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Iconoclast...

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Iconoclast originally referred to someone who destroys religious images or who opposes their veneration. It is now used to refer broadly to anyone who attacks widely accepted beliefs or institutions. Reporter photo by Brandy Meurer
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VOCATION

 

noun // voh-KAY-shun

Vocation can refer simply to an occupation, or it can refer to a strong desire to pursue a particular kind of work or course of action. 

// Since he was a teenager, he knew that he would find his vocation in religious work.

// She is headed to medical school to pursue her vocation as a doctor.

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Winsome

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Winsome [WIN-suhm]
(adj.)
- Attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
- Sweetly or innocently charming; engaging.

From Middle English “winsum” from Old English “wynsum” from “wynn” (joy) related to Old High German "wunna” (joy) from Latin “venus” (desire)

Used in a sentence:
“I knew she was the one for me the moment I saw her winsome smile.”