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qualify - ( kwa luh fye / kwol uh fye ) - 86 - limit / restrict / moderate / temper quarantined -( kwor un teen’d )-155 - isolated / restricted / controlled / limited quarrel - ( kwor ul ) - 71 - argue / find fault / debate or disagree angrily queers - ( kweer’z ) - 140 - homosexuals / offensive slang for homosexuals / [ Until the early to mid 1960’s it was almost customary, if not fully socially acceptable to refer to homosexuals as ‘queers’ ] quest -( kwest )- 27,43,131 - search / seek / seeking or pursuing something quick-tempered - (…-tem purd ) - 91 - sudden or fast angered / irritable quieting - ( kwye it ing / kweye eh ting ) - 90 - calming / soothing / stilling quizzical - ( kwiz ik ul / kwiz eh kul ) - 144 - questioning / teasing / odd racking -( rak ing )-125 - tormenting / painful / punishing / agonizing / tortuous radiance -( ray de unts )- 150 - brilliance / exceptional brightness and clarity radical - ( rad ik ul ) - 92 - extreme / drastic / basic / primary / revolutionary rallied -( ral eed )-17- gathered together / joined an effort for a common cause rallying - ( ral ee ing ) - 5, 33 - gathering / joining together / assembling rampage - ( ram paij ) - 44 - a period of wild and violent behavior or action ransack-( ran sak )-81- thoroughly search or examine / extensively investigate rapacious - ( ruh pay shus ) - 21 - greedy / plundering / gluttonous / having an appetite that cannot be satisfied rashly -( rash lee )-91 - recklessly / impulsively / without needed consideration rationalization-( rash uh nuh lie zay shun )-6,60,69,94- justification / making self-satisfying but incorrect reasons for ( one’s behavior ) / see rationalize rationalize - ( rash uh nuh lize ) - 104 - justify / create excuses / try to make rational, reasonable, logical, or coming from good judgment or sound reason / creating incorrect but self-satisfying reasons for one’s behavior rationalizing -( rash uh nuh lize ing )- 69 - reasoning to find or create valid justification for doing as one pleases / see rationalize and rationalization razor-edged -( ray zor ej’d )- 86 - potentially harmful / extremely difficult to handle without subjecting oneself or others to harm or injury / [ very sharp ] readily -( red uh lee / red lee )-50,84 - promptly / in a prompt, timely manner readiness -( red e nus )- 8,9,65,87 - being ready / willingness / preparation realism -( reel izm )- 6,58 - acceptance of facts about ourselves and our lives realistic -( re uh lis tik / real iss tik )- 46 - truthful / real / accurate expression of life facts / tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are realities - ( re al uh teez ) - 96 - facts / truths / actualities / real events realization -( re uh lie zay shun )- 118,130 - awareness / real understanding realm - ( relm ) - 98, 101 - kingdom / domain / world / area / sphere reassembled -( re uh sem bull’d )- 110 - gathered or brought together again reassurance - ( re uh shur unts ) - 110 - renewed sense of trust, confidence, certainty, faith, or belief reassuring-( re uh shur ing )-46- confidence building / convincing / satisfying rebelling -( re bel ing )- 96 - resisting / defying / being in strong opposition rebellion - ( re bel yun ) - 7, 69, 73, 105 - resistance / defiance / opposition rebellion dogs our every step… -73 - rebellion tracks or trails our every step… rebellious - ( re bel yus ) - 38, 108 - defiant / resistant rebuffs -( re buf )- 111 - blunt rejections / snubs / refusals / deliberate slights rebuffed - ( re buf’d ) - 144 - rejected / refused / repulsed reception - ( reh sep shun ) - 85 - welcome / greeting / acceptance recipient - ( reh sip e unt ) - 61 - one who receives or is receptive reckless - ( rek lis ) - 119 - wild and careless / irresponsible / thoughtless recklessly - ( rek lis lee ) - 51, 86, 123, 170 - carelessly / thoughtlessly / irresponsibly recluse -( reh kloos / rek loos )- 43 - a person who withdraws from the world recognition-( rek ug nish un )-6,58,197- notice / favorable notice / awareness recognize -( rek uh nize )- 23,30,51,53,66,74,94,130,161,174 - admit / know / affirm / acknowledge / identify / d-(…nize’d)-48,58,112/…zing-(…nize ing)-58 recoil -( re koil / reh koyul )-73,105 recoiled-( re koy ul’d )-97 - move away quickly / spring, shrink, pull, or fall back quickly as from shock, fear, or disgust recompensed -( rek um pens’d )-191 - paid / paid in exchange for work done recover - 15,16,18,130,189 - stop drinking alcohol / to be restored to a normal or usual condition / obtain again what one has lost / regain one’s health recovered - 15,17,22,112 - stopped drinking [ not slowed… STOPPED ! J ] recoveries - 17,140 - those who stopped drinking alcohol / experiences in or leading to a life which did not include drinking alcohol (Pg.17-middle)/ examples of being restored to a life which didn’t include drinking alcohol (Pg.140-bottom) recovering - is not used in this book ( See “Big Book” of A.A. - Pg. 104,122 ) recovery -9,10,12,15,129,130,131,150,151,153,166,174,177,185- restoration / return to a life without drinking alcohol / the act or process of avoiding drinking alcohol / ( Generally - Regaining health, self-awareness, balance, and calm in one’s life. A return to a former state of health and well-being. ) / ( From the ‘Big Book’ of A.A. - Pg. 85 - “We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” ) recriminate - ( reh krim uh nate ) - 31 - accuse or blame in return recuperation - ( reh koo puh ray shun ) - 190 - being restored to health recurring - ( reh kur ing ) - 52 - repeating / happening ‘again and again’ red ink - 93 - a listing of negatives, or for this purpose, wrongs / losses redirected - ( re deh rek tid / re die rek tid ) - 114 - changed in direction redouble -( re dub ul )- 53, 77 - repeat / double / try again or twice as hard reefs - 122 - rocks, sand, or coral at or near the surface of a body of water reeking - 31 - smelling / stinking / giving off an odor / having a bad smell reelection - ( re eh lekt shun ) - 135 - being voted for or elected again reemphasize -( re em fuh size )-177- emphasize or stress as important again reenacted - ( re n akt / re uh nakt ) - 131 - enacted, performed, or went through a second time reflected -( re/reh flekt id )-83 - thought / realized / considered / contemplated reflection - ( re/reh flekt shun ) - 34, 59, 80 - careful thought / image ( 59 ) reflects - ( re/reh flekts ) - 132 - thinks seriously / realizes / considers reform - ( reh form ) - 156, 157, 176, 178, 192 - cause an end to harmful or immoral practices / improve by change or removal of defects / see next word reform movement - 156 - During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s a number of social and religious groups made extensive efforts to create a ‘movement’ among society to pressure lawmakers to ‘reform’ or change the laws controlling the production, transportation, and/or drinking of alcoholic beverages. reformers -( reh form urz )- 178 - members of an alcohol reform movement refusal - ( reh fyou zul ) - 182 - rejection / turning down / non acceptance regardless of -( reh gard lis… )-47- in spite of / with no attention or thought to regions - ( re junz ) - 155 - areas / territories / large areas regret -( reg gret )-95 - sorrow / apology / feeling of disappointment or distress regulations - ( reg yuh lay shunz ) - 10, 140, 141, 148, 172 - controls / laws or principles governing or controlling conduct rehabilitation - ( re huh bil eh tay shun / re uh bil uh tay shun ) - 153 - restoring people to good health or useful life, as through therapy & education rehash -( re hash )-84 - bring forth again // rehashing -89 - discussing again reinstated - ( re in state id / re in stay tid ) - 134 - brought back into use / restored to a previous position rejected - ( re jek tid / re jekt id ) - 28, 111 - refused / not accepted, submitted to, believed, or made use of relapse -( reh/re laps)- 56,111 - drink alcohol again / slip back into bad ways relate -( reh late )- 33 - connect / associate s - 15 - connects / describes related - 11,98,155,157 - connected ( 98 ) / similar in concerns or interests relentlessly -( reh lent lis le )-22,144- steadily and persistently / continuously reliance-( reh lie unts )-31,72,103-relying / trust / dependence / being reliant reliant -( reh lie unt )- 147 - dependent / determined / subject to / conditioned relies -( reh lies )- 39 - depends / places faith and confidence / also see rely religion - 16, 28, 