{"id":3969,"date":"2022-11-18T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2022-11-18T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T18:40:07","slug":"friday-vocabulary-232","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3969","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. peroration<\/strong> \u2014 [rhetoric<\/em>] concluding section of speech, in which orator sums up main points and attempts to inspire enthusiasm<\/p>\n

By the resumption of the strident tones with which he’d begun his overlong speech, I judged that he was building up to his <\/em>peroration and trying to arouse his audience from their irritable slumber.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. venery<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] hunting, the chase<\/p>\n

Of the enormous cultural apparatus associated with <\/em>venery from early in the middle ages into almost the modern era, only the somewhat silly association of particular terms for groups of animals remains, save for a small rump remnant of present-day devotees of falconry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. venery<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] devotion to sexual pleasure, sexual congress<\/p>\n

The symptoms of overindulgence in <\/em>venery are similar to those found in habitual masturbators: weak chins, poor vision, listlessness, slumped shoulders, and a complete lack of moral fibre.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. unlax<\/strong> \u2014 [slang<\/em>] to relax<\/p>\n

“Come on, Paul, sit yourself down on the couch and <\/em>unlax awhile.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. skean dhu<\/strong> \u2014 [Scots<\/em>] small knife worn in the top of the hose of Highland Scots<\/p>\n

“Of course the blade of my <\/em>skean dhu is sharp, razor sharp, for what would be the use of a dull knife?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. subpoena duces tecum<\/strong> \u2014 [Latin<\/em>] writ commanding person to produce documents to the court<\/p>\n

He tried to evade answering questions about his original contract with the trust, so we served him with a <\/em>subpoena duces tecum forcing him to bring before the court that document and any additional papers detailing his arrangement with Mr. Roma.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. selcouth<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic<\/em>] strange, marvelous, unusual<\/p>\n

And now the <\/em>selcouth monster rose from the dark water, his many slimy arms smashing down the brave warriors as if they were ninepins.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. soup and fish<\/strong> \u2014 [slang<\/em>] tuxedo, evening clothes<\/p>\n

So get yourself all togged up in a <\/em>soup and fish so you can at least try to blend in when we spend the evening dancing with the swells.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. palooka<\/strong> \u2014 [slang<\/em>] ineffectual athlete, esp. a boxer; stupid person, lout<\/p>\n

“You got no reason to be afeared of that old <\/em>palooka, Joe! You can take him out with just one punch.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. omentum<\/strong> \u2014 [biology<\/em>] fold of peritoneum connecting stomach with spleen, liver, colon; caul<\/p>\n

No fat was found in the <\/em>peritoneum, meaning that the victim had remained abstinent from food, either voluntarily or otherwise, for quite some time before death occurred.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. peroration \u2014 [rhetoric] concluding section of speech, in which orator sums up main points and attempts to inspire enthusiasm By the resumption of the strident tones with which he’d begun his overlong speech, I judged that he was building up to his peroration and trying to arouse his audience from their irritable slumber.   … <\/p>\n

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