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caprine \KAP-rahyn, -rin\

adjective:

1. of or pertaining to goats.
 
diction \DIK-shuhn\

noun:

1. style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
2. the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.
 
zephyr \ZEF-er\

noun:

1. a gentle, mild breeze.
2. (initial capital letter) Literary. the west wind.
 
matrifocal \ma-truh-FOH-kuhl, mey-\

adjective:

1. focused or centered on the mother.
2. of, pertaining to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
 
frippery \FRIP-uh-ree\

noun:

1. finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
2. empty display; ostentation.
 
Yesterday's word

ad hominem \ad HOM-uh-nuhm -nem, ahd‐\

adjective:

1. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason.
2. attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument.
 
grabble \GRAB-uhl\

verb:

1. to feel or search with the hands; grope.
2. to sprawl; scramble.
 
adret \a-DREY\

noun:

1. a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
 
vane \veyn\

noun:

1. a person who is readily changeable or fickle.
2. weather vane.
 
verbicide \VUR-buh-sahyd\

noun:

1. the willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word.
2. a person who willfully distorts the meaning of a word.
 
nettle \NET-l\

verb:

1. to irritate, annoy, or provoke.
2. to sting as a nettle does.
 
abecedarian \ey-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn\

noun:

1. a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet.
2. a beginner in any field of learning.
 
leviathan \li-VAHY-uh-thuhn\

noun:

1. anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship.
2. (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
 
Arse Kicker

noun:
1. Someone who is pissed for having their prize coon hound stolen. :angry:

verb:
1. Finds the guilty subject and kicks their butt all the way to the woodshed :beat-up:
 
wildling \WAHYLD-ling\

noun:

1. a wild plant, flower, or animal.
 
Fubar

not going the way you wish . Bad luck .. Example " the 186 lottery tickets I bought to get rich were all Fubar"'. Or " that car with all the rattles and over heats is Fubar "
 
DawgDaddy said:
wildling \WAHYLD-ling\

noun:

1. a wild plant, flower, or animal.
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Also. A group of people from Game of Thrones

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meta \MET-uh\

adjective:

1. pertaining to or noting a story, conversation, character, etc., that consciously references or comments upon its own subject or features, often in the form of parody: A movie about making movie is just so meta—especially when the actors criticize the acting.
2. pertaining to or noting an abstract, high-level analysis or commentary, especially one that consciously references something of its own type.
 
bel-esprit \bel-es-PREE\:

noun

1. a person of great wit or intellect.
 
indelible \in-DEL-uh-buhl\

adjective:

1. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher.
2. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
 
That's a good one for today
 
Exhausted ... Equates to tired, beat, not wanting to move . Why? 6.5 hr tourney on Saturday and 55 people at house yesterday for memorial party
 
boondoggle \BOON-dog-uhl, -daw-guhl\

verb:

1. to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy.
2. to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme.
 
meliorism \MEEL-yuh-riz-uhm, MEE-lee-uh-\

noun:

1. the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
 
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