and reckless.

נחת‎ (nakhes or naches) Pronunciation: 'na-kez. Origin: Yiddish.

(n.) The satisfaction gained from life's gifts; proud pleasure, especially in one's children or grandchildren and their successes, however small.

Note: We are unsure of the Yiddish orthography, as we are native speakers of Hebrew. Above is the Hebrew spelling.
צדקה‎ (tzedakah) Pronunciation: tze-‘da-ka. Origin: Hebrew.

(n.) Living in right relationships with God, or with others, demonstrated by fairness, charity, and trust.

Note: It is spelt as "Ṣ'daqah" in Biblical Hebrew.
Puszipajtás Pronunciation: Puss-zi-pot-yosh. Origin: Hungarian.

(n.) "someone you know well enough to kiss in the street".

Note: The pronunciation of "pus" is "puss", as in a feline. Not the exudate.
Гибель (gibel) Pronunciation: ‘GE-bel (GEE-bel). Origin: Russian.

(n.) not death, not suicide, but simply ceasing to exist; deteriorating in a way that is painful for others.

(n.) death, destruction, ruin.
Hobbledehoy Pronunciation: ‘hob-bl-d-“hoi. Origin: English.

(n.)an awkward teenager; one who is perpetually ungainly and uncertain.