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Saturday, August 17, 2024

In other words, abaciscus to zigzag

  • abaciscus, noun. (Architecture) A small abacus (a slab forming the top of the capital of a column); a tessera (q.v.).
  • coeliac (also celiac), adjective. Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen; used as an abbreviation of/shorthand for coeliac (celiac) disease.
  • collocation, noun. The arrangement of words; especially a series of words or terms that occur together more often than would be expected by chance.
  • concenter, verb. To come to one point, a common center; to draw or direct to a common center.
  • denomi-network, noun. An religious organization that functions like a traditional denomination in some ways and has the flexibility of a network in other ways. (Coined by Suzii Paynter.)
  • doddle, noun, (Chiefly British) Something easily done, easily fixed, etc.
  • hermitage, noun. The habitation of a hermit; any secluded place of residence; retreat; hideaway.
  • homage, noun. Special honour or respect shown publicly.
  • hypallage, noun. A figure of speech interchanging or reversing the syntactic relation of two words (e.g., her beauty’s face).
  • insouciance, noun. Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
  • mere, adjective. Being nothing more than; being nothing less than; having no admixture.
  • mere, noun. (chiefly British) An expanse of standing water; lake, pool.
  • peduncle, noun. A stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification.
  • principal, adjective. First or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
  • principle, noun. A basic truth, law, or assumption; a rule or standard.
  • puppetute, noun. (Informal, derogatory) A woman who is willing to compromise her values or morals for someone she loves or desires (a portmanteau of “puppet” and “prostitute”).
  • rara avis in terris, phrase. Latin, literally “a rare bird on the earth” and by extension, describes something or someone that is extraordinary, unique, or exceptional; something rare or hard to find. 
  • stotious (also stocious), adjective. (Primarily Irish and Scottish English) Drunk; inebriated, esp. when unable to speak or act in the usual way.
  • tessera, noun. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
  • ultracrepidarian, noun. One who gives opinions and advice on matters that he knows little or nothing about. adjective, pertaining to one who is talking about things beyond his scope of knowledge.
  • wassail, noun. A hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl (especially at Christmastime).
  • waster, noun. (Informal) A person who does little or nothing of value.
  • wastrel, noun. Vagabond, waif; one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently.
  • zag, verb (used without object). To move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course.
  • zig, verb (used without object). To move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course.
  • zigzag, noun. A line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other (similarly used as an adjective, adverb, and verb).

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