by
D.T. Max
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Chapter 5
"Please Don't Give Up on Me"
"Please Don't Give Up on Me"
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terms
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notes
brio
(en)
(noun) brilliance, panache, quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
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His anguish, he wrote, had multiple sources, from a fear of fame to a fear of failure. Behind the ordinary fears lurked the fear of being ordinary.
Wallace while working on IJ ... I can relate
His anguish, he wrote, had multiple sources, from a fear of fame to a fear of failure. Behind the ordinary fears lurked the fear of being ordinary.
Wallace while working on IJ ... I can relate
caballero
(es)
a Spanish or Mexican gentleman (the Spanish word for gentleman)
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prolegomena
(en)
a critical or discursive introduction to a book (from Ancient Greek)
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sedulous
(en)
(adjective) involving or accomplished with careful perseverance / (adjective) diligent in application or pursuit
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limn
(en)
(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light
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There was no reason to think that limning a hopeless condition would show a way out
confirm
7 years, 8 months ago
There was no reason to think that limning a hopeless condition would show a way out
confirm
7 years, 8 months ago
shunt
(en)
to disarm an alarm system by creating a new circuit for the electricity
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