Vocabababble: Victim/Witness Services
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liveonearthpoikilotherm = type of organism whose body temperature changes with environment, like reptiles. amphibians, insects and fish. poikilo from Greek meaning variegated. Same: ectotherm, cold blooded
quotidian = ordinary, everyday, commonplace, daily
white knuckle sobriety = hanging on for dear life through intense difficulty while not "acting out" in your addiction
taking someone else's inventory = 12 step jargon for focussing on someone else's issues instead of your own
truism = a statement so obviously true and often repeated that people find it trite and meaningless
quotidian = ordinary, everyday, commonplace, daily
white knuckle sobriety = hanging on for dear life through intense difficulty while not "acting out" in your addiction
taking someone else's inventory = 12 step jargon for focussing on someone else's issues instead of your own
truism = a statement so obviously true and often repeated that people find it trite and meaningless
