71. Draconian Draco was an Ancient Athenian politician who introduced a code of laws according to which a startling number of crimes were punishable by death....
61. Covetous As given by the Old Testament Book of Exodus, three of the Ten Commandments enjoin us not to covet things belonging to our neighbour...
51. Byzantine Relating to Byzantium, the ancient city on the site of modern Istanbul; hence a highly stylized form of art and architecture; and hence again,...
41. Amoral This is often wrongly used as a synonym for immoral, but the distinction is worth preserving. The immoral person ignores morals, goes against accepted...
31.Punctilious This isn’t a million miles from meticulous, but tends to apply more to a careful observer of etiquette: a man in a costume drama might...
11. Doyen This is the masculine form; the feminine is doyenne. They are French words for the leader of a group, perhaps of academics; the senior...
Depression is common, but I feel like not many people truly know about it as much as they think they do. Depression is not just feeling...
61. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but how many of them think of changing themselves? 62. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface...
The features of depression include: Psychological Symptoms: Feeling miserable. This misery is present for much of the day but may vary in its intensity. The misery...