- ab initio, adverb. (Latin) From the beginning.
- android, noun. An automaton resembling a human being in form.
- anime, noun. An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
- anomaly, noun. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule; something that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify.
- anomie, noun. Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
- arete, noun. The aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- aspiration, noun. A strong desire to achieve something high or great.
- arrabon event, phrase. Something that is a foretaste of that which is to come (from the Greek ἀρραβὼν, meaning earnest, guarantee, pledge).
- corollary, noun. A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
- dendroid, adjective. Resembling a tree in form; branching like a tree.
- go rogue, idiom. To stop being obedient or predictable; to behave in a way that is not allowed or expected.
- inculcate, verb. To implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly.
- inoculate, verb. To introduce a serum or antigenic substance into, especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease; to infectious material into (either literally or figuratively).
- keelhaul, verb. To rebuke severely or harshly; (originally Nautical) to punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.
- litotes, noun. (Rhetoric) Understatement, especially when an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary; e.g., as in “not a little” used to mean “a lot.”
- noctambulist, noun. A person who walks while asleep; sleepwalker.
- poly-scriptura, noun. Many scriptures (from poly “many” + scriptura “scripture”). A recently coined phrase used by some to describe those Christians who find authority in many different translations of the scriptures.
- praetorship, noun. The office of a praetor (a type of office in the Roman Republic).
- preceptorship, noun. The position or office of a preceptor, that is, a teacher.
- prorogue, verb. To defer or postpone.
- raison d'être, noun. (French) Reason for existence.
- rogue, verb. To live or act as a scoundrel, vagabond, or scamp.
- zenith, noun. The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer; the upper region of the sky.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
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