{"id":1354,"date":"2018-11-30T08:23:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2018-11-30T08:23:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T16:23:02","slug":"friday-vocabulary-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=1354","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. drolatic<\/strong> — humorous, comically strange<\/p>\n

The <\/em>drolatic characters and incidents in John Kennedy Toole’s prize-winning novel sometimes conceal and sometimes reveal the deep philosophic roots of this posthumously published fiction.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2. jodhpurs<\/strong> — riding pants cut very loosely over the hips and thighs with a tight fit from the calf to the ankle <\/p>\n

Though some associate <\/em>jodhpurs with military uniforms, especially those of World War I, they have their roots in peacetime riding, as they were specifically designed to be practical for wear while playing polo.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3. serry<\/strong> — to press close together (usu. in ranks)<\/p>\n

The terra-cotta warriors stood <\/em>serried in the large flat tomb.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4. quillon<\/strong> — one of two pieces making up the cross guard of a sword<\/p>\n

He caught the fearsome blow of the black knight’s claymore on the <\/em>quillon of his own broadsword, though he was disarmed by the attack.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5. surcease<\/strong> — cessation or stop, esp. when temporary<\/p>\n

He desperately desired <\/em>surcease from the mental anguish that had become his constant companion since the last full moon.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

6. croodle<\/strong> — to crouch down; to draw oneself together, as for warmth; to cling closely to a person<\/p>\n

The baby boy had fallen asleep as he <\/em>croodled his father with tiny fingers enmeshed in the man’s long beard and with his face tucked deeply into the crook formed between his parent’s neck and shoulder.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7. oleograph<\/strong> — picture printed in oil colors on cloth or canvas in imitation of an oil painting<\/p>\n

Above the monstrous fireplace stood an <\/em>oleograph of Joe Isuzu dressed in 16th-Century Flemish garb, a human skull held in his left hand while his right stroked his chin in contemplation.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

8. hunker<\/strong> — to squat on the heels with acutely bent haunches, knees, and ankles<\/p>\n

The aging catcher grimaced with pain as he <\/em>hunkered behind the plate to await the payoff pitch.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

9. plenilunar<\/strong> — of or relating to the full moon<\/p>\n

Moonbathing in the <\/em>plenilunar rays the naked witch swayed from side to side, seeming quite comfortable and relaxed despite the chilly temperature.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10. feculent<\/strong> — full of dregs or feces <\/p>\n

“Hie yourself back to the <\/em>feculent swamp from which you arose, you pestilent product of crossbreeding a dungheap with a floating pile of offal.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. drolatic — humorous, comically strange The drolatic characters and incidents in John Kennedy Toole’s prize-winning novel sometimes conceal and sometimes reveal the deep philosophic roots of this posthumously published fiction.   2. jodhpurs — riding pants cut very loosely over the hips and thighs with a tight fit from the calf to the ankle … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Friday Vocabulary”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vocabulary","tag-vocabulary","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}