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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:24:45 GMT -5
A luminaria is a lantern—traditionally used in Christmas celebrations in the southwestern U.S.—that typically consists of a candle (or its electric analogue) set in sand inside a paper bag. Luminaria is also broadly used to refer to a similar lantern lit for other occasions, such as memorials or weddings. Both luminarias and luminaria are acceptable plural forms of luminaria.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:25:08 GMT -5
To envisage something is to picture it in your mind, or to view or regard something in a particular way.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:25:19 GMT -5
Chapfallen (less commonly spelled chopfallen) is a synonym of depressed that means "cast down in spirit." It can also mean "having the lower jaw hanging loosely."
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:25:31 GMT -5
Sangfroid refers to the ability to stay calm in difficult or dangerous situations.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:26:13 GMT -5
Ubiquitous is a synonym of widespread and describes things that are actually, or seemingly, seen or encountered everywhere.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:26:25 GMT -5
To glower is to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:26:39 GMT -5
Arduous is an adjective used to describe something that is very difficult or strenuous.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:26:50 GMT -5
Futurity is a formal, literary synonym of future meaning “time to come.” The plural form, futurities, can also refer to future events or prospects.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:27:00 GMT -5
Incipient is used to describe things which are beginning to come into being or which are to become apparent.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:27:42 GMT -5
A posse is a group of friends, or a group of people who are gathered together for a particular purpose. Posse also refers to a group of people who were gathered together by a sheriff in the past to help search for a criminal.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:27:52 GMT -5
Someone or something described as diligent is characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:28:02 GMT -5
To skulk is to move around or hide in a stealthy or secretive way. A person or animal that is said to be skulking is often assumed or considered to be up to some form of wrongdoing or mischief.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:28:12 GMT -5
Accolade refers to an award or expression of praise. It is often used in the plural form.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:29:03 GMT -5
Someone described as circumspect is careful to consider all circumstances and risks before doing or saying something.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:29:14 GMT -5
Retronym refers to a term (such as analog watch, film camera, or acoustic guitar) that is created and adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something from others that are more recent.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:29:24 GMT -5
To ferret means to find something, such as information, by careful searching. It is usually followed by the word out.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:30:07 GMT -5
Something described as ominous hints or suggests that something bad is coming or is going to happen.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:30:17 GMT -5
A tenet is a principle, belief, or doctrine that is held to be true by members of an organization, movement, or profession.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:30:29 GMT -5
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:30:41 GMT -5
Something described as elysian is blissful or delightful in a way that evokes something otherworldly. Elysian is also used to mean "of or relating to Elysium"—that is, an eternal paradise for the souls of the heroic and pure in classical mythology.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:32:32 GMT -5
A gargoyle is a strange or grotesque human or animal figure that sticks out from the roof of a building (such as a church) and is used to cause rainwater to flow away from the building's sides.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:32:43 GMT -5
To cosplay is to engage in the activity or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction (such as a comic book, video game, or television show).
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:32:56 GMT -5
Oneiric is an adjective meaning "of or relating to dreams."
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:33:07 GMT -5
Bunkum is an old-fashioned and informal word that refers to foolish or insincere talk or ideas.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:33:19 GMT -5
Whinge is a verb used especially in British English to mean "to complain fretfully."
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:33:54 GMT -5
Axiomatic is a formal adjective that describes something—usually a statement—that is understood as obviously true, such that it is or should be taken for granted.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:34:04 GMT -5
A harangue is a forceful or angry speech or piece of writing.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:34:15 GMT -5
To say that two people or things are kindred is to say that they are of a similar nature or character, or that they have the same ancestry.
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:34:36 GMT -5
Two closely related meanings of the verb conflate are “to confuse,” i.e. “to fail to differentiate,” and “to blend or bring together.”
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Post by dilvish on Feb 19, 2024 1:34:46 GMT -5
Sarcasm refers to the use of words that mean one thing to communicate the exact opposite of that thing, especially to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny.
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