30, 56, 112, 153, 156, 192 ( Page listing only ) religionists -( reh lij uh nists )- 30 - those who claim to practice religion religious - 29,30,32,48,56,72,75,98,153,166,176,181 ( Page listing only ) religious grounds - 153 - ( “…on religious grounds?” ) - based on religion religious sect-153-church group / those who practice a certain religious belief relinquish - ( re ling kwish ) - 108 - give up / let go of / abandon / surrender reluctance - ( reh luk tunts ) - 7, 12, 55, 177 - unwillingness / resistance reluctantly -( reh luk tunt lee )-73 - unwillingly / with opposition or resistance rely - ( reh lie ) - 39, 116, 181 - depend / place or have faith or confidence in remainder - ( reh main dur ) - 17, 92 - rest / left over / remaining remorse - ( reh morss ) - 39, 56, 59, 86 - bitter regret / distress or misery from regret or shame for past misdeeds render - ( ren dur ) - 65, 120 - make / cause to become rendered - ( ren durd ) - 124 - provided / given in return / made available renew - ( reh noo ) - 103 - repeat / make new again or as if new again renounce -( reh nownts )- 25 - reject / give up / disown / abandon / surrender requisite -( rek weh zit / rek wu zit )- 7 - requirement / necessity / essential respect - ( reh spekt ) - 27, 50, 52, 177, 189, 192 - regard / consideration / concern // trust / appreciation / honor / regard ( 192 ) respectability -( reh spek tuh bil eh tee )-30- being respectable / properness respectable -( reh spekt uh bul )-140- proper / respected -26-liked / honored respecting -( reh spekt ing )-36,51,76-concerning / regarding / in reference to respects - 147, 178 - particular aspects / concerns / features / regards representatives -( rep reh zen tuh tivz )- 191 - people acting as servants representing - ( rep reh zen ting ) - 50, 187 - standing for / portraying / acting as / being the equivalent of / playing the part of / serving as an example represents-( rep reh zents )-34,183-stands for / is the equivalent of / indicates reproach - ( reh proach ) - 129 - criticize / express disappointment of / shame Republican - 147 - belonging to the Republican Party of the United States reputation - ( rep yuh tay shun ) - 142 - public estimation / popularity reputations - ( rep yuh tay shunz ) - 79 - standing or approval among others requisite -( rek weh zit )- 7 - requirement / essential / necessity / obligation resent -( reh zent )-123 - feel anger about / hate / strongly feel over and over [ resent - ( from Latin - ‘re’ = ( back or again ) + French - ‘sentir’ = ( to feel or perceive ) or ‘sentire’ = ( to feel again or to feel strongly ) ] resentful - ( reh zent ful ) - 118 - full of resentment / see resentment resentfully - ( reh zent ful e ) - 78 - angrily / bitterly / with or in resentment / full of ill will / also see resent and resentment resentment -( reh zent munt ) - 135,143 - anger / anger, bitterness, or ill will felt as a result of a real of imagined wrong, injury, hurt, or offense / to feel angry or hurt over and over again / also see resent resentments -( reh zent munts )- 8,46,47,90 - see resent and resentment reservation -( rez ur vay shun )- 73 - doubt / limitation / exception / condition reservations -( rez ur vay shunz )-63 - exceptions / restrictions or conditions reserve -( reh zurv )-11,164,165 s-( reh zurvz )-191 - see prudent reserve resign -( reh zyne )- 26 - quit / surrender / deliberately give up one’s position resist - ( reh zist ) - 21, 53 - oppose / challenge / take a stand against resistance - ( reh zis tunts ) - 100, 173 - opposition / forces against resisted - ( reh zis tid ) - 115, 134 - stood or fought against / opposed resolutely -( rez uh loot lee )- 58 - firmly / in a determined way / positively resolution -( rez uh loo shun )- 61,73,165 - firm determination and resolve resolve -( reh zalv )- 56,94,135,143,156 resolved -140,179 resolving -86 - determination / determine / decision / decide / have great firmness of purpose - solve / settle / find a solution for / bring into a state of agreement ( 135, 156 ) resorted -( reh zort id )-181 - turned / referred / to fall back on in time of need resources -( re/reh sorss uz )-22,43,70,105,107,113,157- ability or means to meet situations effectively / things such as money, property or goods of value respecting -( reh spek ting )- 36, 51, 76 - concerning / regarding / relating to responsibilities - ( re spon suh bil uh teez ) - 43, 112, 119, 120, 177 - needs / duties / obligations / see responsibility and responsible responsibility -( re spon suh bil uh tee )- 8,11,51,87,124,157,164,180,190 - obligation / commitment / duty / demands of position, custom, law, religion responsible - ( re spon suh bul ) - 12,80,165,172,189 - accountable / answerable / capable of being depended upon / the source or cause ( 80 ) restitution -( res teh too shun )- 24, 79, 80, 83 - amends / compensation / - restoring or compensating for loss, damage, or injury / also see amends rest on our laurels -(… lor ulz / lar ulz )-85 - to rely on one’s past honors or accomplishments / [ in ancient times a wreath of ‘laurel’ ( Mediterranean evergreen tree ) was given as a mark of honor to heroes, athletes, poets, etc. ] restore-( reh stor )-5,25,32,33,76,107-return / bring back into existence or use restored - ( reh stord ) - 9, 108, 124, 177 - returned / brought back / put back restraint - ( reh strain’t) - 91, 181 - holding back or keeping under control / keeping one’s thoughts and emotions to oneself ( self-restraint ) / control, limitation, or repression of thoughts or feelings / also see self-restraint resume -( reh zoom )- 105 - continue / restart / begin again after interruption retaliate - ( reh tal e ate ) - 53, 80 - strike back / return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one retreat - ( reh treet ) - 73, 89 - moving back / withdrawal ( 73 ) / - period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude ( 89 ) reunited - ( re u nite id ) - 114, 143 - brought together again reveal - ( reh veel ) - 53, 61, 78, 84, 94 revealed - ( …veel’d ) - 31, 55 - make known / disclose / tell / bring to view / show / uncover / expose revelation - ( rev uh lay shun ) - 40, 86 s - ( … shunz ) - 61 - disclosure / something brought to view or made known, especially something not previously known or realized / also see disclosure reveled -( rev ul’d )- 100 - took great pleasure / delighted / found satisfaction revenge - ( reh venj ) - 44, 47 - retaliation / punishment in return for an insult reviling-( reh vile ing )-84-scolding / cursing / attacking with abusive language revisions - ( reh viz’shunz ) - 114 - changes / corrections / reconsiderations revived -( reh vive’d)- 45,165- restored / brought back to life or consciousness revolt -( reh volt )- 44,53 - protest / rebel / rise up against & oppose by force revolted -( re volt id )-22 - protested / rebelled / opposed or refused to accept revolution - ( rev uh loo shun ) - 44, 134 - rebellion / overthrow of authority revolutionary - ( rev uh loo shun air e ) - 74, 120 - extreme / radical revulsion -( reh vul shun )-44 - disgust and anger / a sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or dislike rewrite -( re rite )-155,183- revise / write again in a different or improved form riddle -( rid ul )- 32,64 - puzzle / mystery / perplexity / something unexplained riddled - ( rid ul’d) - 67 - spread throughout / pierced with numerous holes riddle's -( rid ulz )-32-referring to the person ( riddle ) described on Pg.31-32 righteous -( rye chus )- 86 - honorable / good / honest / proper / in agreement with principles of right or good conduct / also see self-righteous righteousness - ( rye chus nus ) - 67 - moral quality / goodness / rightness rigidly - ( rij id lee ) - 86, 103 - firmly / strictly / inflexibly / stubbornly / stiffly rigorously -( rig er us lee )- 24 - rigidly / strictly / exactly / flawlessly / faithfully riot - ( rye ut ) - 44 - unrestrained / uncontrolled / out of control rock-bottom - 66 - very low / lowest possible / absolute bottom roster - ( ros tur / rah stir ) - 81 - list / catalog / register rotating -( row tate ing )-10,134,174,191- alternating / taking turns / revolving rough - ( ruf ) - 50, 123 - unpleasant or difficult (123) / preliminary / not completed or fully detailed (50) rudiments -( rood uh munts )-38- fundamentals / basics / underlying concepts ruefully - ( roo ful ee ) - 100 - regretfully / sadly / sorrowfully / pitifully ruin - ( roo in ) - 37, 66, 91 - total destruction / completely destroy ruinous-( roo in us )-67,123- destructive / capable of damaging beyond repair ruins - ( roo inz ) - 149 - remains / what is left of something destroyed Rule 62 -149- “Don’t take yourself too **************** seriously.”