{"id":3213,"date":"2021-01-08T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2021-01-08T09:17:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:17:03","slug":"friday-vocabulary-138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3213","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. otic<\/strong> \u2014 of the ear<\/p>\n

Despite the advocates’ claims, ear candles are ineffective and dangerous, and could result in hot wax falling into the <\/em>otic canal.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. refrangible<\/strong> \u2014 capable of being refracted<\/p>\n

Though red light was known even in the time of Newton to be the least <\/em>refrangible of the visible spectrum, not until the Twentieth Century was it understood why this light affected photographic plates least.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. normal<\/strong> \u2014 at right angle, perpendicular<\/p>\n

Large billboards will be weakest to forces, such as high winds, <\/em>normal to their surface.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. hematopoietic<\/strong> \u2014 of the formation of blood<\/p>\n

One of the sicker ideas of fifty years ago was to study <\/em>hematopoietic diseases through the use of neomorts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. sarky<\/strong> \u2014 [British] sarcastic<\/p>\n

He was a <\/em>sarky character who always had something negative to say about everyone, but was so thin-skinned that the slightest comment about his appearance or attitude could send him home in a pout.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. wideawake<\/strong> \u2014 black or brown felt hat with wide brim and lowish crown, Quaker hat<\/p>\n

Distracted by Jim’s shabby old <\/em>wideawake, I only now noticed the fervent almost fanatic eyes of hypnotic blue which stared out at me from beneath the crushed brown felt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. nichrome<\/strong> \u2014 alloy of nickel and chromium<\/p>\n

Because of its high electrical resistance, <\/em>nichrome wire is still commonly used in toasters and hair dryers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. eremite<\/strong> \u2014 anchoret, religious hermit or recluse<\/p>\n

Pity the poor modern born to be an <\/em>eremite but continually bombarded by advertisements and noise and distraction, who\u2014unless wealthy enough to pay for retreats at Sedona or whichever hip ‘spiritual’ vacation spot\u2014may best find peace and quiet in a double-wide parked off the side of a lonely road in southern New Mexico, though even that is getting crowded.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. cenotaph<\/strong> \u2014 tomb or sepulchral monument for person whose body lies elsewhere<\/p>\n

So beloved was the hero that four cemeteries across the tiny mountain nation boasted a <\/em>cenotaph to his memory, though of course his body was never recovered after the explosion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. overmorrow<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic] on the day after tomorrow<\/p>\n

I am a true procrastinator and will never even plan for tomorrow what might be better done <\/em>overmorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(American slang)<\/p>\n

spondulics<\/strong> (also spondulix<\/strong> or spondulicks<\/strong>)\u2014 spending money<\/p>\n

Sure, I looked fine in my new clothes and slick hair, but without <\/em>spondulics I would not have even a ghost of a chance to woo the lovely Muriel.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. otic \u2014 of the ear Despite the advocates’ claims, ear candles are ineffective and dangerous, and could result in hot wax falling into the otic canal.   2. refrangible \u2014 capable of being refracted Though red light was known even in the time of Newton to be the least refrangible of the visible spectrum, … <\/p>\n

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