12 August 2015

• Peruse: To read through with thoroughness or care 
• She perused neckties with Italian and French brand names, and other made in China and Romania. (Cavusgil, Knight, Riesenberger) 

9 August 2015

• Reify: To convert into or regard as a concrete thing.
• There are number of ideas in "Abundance" that even devoted followers of technological trends may find new and reifying. (Jon Gertner)  

5 August 2015

• Provenance: Place or source of origin.
• Jude St. Francis, a lawyer and mathematician, whose provenance and ethnic origin are largely unknown even by his trio of  friends. (Jon Michaud) 
• The text purports to be derived from a Persian original by Khusrau, but many scholars say it is a fiction about fiction. Whatever its provenance, it's become a favorite of mine for its deft structure, exhilarating storytelling and the music of its prose-as exciting as any of the Western fantasies that obsess my younger friends. (Aamer Hussein). (Added on 12 May 2019)

2 August 2015

• Sidekick: A close friend; a confederate or assistant
• He and his sidekicks continue to mutter that the commission did not complete its job, as somehow there is still evidence of rigging to be uncovered. (Irfan Hussain) 
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