( Story on Pg.148-149 ) ruthlessly - ( rooth lus lee ) - 52 - without mercy / without compassion or pity sacrifice -( sak ruh fice )- 13,24,130,142,184 s - 184 - to give up something valued for another thing considered to be of greater value / - Text reference: Pg.184 “…give up personal desires for the common good,…” sacrificial -( sak ruh fish ul )- 184 - of or relating to sacrifice / see sacrifice safeguard - ( safe gard ) - 187 - protection / security / shield / insurance saint - 99 saints - 74 - an extremely virtuous person / a person officially recognized as being entitled to public respect and praise salable - ( say luh bul / sale uh bul ) - 143 - acceptable / suitable for sale Salerno beachhead -( suh lur no )- 38 - Salerno is a city of southern Italy on the Gulf of Salerno where a major battle took place in 1943 during the 2nd. World War between Allied landing forces and German troops. sane - 33, 132 - reasonable / sensible / rational / having or showing good judgment in practical matters / mentally healthy / sound in mind / free from delusion or irrational beliefs or convictions sanity - ( san eh tee ) - 5, 25, 32, 33, 76, 107, 108, 151 -( Pg. 33 - sanity is defined as “soundness of mind.” )- a healthy mental state / - soundness of judgment or reason / being sane / also see sane sarcasm - ( sar kaz um ) - 143 - a cutting remark intended to wound / a form of wit that uses bitter or cutting language and is intended to make its victim the object of scorn, ridicule, mockery, or amusement sarcastically -( sar kas tik lee )-152 -with the use of sarcasm / see sarcasm Saturday Evening Post - 162,186 - a news and general information magazine, extremely popular in the first half of the 1900’s and still in circulation. ( 2006 ) savoring -( say vur ing )- 99 - fully appreciating or considering the quality of scanning - ( skan ing ) - 172 - looking over / examining closely / viewing scarcely - ( skairss lee ) - 23, 46, 55 - hardly / barely / certainly not scared witless -( skair’d wit lis )- 139 - frightened out of their mind / scheme-( skeem )- 97,124,152 s -(skeemz)-165 - method/s / plan/s of action scoff - ( skaf / skof )-152 - ridicule / show disrespect / make fun / mock / scorn scoffers - ( skof urz) - 97 - ones who doubt, mock, laugh, or ‘poke fun at’ scores -( skorz )-18,142- large numbers ( gathered together ) ( groups of 20 ) scorn -( scorn )- 91 - expression of a feeling or attitude of regarding someone as beneath oneself, inferior, worthless, and/or despised scrapes - ( skrapes ) - 118 - embarrassing situations or circumstances / fights scrupulous -( skroop yuh lus )- 32 - careful / thoughtful and exact / principled scrutiny - ( skroo tin e / skroot in e ) - 94 - examination / study / observation secrecy - ( see kreh see ) - 185 - keeping something hidden or ‘secret’ sect - ( sekt ) - 153 - group / faction / practice / denomination / a religious group, especially one that has separated form a larger established church sectarian - ( sek tair e un ) - 192 - sect like ( see sect ) / dissenting or separating from established church beliefs and practices secure - ( seh kure) - 36,42,64,67,98,103,115,116,117 - free from danger, attack, risk of loss, anxiety, fear, or doubt / safe / having a firm belief in one’s own powers / reliable / dependable / certain // gain / get / acquire ( 103 ) secure in their persons - 42 - safe and secure in their lives ( see secure ) security -( seh kure uh tee )- 42,43,44,49,50,51,52,71,80,114,115,116,121 - freedom from risk or danger / safety / freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear / confidence / reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress seeming - 105, 112, 137, 172 seemingly - 52 - apparently / likely - apparent / outward / probable / appearing as such but not necessarily so segment - ( seg munt ) - 111 - piece / part / portion / section seize - ( seez ) - 22, 78 - hold / grab / clutch / firmly hold / catch seldom - ( sel dum ) - 68,72,79,83,150,151 - rarely / not often / infrequently self-appraisal - ( -uh pray zul ) - 59, 89 - assessment of the things in one’s life that may or may not be of value “-centered -( -sent urd )- 7,24,53,76 - selfish / self-absorbed / egotistical / self-serving / concerned only or mostly with oneself or one’s own affairs “-centered fear -7,76- ( Text: Pg.76 “…fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded.” ) “-centeredness -( -sent urd nuss )-73- concern only for oneself / selfishness “-confidence - ( -kon feh dunts ) - 22, 92 - a firm belief in one’s own powers “-control - 91 - self-restraint / keeping one’s thoughts and emotions to oneself “-deceived -( -deh seev’d )- 32,59 - “fooled ourselves,” / mislead or caused to believe what is not true by our own perceptions or self interests / self-delusion “-delusion -( -deh loo’z’shun )-58 - false beliefs about oneself / see delusion “-destruction - ( -deh struk shun ) - 64 - destroying one’s health, fortune, honor, or hopes “-discipline - ( -dis uh plin ) - 52 - control or restraint of one’s behavior “-examination -( -x am uh nay shun )- 8,89,98 - considering one’s internal attitudes, thoughts, and feelings along with one’s behavior / see self-appraisal “-importance -( -m por tunts )- 120,122,124 - a high social or self evaluation “-justification -( -jus tuh fuh kay shun )-6,46,48,54 - defending or supporting one’s thoughts or actions by creating excuses / see rationalize & rationalizing “-loathing -( -low’th’ing )- 45 - great dislike or hatred of oneself “-overhaul -( -o vur hall )- 89 - “housecleaning” / carefully review and examine one’s life in order to identify places where repairs or improvements are needed “-pity - 6,8,47,52,58,59,81,90,135 - feeling sorrow or sympathy for oneself “-preservation -( -prez ur vay shun )- 64,151 - protecting or guarding oneself “-reliance -( -reh lie unts )- 72 - trust or confidence in one’s abilities or powers “-restraint - ( -reh straint ) - 8, 91, 181 - the ability to limit, control, or repress one’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors “-righteous - ( -rite chuss ) - 67, 90 - unusually or falsely sure of one’s correctness or righteousness / moralistic “-righteousness -( -rite chus nus )- 5,30,45,94,176 - being self-righteous / - acting as if, or falsely claiming to be, without error, guilt, or sin selfsame - ( self same ) - 54 - identical / being the very same self-satisfied -( satis fyed )- 72 - fulfilling or satisfying “our material desires” “-searching - 8, 88, 98 - “A continuous look at our assets and liabilities,…” “-seeking - 151,183 - concerned only with oneself / pursuing only one’s own aims or interests / being self-absorbed, self-centered, selfish, or self-serving “-sufficiency - ( -suh fish un see ) - 5, 21, 28, 37, 72 - ability to provide for oneself without the help of others ( 21, 72 ) / being independent / being free from the influence, guidance, or control of others / being overly confident in oneself and one’s powers “-survey - ( -sur vay ) - 61,88 - a close or systematic study, analysis, review, examination, investigation, or inspection of one’s life and oneself self-will -34,35,38,116,117 - choose or decide for and/or by oneself / seeking to satisfy one’s own desires or remaining devoted to one’s own opinions semiannual - ( sem e an you ul / sem i … ) - 89 - twice each year senators -( sen uh turz )- 134 - ones having decision and law making powers sensational - ( sen say shuh nul ) - 192 - spectacular / outstanding / intentionally designed to arouse strong reaction sensitive -( sen seh tiv )- 123 - quick to take offense / touchy / easily irritated serene - ( suh reen ) - 121 - peaceful / calm / unaffected by disturbance serenely - ( suh reen lee ) - 52, 88 - peacefully / calmly / quietly serenity -( suh ren uh tee )- 41,62,74,94,112,125,148 - lack of emotional agitation / calm / peacefulness / peace / tranquility / serene state of mind settle -( set ul )- 68,89 - [ settle for ] - be content with / to accept in spite of incomplete satisfaction (68) / restore calmness / reconcile / be done with (89) settled -( set uld )- 8,156 - done ( 8 ) / [ settled for ] - became content with / accepted in spite of incomplete satisfaction ( 156 ) settlement - ( set ul munt ) - 108 - agreement / understanding / adjustment Seven Deadly Sins - 48 - pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth severe - ( suh veer ) - 16, 17, 45, 78, 117, 185 - harsh / grave / grievous / very dangerous, harmful, or discomforting severest - ( suh veer ust ) - 84 - harshest / extremely difficult / most severe severity - ( seh vair eh tee ) - 169 - harshness / intensity / degree of harm to sewing circle - 44 - a group of people, especially women, who meet regularly for the purpose of sewing, often for charitable causes shame -136 - disgrace / great disappointment / a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace / see - guilt sharp contrast with - 84 - obvious and extreme difference between sharply - 48, 78, 120, 134 - clearly ( 48 ) / quickly or abruptly ( 78, 120 ) / severely ( 134 ) / in a sharp manner / clearly defined / severely or intensely sheaf - 143 - collection of items held or bound together sheer - 39, 73, 100, 129, 176 - pure / absolute / complete / unlimited shoemaker stick to thy last - 150 - a ‘last’ is a wooden model of the foot, on which shoemakers shape boots and shoes / From text: “…better do one thing supremely well than many badly.” / An allusion to the proverb: “Let the cobbler stick to his last.” [ Cobblers repaired shoes and were not considered as skilled as those who actually made shoes or other such craftsmen such as tailors . ] shore of life - 123 - edge of life / edge or fringe of life and society shortcomings -( short kum ings )- 7,30,59,70,75,76,116 - things, behaviors, or attributes which one lacks or is ‘short’ of / deficiencies / weaknesses / faults shortsighted - ( short site’id ) - 76 - lack of foresight / failure to use good judgment, common sense, or caution / lack of care in providing for the future shriek -( shreek )- 158 - a loud, piercing sound, as of pain or fright / scream shrilled - ( shril’d ) - 168 - screamed / cried out in a high-pitched tone shrug - 164 - make an expressive gesture of raising the shoulders shunned - ( shun’d ) - 168 - deliberately avoided / avoided sidestep - ( side step ) - 91 - evade / avoid / step out of the way of significant - ( sig nif eh kunt ) - 146,171 - meaningful / important simplicity - ( sim plis eh tee ) - 141 - being simple / being clear sin - 48 sins - 30,48,56,65,89 - [ ‘sin’ essentially means ‘to miss the mark’ ] - violations of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate / something that offends one’s sense of what is fair or proper / wrongs / offenses / faults, flaws or failures (30,56,65,89)/( Pg.65 “…our character defects, or if you wish, of our sins.” ) / Theology: Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God sincere - ( sin sear ) - 58 - honest / real / genuine sincerity - ( sin sair eh tee ) - 84 - honesty / genuineness / being sincere singleness of purpose - 151 - to carry the message ( of recovery ) to the alcoholic who still suffers / also see purpose sins of omission or commission -(…o mish un…) or (…kuh mish un )-89 wrongs of omission - not doing what should be done …or… commission - committing, or being responsible for, or guilty of, an error, crime, or failure skeptical -( skep teh kul )- 85,110,148 - doubtful / unbelieving / questioning skid rows - 155 - any area of a town where the unemployed, vagrants, alcoholics, etc. tend to gather / ( variant of ‘skid road’- a road used by loggers to skid logs to mill or referring to an area of a town visited by loggers ) skimping -56- dealing carelessly or insufficiently with / being inadequate with slang - 113, 135 - jargon / language peculiar to a group / playful speech slight - 96 - make light of / treat as of small importance / neglect / disregard slippee -( slip e )- 162,163 - person who repeatedly ‘slips’ back into drinking sloth - 48,66,67 - laziness / avoidance of or hating work slothful - 67 - lazy sloth in five syllables - (…sil uh bulz ) - 67 - see sloth and syllables smarting - 25 - feeling a sharp stinging pain / sharp mental or physical pain smitten - ( smit’n ) - 22 - struck / afflicted / sharply affected smoke screen - 59 - [ feelings used as a cover ] / smoke used to hide something / an action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions smothered - ( smuh’thur’d ) - 47 - overwhelmed / excessively surrounded snap judgment -(… juj munt )- 91 - decision or opinion formed with little or no preparation or consideration snub - 44 - turn down / turn away / dismissal / cut / shun / [ cold shoulder ] sober - 6,8,26,39,45,56,57,64,70,88,92,100,112,133,137,143 ,144,147,160, 166 - Being ‘sober’ in A.A. basically means that one has not consumed any alcoholic beverages whatsoever for a period of time that is generally undefined though usually long enough that noticeable changes in ones behavior, attitudes, and thinking may occur. It may also be assumed to include at least some of the characteristic examples of traditional dictionary definitions for the word ‘sober’ which follow: / not drunk or intoxicated / reasonable / rational / realistic / down-to-earth / practical / without excess or exaggeration / showing no extreme qualities of fantasy, emotion, or prejudice / without indifference where seriousness and attention are needed / having no illusions & facing reality in a straightforward way / showing self-control or sanity sober fact - 166 - realistic and serious truth sobriety -( so bry uh tee / suh bry ut ee )- 5,6,11,12,16,21,39,40,43,45,48, 50,55,62,70,83,94,106,111,139,146,147,151,152,153, 154,175,189 - being sober / not drinking alcoholic drinks / see also emotional sobriety so-called-31,104,120,122,134-commonly called / incorrectly or falsely termed social instinct - 42 - natural need for human relationships / also see instinct societies - ( suh seye eh teez ) - 117, 175, 184, 186 - see society society -( suh seye eh te )- 3,15,16,17,22,26,37,42,49,50,53,64,81,129,131, 132,135,141,145,150,151,156,160,172,175,177,178,17 9,181,182,185,187, & cover leaf - social relationships among humans / a group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common / an organization or association of persons involved in a common profession, activity, or interest / companionship / fellowship / community / public society at large - 53 - society as a whole / generally everyone sole - ( soul / sol ) - 10,49,56,114,132,147,170,178,190 - only / exclusive solely - ( sol’ee ) - 71, 150, 158 - entirely / exclusively / only solicitation -( suh lis eh tay shun )-190 - request / seeking to get something solitary - ( sol eh tair e ) - 59, 89 - isolated / set away from all others / alone sorely - ( sor lee ) - 71, 150, 158 - greatly / extremely / painfully / seriously sound - 100,117,135,183 - [ page numbers listed are for usage related to the following definitions only ] - complete / valid / free from defect or logical flaws / showing common sense and good judgment / based on valid reasoning spearhead - ( speer hed ) - 25, 156 - leader / driving force spearheaded - ( speer hed id ) - 170 - led / started / initiated specific - ( speh sif ik) - 34,60,102,103,104 - particular / definite / precise specifically -( speh sif ik lee)- 70 - particularly / precisely / clearly / definitely specification - ( spes uh feh kay shun ) - 176 - design / plan / description specified -( spes uh feyed )-31 - listed / designated / indicated as a condition spectacle -( spek tuh kul )-121,165,176-impressive display, often regrettable spectacular - ( spek tak yuh lur ) - 185 - sensational / impressive / dramatic speculative - ( spek yuh luh tiv / …lay tiv ) - 132 - curious and questioning spend-thrifts - 120 - wasteful or excessive in spending money spirit - 7,8,12,36,73,87,99,101,111,112,124,135,174,175,184 ,186,187,191 - an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms / a supernatural being or essence / soul / temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated ( example: in high spirits ) / the immaterial intelligent or feeling part of a person / the activating or essential principle influencing a person / an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind / a special attitude of frame of mind / the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something undertaken / a mental disposition or attitude characterized by firmness or assertiveness / attitude, tone or tendency spiritual -( spear eh chul )-6,8,9,13,15,17,36,38,58,60,66,68,71,80,86,89,90, 93,100,106,107,109,114,115,117,119,122,130,133,134 ,152,153,156,161,174, 177,184,187,190,191,192- of or concerned with the spirit rather than the body of material things / of, concerned with or affecting the soul / of, from or relating to God / relating to or having the nature of spirits or a spirit / having no body, form, or substance / relating to a religion / ( also see spiritual awakening ) spiritual awakening - 8,9,106,109 - Text reference: Pg.106 - “…a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being.” / ( also see spiritual ) [ see “Big Book” of A.A. - Appendices - II and V for an extended definition ] spiritual principle/s - 9, ( 15 principles, spiritual ), 38, 130, 174 - Text: Pg.15 - “A.A.’