{"id":3227,"date":"2021-01-22T11:09:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:09:15","slug":"friday-vocabulary-140","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3227","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. perfuse<\/strong> \u2014 to besprinkle, to overspread (as with moisture or color); to pour through or over, to diffuse through; [medicine] to circulate through blood vessels or lymphatic system<\/p>\n

Cunegonde’s cheeks were <\/em>perfused with a rosy glow, though whether from joy or from our strenuous exertions I could not tell.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. volplane<\/strong> \u2014 to fly downward in an airplane with the motor off<\/p>\n

Just before we crested the hill, Jerome cut off the engine and we <\/em>volplaned down just above tree level in a sudden rushing silence towards the compound where the lovely Clarissa was being held.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. hobby<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic] small horse or pony<\/p>\n

He rode upon an Irish <\/em>hobby as short and stout as himself, and rider and beast made an amusing spectacle for the village children as the two wobbled up to the abbey’s gates.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. scutage<\/strong> \u2014 fees paid in lieu of military service to a feudal lord<\/p>\n

King John’s unilateral increase of <\/em>scutage by fifty percent was among the ‘insults’ to the barons which led to the imposition of the Magna Carta.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. fadge<\/strong> \u2014 [obsolete] to fit, to be suitable; to put up with<\/p>\n

The miller’s absence did so <\/em>fadge with Hiram’s nefarious purpose that he immediately began to importune the miller’s daughter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. scathe<\/strong> \u2014 harm, injury<\/p>\n

“You do me great <\/em>scathe to ask me once more if I shall fulfill my promises.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. isogonic<\/strong> \u2014 having equal angles; esp., of lines demarcating points having equal magnetic declination<\/p>\n

Pilots habituated to GPS may have difficulty adjusting to flying by compass, as they often have forgotten just what those <\/em>isogonic lines on the navigation maps mean.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. trichotomy<\/strong> \u2014 division into three<\/p>\n

The most famous <\/em>trichotomy is that of Gaul in Caesar’s immortal opening lines of <\/em>De Bello Gallico.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. anastomosis<\/strong> \u2014 opening between spaces not usually connected<\/p>\n

Many nosebleeds originate in Kiesselbach’s plexus, an <\/em>anastomosis of five arteries in the nasal septum.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. buhl<\/strong> (or Buhl<\/strong>) \u2014 brass, pewter, tortoiseshell, etc. inlaid as decoration<\/p>\n

Not being a fan of rococo I had initially disdained as overwrought the decorated bed but, as I looked more closely at the <\/em>buhl work upon the headboard I could not help but be impressed by the sumptuousness of the intricate marquetry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(legal Latin)<\/p>\n

sub judice<\/strong> \u2014 under judicial consideration <\/p>\n

In England contempt of court rules include strict prohibitions against reporting by journalists on many <\/em>sub judice matters.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. perfuse \u2014 to besprinkle, to overspread (as with moisture or color); to pour through or over, to diffuse through; [medicine] to circulate through blood vessels or lymphatic system Cunegonde’s cheeks were perfused with a rosy glow, though whether from joy or from our strenuous exertions I could not tell.   2. volplane \u2014 to … <\/p>\n

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