{"id":3805,"date":"2022-04-29T08:51:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3805"},"modified":"2022-04-29T08:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:57:31","slug":"friday-vocabulary-204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3805","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. malacologist<\/strong> \u2014 one who studies mollusks<\/p>\n

The French <\/em>malacologist Pierre Denys de Montfort is most famous for his fanciful descriptions of the kraken, a enormous octopus that supposedly pulled large ships down beneath the waves.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. cochineal<\/strong> \u2014 scarlet or crimson dye primarily used in cookery, made of a dried powder derived from the insect of the same name<\/p>\n

The chef had added <\/em>cochineal to the baked apples in honor of the family colors, matching the banners and flags which festooned the dining hall.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. cyclamen<\/strong> \u2014 perennial of the primrose family with white, red, or pink flowers<\/p>\n

The corm of the <\/em>cyclamen plant is quite poisonous, though swine are unaffected by the toxin and will happily eat it, from whence the name sowbread.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. sleeper<\/strong> \u2014 [British<\/em>] railroad tie; horizontal load-distributing wooden beam<\/p>\n

Constable Gill found the rucksack behind a pile of <\/em>sleepers at the end of the work camp, along with another surprise\u2014a baby boy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. tannoy<\/strong> \u2014 loudspeaker system for public announcements<\/p>\n

The crowd, which had been hushed after Parson fell, became almost completely silent as the voice over the <\/em>tannoy announced the substitution.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. doggo<\/strong> \u2014 [British slang<\/em>] in hiding<\/p>\n

After the near disaster with the parson, I decided to lie <\/em>doggo for a while in the hunting shed I’d found in the southern side of the woods.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. American cloth<\/strong> \u2014 enameled oilcloth<\/p>\n

The large basket was divided by a board covered with <\/em>American cloth, dividing it into two equal compartments.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. sudoriparous<\/strong> \u2014 secreting sweat<\/p>\n

The <\/em>sudoriparous glands may be found around the hair follicles, arranged in a circular pattern.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. lakh<\/strong> \u2014 [Indian] a hundred thousand<\/p>\n

The Kauravas still had fourteen <\/em>lakhs of cavalry held in reserve.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. froward<\/strong> \u2014 contrary, refractory, untoward<\/p>\n

Not only must he be punished, but, like a <\/em>froward child, he must be made to see the error of his evilly disposed ways.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(internet slang)<\/p>\n

ratio’d<\/strong> (also ratioed<\/strong>) \u2014 (said of tweet) having more comments than likes; having a comment with many more likes than original tweet<\/p>\n

When @steak_umm was ordered to post that ‘hot’ SteakUmm\u00ae video he knew he was gonna get <\/em>ratio’d.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. malacologist \u2014 one who studies mollusks The French malacologist Pierre Denys de Montfort is most famous for his fanciful descriptions of the kraken, a enormous octopus that supposedly pulled large ships down beneath the waves.   2. cochineal \u2014 scarlet or crimson dye primarily used in cookery, made of a dried powder derived from … <\/p>\n

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