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.” spirituality -( spear eh chew al uh tee )-9,133,136,163,166- being spiritual / spiritual character, quality, or nature / practicing spiritual principles and beliefs spiritually - ( spear eh chew’ul ee ) - 9, 56, 63, 114 - in spiritual concerns spiritually centered -56 - those who focus on and value the spirit rather than the body or world of material things spoil - ( spoy ul ) - 50, 90, 156, 192 - ruin / destroy spoils - ( spoy ulz ) - 29 - goods or benefits gained by a winner sponsor -( spon sur )- 26,39,46,61,86,89,154,185 - one who presents a candidate and undertakes responsibility for the persons spiritual welfare / one who assumes responsibility for another person during a period of instruction // Text: Pg.46 - …the carriers of A.A.’s tested experience with Step Four. …” / Bill uses, “our sponsor or spiritual advisor” on pages 58, 86, 89. ( This could be read as meaning the same person or two different people. ) sponsors -( spon surz )- 22,46,58,112 - plural of sponsor / see sponsor spouses - ( spow suz ) - ( Pg. 118 footnote ) - marriage partners spree - 23,120 - period of time spent drinking / drinking binge spurred -( spur’d )- 48,176 - caused and encouraged / motivated / stimulated squabble -( skwab ul )- 177 - argue / disagree // argument / disagreement square look - 74 & look squarely - 43 - honest and direct / precise squarely - 43,124,129,185 - directly and honestly ( 43 ) / directly ( 129, 185 ) stalemated -( stail may tid )- 130 - blocked / deadlocked / unsuccessful stargazing - ( star gay zing ) - 147 - daydreaming / fantasizing stark - 21, 55 - harsh / grim stark relief - 55 - extremely clear detail startling-( star tling )-17,36,181- surprising / shocking / alarming / frightening state of affairs - 52, 106 - condition of personal matters or concerns statistical - ( stuh tis tik ul ) - 22 - calculated / numerically representative steadfast - ( sted fast / fust ) - 82 - unchanging / firm / steady / constant steadfastly - ( sted fast / fust lee ) - 112 - constantly / steadily / firmly steam - 49, 152 - energy / capacity or power for work or activity stern - 174 - hard / harsh / severe / firm / tough / strict sticky ends - 148 - hard to deal with or get out of endings or conclusions stigma - ( stig muh ) - 143,186 - mark / mark of discredit or disgrace stigmatized - ( stig muh tize’d ) - 142 - marked with disgrace stirred - ( sturd ) - 144 - moved / budged stole - ( stol ) - 144 - sneaked / moved quietly / entered without permission store - 100, 136 - value / prize / treasure / ( obsolete - to set great, little, no, store in ) ( 100 ) / place where merchandise is kept of sale ( 136 ) straightway -( strayt way )- 158 - without delay / at once / in a direct course straw - 26 - see the last straw streamlining -( streem line ing )-148 - way of making things go fast or faster strenuously - ( stren yus lee / stren yuh wus lee / stren u wus lee ) - 96 - energetically / actively / vigorously / with great effort, energy, or exertion strict letter of anonymity - 186 - exact following of the rule of anonymity stride -114 -( in stride )- calmly, without interrupting one’s normal routine strive - 72,124 - work or struggle striving - 6,68,118,176 strivings - 71 struggling -( strug gling )- 141 - progressing with difficulty or effort / striving stubborn - ( stub urn ) - 53, 108, 173 - difficult to deal with / unreasonably unyielding / bullheaded / inflexible stupid - ( stoo pid ) - 53 - slow to learn or understand / lacking in intelligence or care / tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes subordinating - ( suh bor duh nay ting ) - 13 - placing lower in importance subsided -( sub seye did )- 171 - decreased / become less / settled down subsides -( sub sides )-62 - becomes less / sinks to a lower or normal level subsist - ( sub sist ) - 11 - exist / maintain existence / maintain support substitution -( sub stuh too shun )-5,27- replacement / fill-in one for another subtle -( sut ul )- 94,135 - so slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate / devious / sly / operating in a hidden, usually injurious way / hard to understand subtly - ( sut lee ) - 22, 42 - difficult to understand / cleverly / also see subtle subtler -( sut lur )-81 - more difficult to be noticed or understood / see subtle succeeded - ( suk seed id ) - 145 - been successful / found success succession - ( suk sesh un ) - 111 - a number [ of cases ] one after another successive -( suk ses iv )- 72 - consecutive / following in uninterrupted order suffice -( suh fice)-107 - serve / do / meet the present needs or requirements suggest - 84, 174 suggested - 12, 27, 35, 45, 50, 53, 69, 153, 174 suggestion - 33, 169 suggestions - 5, 26, 129, 173 suggests - 49, 158 - ( definitions referenced to suggest only ) - suggest implies a putting of something into the mind either intentionally, as by way of a proposal, or unintentionally, as through the association of ideas / to mention as something to think over or act on / to seek to influence / to call forth / to propose as desirable or fitting / to serve as a motive or inspiration for; demand; prompt / convey advice / plan / desire / imply / bring to mind / hint / signify / purpose / recommend / a subtle ( nice, quiet, delicate, clever ) command sulked - ( sulk’d ) - 177 - withdrawn / pouted / silently protested or resented sulking -( sulk ing )-91- withdrawing / pouting / quiet, cold, or gloomy show of indifference or detachment as a way of expressing protest or resentment sum - 37,136,140,164 s -( sumz )- 155,161,162- total or whole amount/s summarily beached - ( suh mair uh lee beech’t ) - 134 - left behind very quickly, without delay, ceremony, or formality summon -( sum un )- 66,70,73,85 - gather / assemble / call forth / bring out summoned - ( sum und ) - 136, 142 - sent for / requested / called Sunday best - 30 - one’s best and often most formal clothing (From the practice among Christians of wearing their best clothing to church on Sundays) sundry - ( sun dree ) - 68 - separated / see various and sundry superficial -( soo pur fish ul )-32,113 - shallow / lacking in intellectual depth or thoroughness / concerned with or understanding only what is apparent superficially-( soo pur fish uh lee )-80- obviously / outwardly / on the surface superior - ( suh peer e ur ) - 30, 66, 94, 177 - better or higher in rank, position, or authority / greater in excellence supposition - ( sup uh zish un ) - 104, 160 - th***y / assumption / something taken to be true without proof supremely -( suh preem lee )-150 - perfectly / ultimately / ideally / extremely surety -( shur eh tee )-124- guarantee / confidence / sureness / being certain surmount - ( sur mount ) - 57, 61 - overcome / conquer / pass successfully survey -( sur vay )-7,50,77,79 …ing -(…ing )-51 …ed -(…vay’d )-81,178 - careful and detailed inspection or investigation / look over / review / study suspect - ( sus pekt ) - 58, 119 - imagine / figure suspected -( sus pek tid )-178- imagined guilty / thought guilty without proof suspects - ( suss peks ) - 32 - imagines / figures or thinks to be true suspicious - ( suh spish us ) - 110, 152 - doubting / untrusting / distrustful sustain - ( suh stain ) - 113, 131 - maintain / support sustained -( suh stain’d )-6,40- continued / persistent / prolonged / maintained swarming - ( swarm ing ) - 148 - large number of / gathering crowd of / group of / an enormous number of persons gathered or grouped together swollen -( swol lun )- 152 - puffed up / enlarged / increased in size or volume syllables -( sil uh bulz )- 67 - units of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound / bits of spoken or written expression / letters or symbols written or printed to approximate a spoken piece of a word or an entire word symbol - ( sim bul ) - 120 - sign / emblem / representation symbolize -( sim buh lize )-181 - represent / stand for / relate to and support symbolized - ( sim buh lize’d ) - 184 - represented / shown / illustrated