{"id":3464,"date":"2021-07-09T23:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T06:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3464"},"modified":"2021-07-09T23:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T06:13:45","slug":"friday-vocabulary-164","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3464","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. telluric<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to the earth; of or from the soil; of or containing tellurium<\/p>\n

Zircon turns out to be an unreliable source of data about the <\/em>telluric history of the earth’s magnetic field, leaving a mystery at the heart of paleomagnetism.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. curate<\/strong> \u2014 assistant to rector or vicar<\/p>\n

I believe that this small vicarage has grown in both population and need to the extent that my work here should be supplemented by the appointment of a <\/em>curate to aid me in my duties.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. tyne<\/strong> (also tine<\/strong>)\u2014 to close or shut<\/p>\n

I should rather you <\/em>tyne your eyes forever than to behold me now, reft of all decency and honor, a dark stain upon the shining samite of society.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. tine<\/strong> \u2014 [Scots<\/em>] to lose<\/p>\n

Though he <\/em>tint his fortune he kept his friends.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. apophenia<\/strong> \u2014 tendency to incorrectly perceive connections between unrelated things<\/p>\n

We believed her insistence that the new teacher resembled Mr. Scudder was merely <\/em>apophenia, but it turned out to be our first inkling of the entire sinister plot.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. samphire<\/strong> \u2014 edible succulent growing on rocks by the sea<\/p>\n

The rocky escarpment was a harsh and unforgiving home, furnishing only a meager subsistence for the <\/em>samphire gatherers who tore their hands collecting baskets full for the market.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. aphelion<\/strong> \u2014 point at which a body in solar orbit is farthest from the sun<\/p>\n

Though it may seem contradictory to those sweltering in the summer of the northern hemisphere, the earth passed through <\/em>aphelion just this week.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. atresic<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to congenital lack or pathological obstruction of bodily cavity or opening<\/p>\n

Like many people, he is full of shit; unlike most, however, his condition is caused by his <\/em>atresic butthole.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. bubblehead<\/strong> \u2014 dolt, stupid person<\/p>\n

“He’s a complete <\/em>bubblehead, investing all his savings into plastics on the say-so of one stranger he met at a party.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. sapiosexual<\/strong> \u2014 person sexually attracted by intelligence <\/p>\n

A practicing <\/em>sapiosexual may find a devotion to nerd interests helpful, as well as an insouciant attitude toward social norms such as chewing with one’s mouth closed or acceptable levels of body odor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(British slang)<\/p>\n

n.b.g.<\/strong> \u2014 no bloody good<\/p>\n

I had planned on arriving early for the interview, but of course Simon’s car was <\/em>n.b.g. and one of the tyres had a puncture so I was late.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. telluric \u2014 of or related to the earth; of or from the soil; of or containing tellurium Zircon turns out to be an unreliable source of data about the telluric history of the earth’s magnetic field, leaving a mystery at the heart of paleomagnetism.   2. curate \u2014 assistant to rector or vicar I … <\/p>\n

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