beneficence \buh-NEFF-i-suhns\ (noun) - 1 : The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity. 2 : A charitable gift or act.

"From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper...Read More

trammel \TRAM-uhl\ (noun) - 1 : A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc. 2 : A kind of shackle used for making a horse amble. 3 : Something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle. 4 : An iron ...Read More

clarion \KLAIR-ee-uhn\ (noun) - 1 : A kind of trumpet having a clear and shrill note. 2 : The sound of this instrument or a sound similar to it.

(adjective) - 1 : Sounding like the clarion; loud and clear.

"His voice and...Read More

gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\ (adjective) - Of or pertaining to a governor.

"In 1780 John Hancock was elected the first governor of Massachusetts under its new constitution and thereafter was easily reelected ...Read More

cadre \KAD-ree; -ray; KAH-dray; -druh\ (noun) - 1 : A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed. 2 : A tightly knit and trained group of dedicated members active in ...Read More

chicanery \shih-KAY-nuh-ree\ (noun) - 1 : The use of trickery or sophistry to deceive (as in matters of law). 2 : A trick; a subterfuge.

"She'd stake her life, Thornton Chickens, and everything else she held dear, that ...Read More