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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:16:16 GMT -5
Nebbish refers to a timid, meek, or ineffectual person.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:16:39 GMT -5
Abnegate is a formal word that is most often used to mean "to deny or renounce" in contexts relating to responsibility: if you abnegate your responsibilities, you deny them and refuse to do what those responsibilities require. Abnegate can also mean "to surrender or relinquish," especially in contexts in which someone is abandoning their own desires or interests.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:16:49 GMT -5
Olfactory describes things that have to do with the sense of smell.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:16:59 GMT -5
Culprit refers to a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong. Culprit can also refer to the source or cause of a problem.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:17:10 GMT -5
Kinetic has several meanings that all have to do with movement. In physics, kinetic means "of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated with them"; kinetic energy, for example, is energy associated with motion. More generally, kinetic can be used synonymously with active and lively as well as dynamic and energizing. And kinetic art is art (such as sculpture or assemblage) that has mechanical parts which can be set in motion.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:17:44 GMT -5
Detritus refers to debris—that is, the pieces that remain when something breaks, falls apart, or is destroyed.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:17:54 GMT -5
Felicitous is an adjective most often used in formal speech and writing to describe something that is very well expressed or suited for some purpose or situation. It can also be used as a synonym for pleasant or delightful.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:18:06 GMT -5
When something bifurcates, it divides into two branches or parts; to bifurcate something is to divide it into two branches or parts.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:18:25 GMT -5
Hive mind refers to the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet users) regarded as functioning together as a single mind. In biology, hive mind refers to the collective mental activity expressed in the complex, coordinated behavior of a colony of social insects (such as bees or ants) regarded as comparable to a single mind controlling the behavior of an individual organism.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:18:36 GMT -5
Dexterous is a formal adjective used to describe someone or something that has or shows great skill or cleverness.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:18:48 GMT -5
Avoirdupois is synonymous with weight and heaviness, especially as related to the body. It also refers to the series of units of weight based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce of 16 drams.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:19:21 GMT -5
Smite means “to hit someone or something very hard.” Other uses of the word include “to severely injure, kill, or attack someone” (as in “smitten by disease”) and “to captivate or take” (as in “smitten by her beauty”).
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:19:31 GMT -5
Permeable is a synonym of penetrable that is used especially to describe things that have pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:19:42 GMT -5
Tincture refers to a solution made by mixing a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent. It can also refer to a slight trace of something, as in “a tincture of doubt.”
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:19:54 GMT -5
Intrepid means “fearless, bold, and brave.”
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:20:05 GMT -5
To convalesce is to recover health and strength gradually after sickness, injury, or weakness.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:20:54 GMT -5
Foolscap refers broadly to a piece of writing paper, and in the US specifically to a usually 8” x 13” size of paper.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:21:06 GMT -5
Quixotic describes people and ideas that are foolishly impractical, especially as they pursue or relate to the pursuit of ideals. A quixotic person is often known for lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action. Quixotic can also describe things that are unpredictable.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:21:16 GMT -5
A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:21:27 GMT -5
To exhort someone is to try to strongly urge them to do something.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:21:53 GMT -5
Someone described as genial is cheerful and pleasant; a thing described as genial suggests or expresses friendliness and cheer.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:22:05 GMT -5
Aplomb means “complete and confident composure or self-assurance” and is a synonym of poise.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:22:16 GMT -5
To delve is to carefully search for information about something, or to examine a subject in detail, as in “The class eagerly delved into the writings of Zora Neale Hurston.” Delve can also mean “to dig or labor with or as if with a spade,” as in “delving into their pockets for loose change.” As the examples show, delve is typically followed by into.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:22:27 GMT -5
Visceral is an adjective that describes something as coming from or triggering an instinctive emotional (as opposed to intellectual) response. In medical contexts it means “of or related to internal organs of the body.”
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:23:15 GMT -5
A raconteur is someone who excels in telling anecdotes.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:23:25 GMT -5
To describe someone as overweening is to say that they are arrogant and unduly proud. Overweening also disapprovingly describes qualities or desires, such as greed or ambition, that are seen as excessive.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:23:36 GMT -5
In its strictest sense, to bowdlerize a book, manuscript, etc. is to modify it by editing so that nothing judged to be morally harmful or offensive remains. More broadly, bowdlerize means "to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content."
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:23:46 GMT -5
Something described as Kafkaesque has an often nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality to it. More broadly, anything relating to or suggestive of the writing of Franz Kafka may be said to be Kafkaesque.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:23:56 GMT -5
Purview refers to an area within which someone or something has authority, influence, or knowledge. It can also refer to a range of vision, understanding, or awareness.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:24:07 GMT -5
Nobby is a synonym of chic and typically describes people and things that are cleverly stylish. The word is sometimes disapproving in modern use.
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