{"id":430,"date":"2011-09-30T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T19:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=430"},"modified":"2018-06-26T22:47:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T05:47:23","slug":"friday-vocabulary-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=430","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Comstockery<\/strong> — “censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality” (George Bernard Shaw)<\/p>\n

Though named after an anti-smut crusader of the 1870s, <\/em>Comstockery has a long reach through American culture, as the example of Tipper Gore can attest.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. poetaster<\/strong> — writer of inferior, insignificant verse<\/p>\n

The popular anthologies circulating in the United States in the late 19th Century are filled with the tawdry outpourings of maudlin <\/em>poetasters.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. titrate<\/strong> — to determine quantity of a substance in a solution by adding reagent of known quantity until measurable reaction completes<\/p>\n

No matter how much his friends attempted to <\/em>titrate Bob’s soul by teasing him viciously, his patience seemed immeasurable.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. pruriginous<\/strong> — causing or pertaining to prurigo; hence, by extension, causing itchiness<\/p>\n

The scholar’s <\/em>pruriginous didacticism made him persona non grata at the faculty parties.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. katagelasticism<\/strong> — joy at laughing at others without compunction<\/p>\n

No, your humor goes far beyond mere schadenfreude; it verges on a psychopathic and vicious <\/em>katagelasticism.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. hortatory<\/strong> — tending to encourage; exhorting<\/p>\n

His <\/em>hortatory remarks out of the way, the speaker admitted that any contributions were not tax-deductable.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. ithyphallic<\/strong> — of the phallus carried in ancient Bacchus festivals; hence, of or pertaining to an erect penis<\/p>\n

Though an <\/em>ithyphallic display was once a striking homage to fertility and life, now it is more likely to be a sign that you should consult a physician immediately.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. synechia<\/strong> — eye disease wherein the iris adheres to either the cornea or the lens<\/p>\n

His refusal to treat the <\/em>synechia he suffered as a result of the beating led to glaucoma.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. zetetic<\/strong> — proceding by investigation (often used in contradistinction to pejorative view of the term “skeptic”)<\/p>\n

The debunking battles of the late 20th Century led to a reactionary debunking of the debunkers, as in the case of the <\/em>zetetic view that UFOs deserved more open-minded investigation than they were receiving.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. quean<\/strong> — a disreputable woman, especially a prostitute (Archaic)<\/p>\n

The many references to <\/em>queans in Stuart literature may confuse the modern reader, who may presume another sex is meant.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Comstockery — “censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality” (George Bernard Shaw) Though named after an anti-smut crusader of the 1870s, Comstockery has a long reach through American culture, as the example of Tipper Gore can attest.   2. poetaster — writer of inferior, insignificant verse The popular anthologies circulating in the United States … <\/p>\n

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