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1. defecate<\/strong> \u2014 [obsolete<\/em>] made pure, clarified; spiritually or morally purified<\/p>\n

Thus may <\/em>defecate reason attain an even greater appreciation of more universal truth in forging with faith an antinomy stronger than mere material science.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. anorak<\/strong> \u2014 [UK slang<\/em>] obsessive fan, esp. of trains<\/p>\n

He’s a total <\/em>anorak about <\/em>2000 AD and especially <\/em>Starlord, so don’t you dare bring up <\/em>Guardians of the Galaxy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. epoche<\/strong> (also epoch\u00e9<\/strong>) \u2014 suspended judgment; cessation of action<\/p>\n

But when the calm ataraxia of the Pyrrohnists becomes only the <\/em>epoche which surrenders all action whatsoever, one may well question the value of this extreme Skepticism.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. cordyceps<\/strong> (often capitalized) \u2014 [biology<\/em>] parasitic fungus attacking arthropods<\/p>\n

But like a fruiting <\/em>cordyceps taking over a colony of spiders, these AI-generated visions absorbed all the energy, time, and devotions of these new devotees, who became merely agents for the further spread of this technological parasitic excrescence.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. blim<\/strong> \u2014 [UK slang<\/em>] small piece of hashish<\/p>\n

Somehow during all this I managed to get a <\/em>blim hole in Tony’s jacket, which of course I didn’t notice when I returned it the next day, but of course he spotted it right away.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. sarnie<\/strong> \u2014 [UK informal<\/em>] sandwich<\/p>\n

“You can’t live upon <\/em>sarnies all week, and even if you can, I can’t and I insist you take me to a proper restaurant this very minute!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. seethe<\/strong> \u2014 [obsolete<\/em>] to boil<\/p>\n

The best cuts of the ram were well <\/em>seethed with some local roots that the young Geoffrey found behind the abandoned monastery.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. planticrub<\/strong> \u2014 [Shetland dialect<\/em>] circular stone planter for cabbage or kale<\/p>\n

Half the <\/em>planticrubs were still in use while the other half lay wasted, torn asunder for building materials.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. cockalorum<\/strong> \u2014 small-minded boaster, self-important person of little merit; boasting speech<\/p>\n

But now the <\/em>cockalorums call the tune and the rest of us are forced to dance and dance and dance until we drop dead from despair at their illimitable despoliations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. irreprehensible<\/strong> \u2014 blameless, innocent<\/p>\n

Though his life before the wreck was not a model for youth, after the disaster his actions and his conduct were entirely <\/em>irreprehensible.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(50s & 60s fashion by way of uncertain etymology from the meat sandwich)<\/p>\n

Sloppy Joe<\/strong> \u2014 loose-fitting comfortable jumper or sweatshirt<\/p>\n

I thought we were painting the gym so I’d dressed in my old dungarees and a gray <\/em>Sloppy Joe that my big sister Lou had gifted me when she left for college.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. defecate \u2014 [obsolete] made pure, clarified; spiritually or morally purified Thus may defecate reason attain an even greater appreciation of more universal truth in forging with faith an antinomy stronger than mere material science.   2. anorak \u2014 [UK slang] obsessive fan, esp. of trains He’s a total anorak about 2000 AD and especially … <\/p>\n

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