{"id":3205,"date":"2021-01-01T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T21:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2021-01-01T13:33:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T21:33:24","slug":"friday-vocabulary-137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3205","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. irenic<\/strong> \u2014 non-polemic, pacifying, tending to promote reconciliation<\/p>\n

Strangely enough for one of his vociferous views, at the dinner table his presence seemed to have an <\/em>irenic effect upon the recriminations and attacks of our usual Thanksgiving meals.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. gyp<\/strong> \u2014 servant for students at Cambridge and Durham colleges<\/p>\n

So here was the great Lord Weddington, M.A. (Cantab.), regaling us with stories of the egregious pranks he and his fellow students had played upon their old <\/em>gyp, including one rather repulsive tale involving a muddy pair of boots and a pregnant rodent.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. hierophant<\/strong> \u2014 expounder of sacred mysteries or esoteric principles<\/p>\n

While in ancient Greece only a venerated person of great knowledge could attain the rank, the current ‘see for yourself’ principle of much muddled conspiracy thinking makes of every weirdo with a WiFi the sagest <\/em>hierophant for the latest revelations of the secret forces behind every seemingly (and actually) prosaic event.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. boustrophedon<\/strong> \u2014 moving alternately from right to left and from left to right, as in certain ancient texts and inscriptions<\/p>\n

He shuffled <\/em>boustrophedon through the aisles of the theater, picking up discarded candy wrappers and popcorn boxes left behind by the patrons who so recently had watched the latest retconning of the Star Wars saga.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. eschar<\/strong> \u2014 dark crusty dead tissue, as a scab or resulting from a burn<\/p>\n

Debridement of <\/em>eschar may provide relief if the burns result in external pressure.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. dysphemism<\/strong> \u2014 derogatory or socially taboo expression<\/p>\n

Apparently, calling white trash a bunch of ignorant crackers is now supposed to be some sort of <\/em>dysphemism.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. supermalagorgeous<\/strong> \u2014 [slang] terrific<\/p>\n

“Oh, mother! Why can’t you see how <\/em>supermalagorgeous Johnny is and why do you have to ask where he gets his money from?!?”.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. blain<\/strong> \u2014 blister, pustule, inflammatory swelling<\/p>\n

The boils and <\/em>blains which tormented him were nothing compared with the buboes his brother had just barely survived.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. cloche<\/strong> \u2014 glass cover placed over plants; bell-shaped cover for plates of food; close-fitting brimmed woman’s hat<\/p>\n

The intricately carved Christmas ornament shaped like a dinosaur was displayed beneath a heavy glass <\/em>cloche, and thus escaped the dust which lay upon every other item in the room.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. rive<\/strong> \u2014 to tear apart; to cleave<\/p>\n

The sad news <\/em>rived my heart and left me shaken.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(fashion)<\/p>\n

Hessian boot<\/strong> \u2014 knee-high tasseled riding boot<\/p>\n

Marley looked beautifully military from his <\/em>Hessian boots to his glorious ermine-trimmed pelisse, the gold cord on his shoulder mirroring the tassels below his knees.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. irenic \u2014 non-polemic, pacifying, tending to promote reconciliation Strangely enough for one of his vociferous views, at the dinner table his presence seemed to have an irenic effect upon the recriminations and attacks of our usual Thanksgiving meals.   2. gyp \u2014 servant for students at Cambridge and Durham colleges So here was the … <\/p>\n

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