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disambiguate \dis-am-BIG-yoo-eyt\

verb:

1. to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence "She lectured on the famous passenger ship," you'll have to write either "lectured on board" or "lectured about."
 
shtick \shtik\

noun:

1. Slang. one's special interest, talent, etc.
2. Slang. (especially in comic acting) a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself.
 
gloaming \GLOH-ming\

noun:

1. twilight; dusk.
 
interrobang \in-TER-uh-bang\

noun"

1. a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. Also, interabang.
 
Arthroplasty (my new favorite word)


noun the surgical repair of a joint or the fashioning of a movable joint, using the patient's own tissue or an artificial replacement.
 
rimple \RIM-puhl\

verb:

1. to wrinkle; crumple; crease.

noun:

1. a wrinkle.
 
lambent \LAM-buhnt\

adjective:

1. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject; brilliantly playful: lambent wit.
2. running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame.
 
bugbear \BUHG-bair\

noun:

1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.
2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
 
taradiddle \tar-uh-DID-l\

noun:

1. Informal. a small lie; fib.
2. Informal. pretentious nonsense.
 
camelopard \kuh-MEL-uh-pahrd\

noun:

1. Archaic. a giraffe.
 
teed-off said:
beer \ B-eer \

noun:

1- liquid
2- refreshing
3- delicious
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"Beer is proof that God loves us & wants us to be happy."
- Ben Franklin

(Who am I to argue with Ben?)
 
slipshod \SLIP-shod\

adjective:

1. careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.
2. down-at-heel; seedy; shabby.
 
Missed posting yesterday so here it is.

klatsche \klahch, klach\

noun:

1. a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.
 
equanimity \ee-kwuh-NIM-i-tee, ek-wuh-\

noun:

1. mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
 
cat's-paw \KATS-paw\

noun:

1. a person used to serve the purposes of another; tool.
2. Nautical. a. a hitch made in the bight of a rope so that two eyes are formed to hold the hook of one block of a tackle. b. a light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water over a comparatively small area. c. the small area ruffled by such a breeze.
 
brusque \bruhsk\

adjective:

1. abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
 
philology \fi-LOL-uh-jee\

noun:

1. Obsolete. the love of learning and literature.
2. the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
 
DawgDaddy said:
philology \fi-LOL-uh-jee\

noun:

1. Obsolete. the love of learning and literature.
2. the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
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I thought philology was grabbing a 62* wedge and flop everything
 
serein \suh-RAN\

noun:

1. Meteorology. fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
 
fink \fingk\

verb:

1. Slang. to inform to the police; squeal.
2. Slang. to act as a strikebreaker; scab.
 
cacography \kuh-KOG-ruh-fee\

noun:

1. poor penmanship; bad handwriting.
2. incorrect spelling
 
DawgDaddy said:
serein \suh-RAN\

noun:

1. Meteorology. fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
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You'd think it would be pronounced "see-rain". As in "See rain fall with no visible clouds present"
 
paucity

pau·ci·ty ˈpôsitē/
noun: the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
"a paucity of information"
synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, shortage, poverty, insufficiency, deficiency, lack, want
"the police cannot act with such a paucity of evidence"
 
Ameslan \AM-uh-slan, AM-slan\

noun:

1. American Sign Language.
 
votive \VOH-tiv\

adjective:

1. offered, given, dedicated, etc., in accordance with a vow: a votive offering.
2. performed, undertaken, etc., in consequence of a vow.
 
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