{"id":2370,"date":"2019-12-20T04:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2019-12-19T07:36:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T15:36:56","slug":"friday-vocabulary-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=2370","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. callipygian<\/strong> \u2014 having shapely buttocks<\/p>\n

I gladly followed the <\/em>callipygian blonde up the narrow trail and\u2014not for the first time\u2014gave silent thanks to whomsoever had introduced yoga pants into the realm of fashionable casual wear.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. manustupration<\/strong> \u2014 (archaic<\/em>) masturbation<\/p>\n

For centuries the detrimental effects of <\/em>manustupration upon the body, the psyche, and the spirit have seemed manifest to all physicians who deigned to issue an opinion on the matter, though the latest study by the Urologic Society seems to undercut many of these unscientific ideas entirely.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. giaour<\/strong> \u2014 (Turkish<\/em>) nonbeliever; non-Muslim, esp. Christians<\/p>\n

In spite of the mocking comments and reproachful looks from the <\/em>giaours I was forced by my straitened circumstances to travel among, I of course performed salah at the required times each day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. squiffy<\/strong> \u2014 drunk, intoxicated<\/p>\n

“I’m sorry, old man,” he apologized, “I don’t know if it’s the altitude or my cold or your very fine cognac, but that one drink seems to have left me completely <\/em>squiffy, and I really must have a bit of a lie down.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. manometer<\/strong> \u2014 instrument for measuring pressure<\/p>\n

Of course, one reason for using mercury in our <\/em>manometer is the density of the liquid metal, which allows accurate readings with a reasonable scale.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. pong<\/strong> \u2014 stink, unpleasant smell<\/p>\n

Not finding a plumber’s friend or a snake, we decided simply to use the upstairs bathroom for the remainder of our long weekend, resolutely ignoring the <\/em>pong which kept seeping through the firmly closed bathroom door.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. vulpicide<\/strong> \u2014 killing a fox by any means other than hunting it with hounds<\/p>\n

I might question whether Brigadier Gerard’s greater crime in the eyes of the British officers he surprised mid-hunt was the <\/em>vulpicide or his gaucherie.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. fortalice<\/strong> \u2014 a small fort; (archaic) fortress<\/p>\n

The captain realized the French would return in force within a day or two, but still believed we had time to construct a workable <\/em>fortalice from the spars, masts, and other boards of our doomed ship.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. seidel<\/strong> \u2014 large beer mug<\/p>\n

Joe had to glad-hand the rubes as we walked through the club so I kept walking, grabbed a couple of <\/em>seidels of beer from Dave at the bar, and carried them to our usual table in the corner of the front room.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. despond<\/strong> \u2014 to lose hope, to become depressed by loss of confidence or courage<\/p>\n

As I related my failure to find a trail out of our now freezing valley I saw in the <\/em>desponding faces that same resignation and despair that I had been struggling against each step of my return trip to our seemingly doomed cabin.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. callipygian \u2014 having shapely buttocks I gladly followed the callipygian blonde up the narrow trail and\u2014not for the first time\u2014gave silent thanks to whomsoever had introduced yoga pants into the realm of fashionable casual wear.   2. manustupration \u2014 (archaic) masturbation For centuries the detrimental effects of manustupration upon the body, the psyche, and … <\/p>\n

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