1. leman — [archaic] lover; mistress ‘Twas an open secret that the fisher’s daughter was the leman of the ruddy-cheeked monk, though perhaps Brother Peter misguessed how widespread was this common knowledge. 2. defalcation — misappropriation (as of funds), embezzlement; shortfall, loss The gambler’s fallacy gave way to a frenzied need to make up …
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1. plutonomy — study of the creation and distribution of wealth, political economy; society in which wealth and consumption is controlled by very few members But in the world within the strange grasp of the modern dark plutonomy, Micawber’s dictum that happiness results when expenditures are less than income seems no longer to apply. …
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1. monopsonistic — of or related to a situation or market where only one buyer exists for given goods or services Before 1976, baseball players found their salaries kept down by the monopsonistic logic of the MLB. 2. endogamy — marriage within only a given tribe or social group Eventually this denaturing endogamy among …
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1. demesne — lands adjoining a manor worked solely for the owner; estate; domain, dominion; possession of land or property in one’s own right But for the foolish choice of his son Lord Willy would still own both castles and all their demesnes, but it is truly said that genius often skips a generation. …
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1. trucidate — to massacre, to murder, to kill, to slaughter It is of no use to contend that these ruffians were trucidated in defense of the republic, for they are murdered men natheless. 2. wether — castrated sheep or goat Lincoln Farms participated in a study to ascertain if the known problems with …
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1. aseity — metaphysical quality of absolute self-sufficient self existence, existence derived solely from self Though perhaps other aspects of God may be reproduced anagogically by we lesser beings, aseity is starkly centered in and derived solely from the Godhead itself. 2. fifth chain — chain used connecting lead horse to pole when five …
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1. pale — stake; paling, fence; enclosure; area within a defined boundary Denys was hauled before the magistrate and fined thirteen pounds for breaking the pale around the park ‘both knowingly and feloniously’. 2. pocket Venus — beautiful small woman Even after a strenuous trek across the desert that pocket Venus had more stamina …
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1. malacologist — one who studies mollusks The French malacologist Pierre Denys de Montfort is most famous for his fanciful descriptions of the kraken, a enormous octopus that supposedly pulled large ships down beneath the waves. 2. cochineal — scarlet or crimson dye primarily used in cookery, made of a dried powder derived from …
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1. skew-whiff — askew, obliquely And just as we had gotten Mrs. Heriot back up on her feet, here came Jon the cooper charging down the hillside riding skew-whiff on his dappled gray mare. 2. antimasque — grotesque dance preceding or appearing between acts of a masque And finally the rude players of the …
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1. bariatric — of or related to treatment of obesity and associated conditions He was too tall to use the ordinary walker whilst recovering from surgery, so they gave him a bariatric rollator instead, as that device could be adjusted to suit his great height. 2. carceralism — philosophy of or belief in prisons …