Definition: (verb) Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, unhinge, distract, trouble. Usage: She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill. Discuss

noun: One who believes in the superiority of one’s country, group, gender, etc. adjective: Believing in or relating to such beliefs.

Definition: (noun) Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford). Synonyms: don. Usage: Dessalles, the tutor he had brought from Switzerland, was wearing a coat of Russian cut and talking broken Russian to the servants, but was still the same narrowly intelligent, conscientious, and pedantic preceptor. Discuss

«Se pensiamo a cantautori come Paoli, Tenco, Bindi, Endrigo o De André, erano abbastanza malinconici, non è che fossero proprio spensierati. Erano anche impegnati in quello in cui scrivevano. Quella degli anni ’60 non era soltanto musica allegra, anche se la gente ama ricordare i momenti allegri della propria vita, e tende a cancellare quelli…

Marcus Porcius Cato, der Ältere (Cato Censorius)(234 – 149 v. Chr.), römischer Staatsmann

noun: Complacent materialism and smug conformity.

Definition: (verb) Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Synonyms: fizz, foam, froth, sparkle. Usage: The champagne effervesced in the glasses. Discuss

Viel Kälte ist unter den Menschen, weil wir nicht wagen, uns so herzlich zu geben, wie wir sind. Albert SchweitzerDeutscher Arzt und evangelischer Theologe1875 – 1965

Lucius Annaeus Seneca(ca. 4 v. Chr. – 65 n. Chr.), genannt Seneca der Jüngere; römischer Philosoph, Stoiker, Schriftsteller, Naturforscher und Politiker; Selbsttötung auf Geheiß seines ehem. Schülers Nero (Römischer Kaiser von 54 – 68)

noun: One who is indifferent or uncaring.

Definition: (noun) The upper part of a column that supports the entablature. Synonyms: capital, cap. Usage: Scattered throughout the ruins were ornately carved chapiters that had once supported a soaring coliseum. Discuss

«La vita del teatro è fatta di condivisione, raccontai a Domenico Modugno della mia passione per la poesia che ho coltivato sin da piccola, quando scrivevo sui diari segreti. Una sera a Cuneo mi disse di avere una canzone già pronta ma che non era convito delle parole, io nonostante la stanchezza del dopo spettacolo…

«Le donne non dovrebbero avere potere sugli uomini, bensì su se stesse.»

Nichts macht uns feiger und gewissenloser als der Wunsch, von allen Menschen geliebt zu werden. Marie von Ebner-EschenbachÖsterreichische Schriftstellerin1830 – 1916

Definition: (verb) Part; cease or break association with. Synonyms: disjoint, disunite, divorce. Usage: She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out that the president had misappropriated funds. Discuss