sympathetic - ( sim puh thet ik ) - 186 - favorable / approving / appreciated sympathize - ( sim puh thize ) - 96 - identify / relate / empathize / share the feelings or ideas of another sympathy -( sim puh thee )-94- pity / someone to understand and appreciate our unfavorable circumstances such that they express pity or sorrow for us / pity and sorrow aroused by the misfortune of another / also see pity symptoms - ( simp tumz ) - 6,52 - signs / indications / evidence tack - 97, 115, 161 - approach / position / direction tangible - ( tanj uh bul ) - 54 - possible to touch or to be treated as real tangled up -( tang gul’d up )-89- confused / puzzled / mixed up / bewildered taproot - ( tap root ) - 22 - root / ( the main center root of a plant ) tardiness - ( tar dee nus ) - 103 - being late telegram - ( tel uh gram ) - 144 - a message transmitted by telegraph // telegraph was the first form of electrical long distance communications which used cross country wires to transmit letter codes with on & off battery voltages temperament -( tem pruh munt / tem pur uh munt )- 61, 181 - disposition / temper / nature / usual manner of thinking, behaving, and emotional response temperamentally - ( tem pruh ment ul ee / tem pur uh ment ul ee ) - 45 - in our temperament / in our nature or usual manner of emotional response temperance -( tem pur unts / tem prunts )-178- see movement and reform movement / Temperance Movement - an international social movement dedicated to the control of alcohol consumption through the promotion of moderation and abstinence. It began as a church-sponsored movement in the U.S. in the early 1800’s. By 1833 there were near 6,000 local temperance societies in the U.S. Temperance movements spread throughout the world. tempered - ( tem purd ) - 114 - adjusted / calmed / moderated / ‘toned down’ tempers - ( tem purz ) - 80 - usual state of mind or emotion / see temper temporarily-( tem puh rair uh lee )-11,113,115,177-for a short or limited time temporary -( tem puh rair ee )- 92,120 - short term / lasting for a limited time tempt - 85,91,164,175 - try to get / lure / provoke / entice / attract / influence tempted - 91,164,170,176 - attracted / lured / enticed / drawn / influenced temptation -( temp tay shun )- 85,94,102,104,111 - attraction / enticement - something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward tended -( ten did )-169-taken care of / watched over / looked after / managed tendency - ( ten dun see ) - 104 - inclination / likelihood / leaning ten-dollar word - 146 - a difficult or complex word not commonly used tenets - ( ten its ) - 16 - principles / doctrines / teachings / beliefs terrific - ( tuh rif ik ) - 64, 88, 160 - exceptional / horrible testify -( test uh feye )-35- declare as true / state or affirm / provide evidence testimony - ( tes tuh mo nee ) - 49 - declaration of truth or fact / evidence the cart before the horse - 114 - see - cart before the horse The General Service Conference - 4, 12, 44, 173 - A General Service Conference, consisting of 93 delegates from A.A. areas in the United States and Canada, and trustees, A.A.W.S. and Grapevine directors, and staff from the General Service Office and the Grapevine in New York, meets once each year and provides a link between the groups throughout the U.S. and Canada and the trustees who serve as custodians of A.A. tradition and interpreters of policies affecting the Fellowship as a whole. / Internet: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org / Also: www.aagrapevine.org the last straw - 26 - final annoyance or setback, which though minor makes one lose patience theological abstractions - ( thee uh loj eh kul ab strak shuns ) - 2 - ideas, opinions, and th***ies related to the nature of God and religious truth th***etical -( thee uh ret eh kul )-60 - thought rather than real / see th***y th***y-( thear e )-35,63,71,97-abstract reasoning / speculation / assumption / belief / hypothesis ( hy poth eh sis ) / something taken to be true without proof therapist - ( thair uh pust / ther uh pust ) - 136 - a specialist in treating a particular illness or disability / also see lay therapist thereby - ( thair by / there by ) - 118, 182 - by that means / because of that thereof -( there of )- 140 - from that cause or origin / there from ( therefrom ) third parties - 86 - those who are not directly involved thoroughly -( thur o/uh lee )-49- completely and with great attention to detail thoroughness - ( thur o/uh nuss ) - 6, 7, 54, 80 - being exhaustively complete, painstakingly accurate, or careful threshold -( thresh old / hold )- 27 - entrance / point of beginning / the point that must be exceeded to begin producing a given effect or result thump - 157, 170 - beat / pound ( 157 ) / also see thump the tub thump the tub-170-making noise (talking) so as to bring attention or advertise thus - 42, 50, 52, 77, 92, 131, 134, 149, 179, 190 - therefore / consequently / for example / in this manner / to a stated degree tide of democracy - 134 - current / stream / flood / overwhelming surge tide offering…public approval… - 187 - favorable occasion / opportunity / overwhelming surge / flood like tightwad-( tite wad )-162- stingy (stinj e) / miserly / reluctant to spend money time out of mind -160 - beyond memory or record / times immemorial / times long past / for an amount of time that exceeds our ability to remember clearly time-consumers -(…- kun soo murz )- 89 - time users, wasters, destroyers timid - ( tim id ) - 163 - fearful and hesitant / lacking in self-confidence timidly -( tim id lee )-137 - fearfully / in a shy, restrained, or hesitant manner timing - ( time ing ) - 7, 83 - setting the time for an event or occasion tirade -( tie raid )- 91 - long angry speech / angry comment expressing blame tirelessly - ( tire lus lee ) - 142 - without tiring / continuously / in a prolonged effort regardless of any difficulty tolerance -( tah lur unts )-58,72,92,107,112,141- capacity for, or the practice of, recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others / patience tolerant -( tah lur unt / tol u runt )- 24,29,91 - inclined to tolerate the beliefs, practices, or traits of others / open minded / broad minded tongue and pen - ( tung ) - 91 - speech and writing topers - ( toe purz ) - 170 - one who ‘topes’ = one who drinks to excess tormenting - ( tor ment ing ) - 55 - extraordinarily painful and distressing torn asunder - (… uh sun dur ) - 176 - torn, pulled, or broken apart tortured - ( tor churd / torch urd ) - 57 - tormented / afflicted / punished tossing in -( toss ing / tah sing in )- 164 - throwing in / putting in / adding in tosspot calls a kettle black-78 - tosspot = drunkard / kettle = a (black) metal pot for cooking / Bill is playing on the expression: “the pot calls/calling the kettle black” said of a person who blames another for something which he himself is also guilty / ( pot [ tosspot ] and kettle are the same - black in color ) to the end - 137 - to the finish // - 192 - having the intention or purpose to this end - 52, 183 - toward this goal or intention / in respect of this aim ( For Pg.52 - previous text reference: “To take inventory in this respect…” ) touchstone -( tuch stone )- 93 - test of quality / standard / a means by which something or someone is compared and judged / ( a black stone used to test the quality of gold & silver alloys by striking them on the stone & comparing the marks made with those of a standard alloy ) tousled-( tah sul’d / zul’d )-162-mussed up / disordered / with messed up hair townsfolk - ( townz folk ) - 147 - people of the town trade - 157, 158 - business / industry traditional - ( truh dish uh nul ) - 16 - standard / established / conventional traditions - 1, 3, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 127, 129, 131, 146, 174, 184, 189, 190, 191, 192 - Text: “A.A.’s Twelve Traditions apply to the life of the Fellowship itself. They outline the means by which A.A. maintains its unity and relates itself to the world about it, the way it lives and grows.” //- time-honored set of practices / a body of established beliefs gathered about a particular subject trait -( trate )- 30,94 s - 81,123 - quality / property / feature / characteristic tramples - ( tram pulz ) - 44 - treats harshly or inflicts injury tranquil -( tran/trang kwul )-7 - calm / peaceful / free from anxiety or tension tranquillity -( tran/trang kwil eh tee )- 6,62 - serenity / calm / peacefulness / - freedom from emotional agitation, restlessness, anxiety, or tension