{"id":3500,"date":"2021-08-13T09:33:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T16:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2023-02-22T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T19:13:35","slug":"friday-vocabulary-169","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. marplot<\/strong> \u2014 one who defeats or spoils a plot or design by meddling or officious intrusion<\/p>\n

Strangely enough, Pierre Boulle’s <\/em>The Bridge Over The River Kwai, in which Colonel Nicholson plays the <\/em>marplot to the commandos’ efforts to strike against Japanese supply lines, is based to some extent on the experiences of the author during the war both as a prisoner and as a commando.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. stochastic<\/strong> \u2014 randomly determined, of models of random observations having statistical consistency; [obsolete<\/em>] of or related to conjecture<\/p>\n

Though the company prided itself on its proprietary search processes based on <\/em>stochastic observations, users found it difficult to navigate the web site.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. collodion<\/strong> \u2014 solution of gun-cotton in ether, used in photography and surgery<\/p>\n

The old hound’s injured paws were healed by the vet with a mixture of flexible <\/em>collodion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. tester<\/strong> \u2014 bed canopy; canopy suspended above an important personage<\/p>\n

Lying atop the feather down comforter, I noticed a strange indentation in the sheer <\/em>tester above the bed, which proved to be made by the missing key.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. butty<\/strong> \u2014 [British idiom] buttered bread; sandwich<\/p>\n

But me Mam always knew how to cheer us up, bringing warm milk and sugar <\/em>butties to me room where I sat sulking.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(the below entry was discovered to be a duplicate of a word previously used in 2019)
\nhebdomadal<\/strong> \u2014 weekly<\/del><\/p>\n

Jackson put the figures and books into his usual duffel before going to bed, so upon awakening he could immediately hit the road to Sam’s house for the gang’s <\/em>hebdomadal gaming session.<\/em><\/del><\/p>\n

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6. maslin<\/strong> (also meslin<\/strong>)\u2014 rye mixed with wheat; mixed grains<\/p>\n

Hearty rousset bread was made from <\/em>meslin and was usually destined to sop up broth or soup.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. phocine<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to seals<\/p>\n

I thought I’d gotten away with it, had made it past the mother seal without arousing either her suspicion or the rest of her brood, but then I felt upon my Achilles’ tendon the sharp snap of her <\/em>phocine teeth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. toque<\/strong> \u2014 small cap or bonnet; small brimless hat or hat with narrow brim, worn by women; [Canadian<\/em>] knitted cap, often with pom-pom on the crown<\/p>\n

Everyone threw their hats into the ring, except for one <\/em>toque over the line.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. trichotillomania<\/strong> \u2014 mental disorder in which the sufferer undergoes strong urges to pull out his or her hair<\/p>\n

Though several potential medications are being studied, the primary treatment for <\/em>trichotillomania is therapeutic, particularly behavioral therapy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. equivoque<\/strong> \u2014 double meaning word or expression, pun; ambiguous speech<\/p>\n

Startled by her sudden appearance at my door, I fell back upon <\/em>equivoque, telling Sally, “I couldn’t be more pleased to see you.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(mining)<\/p>\n

high grading<\/strong> \u2014 crime of keeping better quality ores from mine owner for one’s own enrichment<\/p>\n

He had done a stint at Folsom for <\/em>high grading back when he was just twenty-five years old, and he was still bitter three decades later.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. marplot \u2014 one who defeats or spoils a plot or design by meddling or officious intrusion Strangely enough, Pierre Boulle’s The Bridge Over The River Kwai, in which Colonel Nicholson plays the marplot to the commandos’ efforts to strike against Japanese supply lines, is based to some extent on the experiences of the author … <\/p>\n

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