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1. schism<\/strong> \u2014 (ecclesiastical<\/em>) breach in Church unity, division of church into mutually hostile groups; division of previous unity into opposing parties<\/p>\n

Excuse me, Miz’m, but isn’t it a mere solecism to view communism only through the prism of colonialism, ignoring, for example, the late 20th Century <\/em>schism between Marxism and socialism?<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. leveret<\/strong> \u2014 young hare; pet, mistress<\/p>\n

The puppy flushed a timorous <\/em>leveret from the overgrowth by the neighbor’s back gate last month, and now insists on searching every square inch of the foliage whenever we walk past.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. meretricious<\/strong> \u2014 of or pertaining to or characteristic of a harlot; tawdry, alluring by false or vulgar show; deceptive<\/p>\n

Every metal surface was gilded, the floor covered in deep pile snow white carpet, the upholstery brocaded in white and gold, and it seemed like some <\/em>meretricious antechamber to the boudoir of a tacky hooker servicing rich but classless dolts who imagined that this was ‘classy’ interior design.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. objurgate<\/strong> \u2014 to chide or scold or rebuke<\/p>\n

Prentiss was deep in his cups by the time we got to the bar, and refused to leave off venting his pique, instead <\/em>objurgating “every damn critic” who had dared to criticize his show and consequently (in his telling) had gotten him fired.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. exponible<\/strong> \u2014 requiring explanation or restatement (particularly of a proposition)<\/p>\n

Jamie knew only obscure facts, making him a frustrating and <\/em>exponible companion, as every remark he made had to be followed by a detailed elucidation of the obscure allusion that had seemed so obvious and pertinent to him.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. epistaxis<\/strong> \u2014 nosebleed<\/p>\n

He was prone to <\/em>epistaxis, which he claimed was due to distant relation to European royalty, but which we all knew was caused by his serious drug habit.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. dally<\/strong> \u2014 to loiter; to delay by trifling; to talk idly; to toy with, esp. in amorous pursuit<\/p>\n

Do you <\/em>dally here to keep from your appointed rendezvous with destiny, on the Senate floor, or are you just happy to see me?<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. peri<\/strong> \u2014 supernaturally beautiful fallen angels of Persian mythology; a lovely person<\/p>\n

Cast out of her heavenly home this wandering <\/em>peri found a welcome on my couch in Venice Beach, doomed for a while to remain in the sordid material world of the slacker class, to my great gratitude.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. paling<\/strong> \u2014 picket fence<\/p>\n

My discomfiture was complete when I looked up and saw Jocelyn’s face peering over the <\/em>paling that surrounded the yard, her twinkling eyes telling me instantly that she had witnessed the whole embarrassing scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. litotes<\/strong> \u2014 (rhetoric<\/em>) figure in which positive is expressed by negating the contrary; understatement<\/p>\n

Though he could speak platitudinal remarks if need be when in the company of strangers, amongst his friends and family my grandfather’s highest praise was expressed in the softest <\/em>litotes, and Grandmama knew that when the food was “not inedible” that Grandpapa was sure to have seconds, or even thirds (if she let him).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. schism \u2014 (ecclesiastical) breach in Church unity, division of church into mutually hostile groups; division of previous unity into opposing parties Excuse me, Miz’m, but isn’t it a mere solecism to view communism only through the prism of colonialism, ignoring, for example, the late 20th Century schism between Marxism and socialism?   2. leveret … <\/p>\n

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