transcend - ( tran send ) - 31, 131 - pass beyond / go beyond the limits of transform - ( tranz form ) - 113, 156 …ed - 7,28,75,107 - change / convert translates -( tranz lates )- 109 - converts / transforms / changes the form of tread - ( tred ) - 27, 66 - walk / walk on, over, or along treasure trove -( trezsh ur trove )-98 - discovery of great value / see trove trial - ( tryul ) - *16,40,84,85,*146 - effort / attempt trials - ( tryulz ) - 31 - troubles / burdens / ordeals trial and error -*16,*146- a method of reaching a satisfactory result by trying out various means of th***ies until error is sufficiently reduced or eliminated trickle - ( trik ul ) -109 - a thin stream / a slow, small, or irregular flow triumphantly - ( trye um funt lee ) - 78 - victoriously / feeling or expressing an uplifting joy over a success or victory triumphs - ( treye umfs ) - 91 - successes / victories troubleshooting - ( truh bul shoot ing ) - 125 - searching for problems troublesome - ( truh bul some ) - 50, 141 - causing trouble or anxiety / difficult / disturbing trove -98- a collection of valuable items discovered or found / treasure trove trustees -( truh steez )- 12,163,164,165,173,175,189,191 - members of a board elected or appointed to direct the funds and policy of an institution / See Pg. 192 - Tradition Nine ( Long Form ) for further information on trustees. tub - 170 - a usually metal bucket, washtub, or bathtub / see thump the tub turmoil -( tur moyul )- 94,161 - confusion / chaos / mayhem / uproar / upset turns - see - hot and cold by turns twinges -( twinj uz )-136- uncomfortable mental or emotional feelings / pains twisted - 53, 78, 139 - distorted / altered / warped / tortured / perverted - altered or distorted in mental, moral, or emotional character twists - 80,117 - distortions / alterations / warps / perversions twofold - ( to fold ) - 59 - made up of two parts twoscore -( to skor )-17-( archaic synonym )- two groups of twenty / forty / 40 two-stepping - 9, 113 - going from Step 1 to Step 12 without having worked or ‘taking’ Steps 2 through 11 / Becoming dry or sober and then “carrying the message” or carrying ‘a’ message without having worked all of the 12 Steps tyrannize - ( tear uh nize ) - 42 - rule / have absolute power over / dominate tyrant -( tye runt )- 22 - absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and cruel ultimate -( ul tuh mit )-9,98,132,189- final / absolute / greatest possible / last ultimately - ( ul tuh mit lee ) - 22, 135, 174 - finally / lastly ultraconservative -( ul truh kun sur vuh tiv )- 168 - those who extremely or fanatically oppose progress and favor return to a previous condition unaccountably - ( un uh kown tuh blee ) - 28 - impossible to explain or account for unaided - ( un aye did ) - 22, 39, 107 - lone / not helped / not assisted unbearable - ( un bare uh bul ) - 81, 168 - intolerable / so unpleasant or painful as to be beyond one’s ability to endure, withstand, or tolerate uncertain - ( un sert’n ) - 139 - unsteady / unsure / undecided / doubtful uncertainty -( un sert’un tee )- 131 - being uncertain / doubt / being unsure uncompromising - ( un kom pru mye zing ) - 156 unconscious-( un kon shus )-36,48-49,103,115- unaware / happening in the absence of conscious awareness / without conscious control or unintended unconsciously -( un kon shus lee )- 46,56 - without knowing or being aware unconvinced - ( un kun vins’t ) - 28 - not sure / not caused to believe or feel sure about a point of view by means of argument, reasoning, or request unconvincing -( un kun vints ing )-96- not valid / not worthy of belief or trust undergo - ( un dur go ) - 114 - go through / pass through / have / experience underlie -( un dur lye )-95 - lie under / be the support or basis of / account for underwent -( un dur went )-120-passed through / experienced / experienced undetected - ( un deh tek tid ) - 86 - unknown / without being discovered undoing - ( un doing ) - 30,118,187 - cause of ruin or downfall / destruction unfortunate -( un for chuh nit )- 97,115,140 - bad / disgraceful / shameful / unhappy / awkward / unlucky / disastrous / regrettable / deplorable unity - 9,15,16,18,129,131,150,187 - being as one / singleness of purpose / as one in agreement regarding our primary purpose and Traditions of function universal -( yoo nuh vur sul )-134,141,192 - general / common / affecting or relating to all members / common to all purposes, conditions, or situations universally - ( yoo nuh vur sul ee ) - 48 - generally / commonly / worldwide unjustified -( un just uh fyed )-90- not having proper or sufficient reason for unmanageable - ( un man eh juh bul ) - 5, 21, 23, 25, 39 - difficult or impossible to manage / not submitting to discipline / unruly / disorderly / uncontrollable / wild / difficult to keep under control or within limits unnatural - ( un nach ur ul ) - 64, 117 - unusual / strange / irregular / in violation of natural feelings / inconsistent with individual patterns or customs / deviating from a behavior or social norm unpalatable - ( un pal uh tuh bul ) - 22 - difficult to accept / not pleasant or agreeable / painful / bitter / distasteful unpromising - ( un prom eh sing ) - 144 - unlikely to develop as desired unreasonable - ( un ree zuh nuh bul ) - 49, 52, 76, 93, 115, 121, 123, 169 - excessive / outrageous / irrational / beyond reasonable limits / ridiculous unremitting-( un reh mit ing )-75,151-never lessening / ongoing / continuous unshakable -( un shay kuh bul )- 8,98 - incapable of being moved or shaken unsparing - ( un spair ing ) - 77, 88 - severe / hard / ruthless / unmerciful unspectacular-(un spek tak yuh lur)-110- not spectacular / see spectacular unstinted - ( un stint id ) - 17 - unlimited / not restricted / unsparing unsuspecting-( un suh spek ting )-86-trusting / not suspicious or suspecting unwarranted - ( un war un tid ) - 47 - baseless / groundless / unjustified unworthy - ( un wur thee ) - 76 - undeserving / lacking in value or merit urge -( urj )- 22,43,116,117 - tendency / impulse that prompts action or effort urgent - ( ur junt ) - 55, 68, 120 - pressing / demanding of immediate action or attention utter - ( ut ur ) - 21,173 - absolute / complete / total uttered - ( ut urd ) - 101 - said / spoke / expressed / voiced / put into words vague -( vayg )- 132 - not clearly expressed / questionable / unsure / unclear vain - 124 - empty / useless / fruitless / worthless / self-centered / egotistical vainglory - ( vain glor ee ) - 44 - regarding ourselves with undue favor / - boastfulness / baseless pride in one’s accomplishments or qualities vainly - ( vain lee ) - 117 - fruitlessly / foolishly / pointlessly / unsuccessfully valiantly - ( val yunt lee ) - 32 - bravely / courageously / boldly validated -( val eh day tid )-56 - confirmed / established as valid / supported valor - ( val ur ) - 38 - courage / bravery / nerve / fearlessness / heroism vanish -( van ish )-62-disappear vanished -(…ish’d )-63,144-disappeared variety - ( vuh rye eh tee ) - 5, 120 - number / group / diversity varieties - ( vuh rye eh teez ) - 8 - various ways or types various and sundry - ( vair e us and sun dree ) - 68 - miscellaneous, varied and separate or apart from another or from one another varying - ( vairy ing ) - 48 - various / different / differing / a range of vaudeville circuit - ( vod vil / vaduh vil ) - 185 - a number of stage and theatrical performances venerated - ( ven uh ray tid ) - 26 - respected / adored / was devoted to vengeful -( venj ful )- 47,51,80 - revengeful / seek revenge / “get even with” venture ( ven chur )- 68 - adventure / exciting, often hazardous undertaking ventured - ( ven churd ) - 152 - braved the dangers / expressed at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure ventures - ( ven churz ) - 148, 170 - undertakings / enterprises / projects verdict - ( vur dikt ) - 123 - conclusion / finding / decision verging - ( vur jing ) - 130 - bordering / coming close / tending to move in a particular direction / approaching the nature of vested - ( vest id ) - 174 - absolute / fixed via - ( vee uh ) - 74 - by way of / by means of victim -( vik tim )-142,185 - prey / one who is harmed by or made to suffer from an act, circumstance, agency, or condition victims -( vik timz )-22,121 - prey / ones made to suffer injury, loss or death victimized - ( vik tim ized ) - 39, 47, 90 - preyed upon / made a victim of victory - ( vik tuh ree ) - 29 - success / defeat / triumph victories - ( vik tuh reez ) - 92 - successes / defeats / triumphs vigilance - ( vij eh lunce ) - 92 - watchfulness / alertness / awareness vigorous - ( vig ur us ) - 42, 77 - energetic / active / active in mind or body violation -( vye uh lay shun )- 170 - breach / infringement / transgression / - breaking a law or regulation or not fulfilling an obligation or promise violations - ( …vye uh lay shunz ) - 48 - plural of violation / see violation virtually - ( vur chuh lee / vur chuh wuh lee / vurch wuh lee ) - 17 - nearly / almost but not quite / practically / for all practical purposes virtue -( vur choo )- 12,38,61,74,143,168,174,176,177 …s -(vur chooz )-181 - good / goodness / moral excellence / rightness / value / merit / distinction visualize -( vizh uh lize )-94 - imagine / see / picture / form a mental image of vital - ( vite ul / vye tul ) - 57, 157, 164 - necessary / essential / basic / fundamental / necessary to continued existence or effectiveness vitally - ( vite u lee / vye tul ee ) - 97 - necessarily / fundamentally / see vital vivid - ( viv id ) - 139 - very clear / bright and distinct / clear and striking wailing - ( way ling / wayul ing ) - 168 - crying / mournfully crying / long, loud cries or crying as from distress or pain Wall Street - 136 - a street in New York City where many U.S. financial institutions are located such as the New York and American stock exchange wallow - ( wah lo ) - 45, 81, 86 - roll around / indulge / delight / take pleasure wallowed - ( wah low’d ) - 32 - indulged / participated / took pleasure / rolled waning - ( wane ing ) - 137 - lessening / decreasing / declining / weakening wanting-28,148-lacking / insufficient (28) / seeking / asking / requesting (148) wards - 167 - hospital rooms dedicated for the care of a particular group of patients / a room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients warped - ( woarp’d / warp’d / worp’d ) - 21, 43, 67 - twisted / corrupted / distorted / abnormal mentally or morally / ruined in character or quality warrant - ( war unt ) - 12, 174 - see death warrant warring - ( war / wor / woar ing ) - 37 - battling / conflicting / engaged in war Washingtonian-12,178 Washingtonians-178 Washingtonian Society-178 ( Originally - ‘The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society’ ) - A 19th.Century movement among alcoholics that was initially similar to A.A. in many ways. The movement self-destructed due to involvement in a number of social issues that were unrelated, or only remotely related, to alcoholism. watchword - ( watch word ) - 54 - a rallying cry / a guiding principle / slogan waxed prosperous - ( wax’d pros pur us ) - 161 - gradually became more wealthy / increased their good fortune or financial security / grew in wealth wayside - ( way side ) - 74 - see fall by the wayside weaned -( ween’d )- 38 - detached / detached from a source of nourishment / wean: to accustom a young animal to take nourishment other than by suckling welfare - ( well fair ) - 9, 129, 130, 131, 189 - well being / health, happiness, and prosperity / [ Text reference - Pg. 189 - Tradition One -( The Long Form ) ] well-grounded - 114 - well established / adequately versed in a subject / having a sound basis / well-founded welling -( well ing )- 138 - pouring forth / rising from an inner source / flowing well-intentioned - ( …-in ten shund ) - 60, 71, 103 - well-meaning / having good intentions / meaning to achieve good well-matured - ( …-muh chur’d ) - 124 - well developed / having reached full growth and development well-nursed - 90 - well-fed / well supported / carefully cared for welter - ( wel tur ) - 18, 171 - jumble / confusion / turmoil / confused mass wet -147 wets -147,158 wet-dry controversy -(… kon truh vur see )-158 - The 1920s was the era of cocktail parties, jazz clubs, and fast automobiles. The issue of drink, whether one chose to be Wet or Dry, signified an important cultural divide during this period. One's stance on alcohol was significant; it became a symbol for an individual's broader character and morality. Modern values often included a more open attitude toward moderate alcohol use. The Dry vs. Wet battle was best presented in the controversy surrounding the 1928 presidential candidacy of Al Smith, the Catholic governor of New York who opposed Prohibition. This is the social background upon which Bill is referring. whereupon -( where uh pon )-156 -on which / in close consequence of which wholly - ( holy ) - 116 - completely / entirely / exclusively / solely whoop up - 156 - cheer / express or arouse enthusiasm for wielded - ( we’ll did / we’ul did ) - 22 - used / controlled / exercised / exerted will - 5,6,7,8,9,16,18,21,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,31,32,33,3 4,35,36,37,38,39, 40,41,45,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,56,57,58,60,61,62,63 ,65,66,68,69,70,71, 72,73,74,77,78,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,89,91,92,93,94 ,95,96,98,100,102, 103,104,105,107,111,115,117,119,129,130,135,136,13 8,142,144,147,163, 164,166,169,177,189 - ( generally, ‘will’ is the past tense of ‘would’ ) ( exertion of will - 105 ) ( also see exert & exertion ) ( self-will - choose or decide for and/or by oneself ) - the mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action / relating to free exercise of will / determination / deliberate intention / desire / purpose / self-control / self-discipline / attitude toward others ( as in: good will ) willful -( will full )- 53,91 - deliberate / headstrong / unwilling to yield / said or done by one’s own choice or purpose / determined on having one’s own way willfully - ( wil ful lee ) - 65, 123 - deliberately / unwilling to yield / see willful willing - 7,24,33,36,38,39,43,50,52,57,59,63,65,69,73,74,76, 77,84,100,101, 108,113,114,122,131,135,149,182 - wishing / desire / inclination / relating to free exercise of the will / tending to accept or agree / prepared / in agreement with / acting or ready to act gladly / done, given, accepted or carried voluntarily willingness -( wil ing nus )-5,6,34,35,40,47,49,54,60,61,63,73,87,91,119,184 - being willing / readiness of will / freedom from reluctance or unwillingness / a prevailing ( most generally existing ) frame of mind or spirit to consent or comply / disposition to do what is required / readiness to be of service willpower - 5, 6, 22, 37, 40, 61, 63 - firmness of character, action, or will / strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans / determination / purpose / purposefulness / firmness / resolve / also see will wills… of people - ( wilz… ) - 164 - a legal document that indicates how a person wishes his or her possessions to be disposed of after death willy-nilly -157 - helplessly / involuntarily / without order or plan / haphazardly wisdom - ( wiz dum ) - 41, 101, 104, 125, 135, 151, 173 - good judgment / insight / the ability to make sensible decisions / the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting / deep, thorough, or mature understanding witless - ( wit lis ) - 139 - see scared witless witness - ( wit nus ) - 120 - see / view / see something happening woes - ( woze ) - 78, 80 - distress or misery / misfortune / physical or mental suffering / unhappiness Wombley's Clapboard Factory - ( Wom bleez Klap bord … ) - 149 - definition of ‘clapboard’ - house siding / long narrow boards made with one edge thicker than the other, used horizontally as a covering ( siding ) on the outer walls of a house or building / Research indicates a clear possibility of such a factory, most likely located in a northeastern state, ( perhaps Vermont ) where such an explosion may have happened. / also see chokedamp word-of-mouth - 186 - spoken / expressed or transmitted in speech world at large - 112 - world as a whole / world in general / people of the world worldly - ( world lee ) - 35, 80, 123 - experienced in the ways of the world / sophisticated / knowledgeable ( 35 ) / things gain while on the earth ( 80,123 ) worthy - ( were thee ) - 11, 137, 171, 176, 181 - deserving wound up - ( wown’d up ) - 154 - ended / come to / finished wrath - ( rath ) - 90 - violent or unrestrained anger / fury / rage / furor wretched - ( retch id ) - 78 - disgusting / objectionable / contemptible / despicable / rotten / lousy / foul wringer - ( ring ur ) - 99 - see emotional wringer wrought - ( rot ) - 160 - created / brought about / made to be / ( worked ) ye - ( yee ) - 110, 166 - you yearned - ( yern’d ) - 148 - desired / longed / desired / wished
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