1092 were donated in July
This month, we are on track to donate 1124

oubliette - dungeon

telluric - terrestrial

ludicrous - absolutely ridiculous

petard - A small bomb

polska kielbasa - a polish type of ham

chopstick - An Asian eating apparatus which incorporates two long, thin wood or metal rods to pick up food

Hope - The belief that there is always something to look forward to. One thing that can never be taken away as it is a feeling and also a belief.

ODLE - one dynamic learning environment

Plucky - Someone without any kind of fear. Synonymous: brave, strong.

get better - Turn to a better way.
Ex: "Duka was sick. Now, he got better", then "Duka is not sick anymore".

Trine - Nordic name for a girl

veld - grassland

magus - sorcerer

sycophancy - fawning

anti - against war

a cappella - singing a song without music accompanying it

clock - a device used for keeping the time

King - The ruler of a monarchy who passes his realm to his sons.

LCBO - Liquor Controller's Bureau of Ontario

ASAP - As soon as possible.

hair - Dead cells that grow from the skin and has different colours.

oh my jelly - oh my jelly (instead of oh my god!)

otorhinolaryngologist - doctor that takes care of the ears, nose and throat

Casamino acids - Amino acid mixture obtained through the hydrolysis of caseine and used in bacteriology as a culture medium

CaO2 - Oxygen concentration of arterial blood

BDS - Beck Depression Scale; a synonym for Beck Depression Index

Baseline-controlled study - A kind of clinical study performed using the baseline values as control

Accumulated dose - A synonym for cumulative dose

ACE escape - The increase in plasma angiotensin II levels during ACE inhibition via other enzymes converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II

precursor - forerunner