{"id":3058,"date":"2020-10-02T10:44:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2020-10-02T10:44:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:44:21","slug":"friday-vocabulary-124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3058","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. conduce<\/strong> \u2014 to lead, to bring about<\/p>\n

Far from seeing this as a setback, I believe it will <\/em>conduce to his eventual success if he learns from the experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. crypt<\/strong> \u2014 depression or sinkage surrounding a villus in the intestinal epithelium<\/p>\n

Each villus may be surrounded by many <\/em>crypts, and within these\u2014among other functions\u2014are generated the stem cells from which many varieties of intestinal cells come to replenish the depleted intestinal membrane.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. expectorate<\/strong> \u2014 to expel from the chest or lungs (by hawking or spitting or coughing)<\/p>\n

One may <\/em>expectorate sputum or phlegm, but, as Ambrose Bierce noted, one cannot <\/em>expectorate tobacco juice, unless you are chewing it all wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. obnoxious<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] exposed to danger<\/p>\n

Thus small acts of malfeasance are followed by greater crimes which leave you <\/em>obnoxious to incarceration and other punishments of the state.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. delope<\/strong> \u2014 to purposely shoot off target during a duel<\/p>\n

Just because I <\/em>deloped when Pudgy Randall and I dueled does not mean I apologized for any thing at all; I merely wished to avoid removing his mother’s last child from this earth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. lenity<\/strong> \u2014 mildness, mercifulness; instance of mercifulness or gentleness<\/p>\n

Though Roman’s actions since have made others question my <\/em>lenity on that fateful day, I have never doubted for one moment that mercy is always the better policy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. carboy<\/strong> \u2014 large glass container covered with basketwork protection, used for storing corrosive liquids <\/p>\n

The observation balloon was filled and ready for release, and the support team were storing the <\/em>carboys of vitriol safely back in the wagons.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. laager<\/strong> \u2014 camp, especially one formed by a protective circle of wagons<\/p>\n

The turkey was protected within a <\/em>laager of gravy boats and other condiments in crystal bowls.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. cassock<\/strong> \u2014 long, coat-like garment worn by priests and other religious in Catholic and certain Protestant denominations<\/p>\n

You can easily distinguish a Catholic from an Anglican priest by counting the buttons on his <\/em>cassock, as the former will have thirty-three buttons while the latter has thirty-nine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. superinfection<\/strong> \u2014 infection occurring during or after an earlier infection, especially after the use of antibiotics<\/p>\n

By discontinuing the use of most broad-spectrum antibiotics in favor of more targeted drugs, the risk of <\/em>superinfection has been reduced dramatically, although MRSA is still a concern at every hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. conduce \u2014 to lead, to bring about Far from seeing this as a setback, I believe it will conduce to his eventual success if he learns from the experience.   2. crypt \u2014 depression or sinkage surrounding a villus in the intestinal epithelium Each villus may be surrounded by many crypts, and within these\u2014among … <\/p>\n

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