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Saturday, September 13, 2025

In other words, of information

  • agnotology, noun. The process of intentionally creating or encouraging doubt or ignorance, for example, by spreading false information.
  • articulate, adjective. Expressing oneself readily, fluently, and effectively.
  • articulent, adjective. (Of a voice, reader, or spoken delivery) Exhibiting a high degree of precise articulation, rhythmic pacing, and phonetic clarity; marked by controlled cadences, distinct enunciation, and vocal flow.
  • biopic, noun. A biographical movie or TV show (a portmanteau of biography + [moving] picture).
  • cognitive dissonance, noun. (Psychology) Anxiety or discomfort that results from simultaneously holding contradictory or otherwise incompatible attitudes or beliefs.
  • critical, adjective. involving criticism, or skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.
  • diaspora, noun. The spread or dissemination of something originally confined to a local, homogeneous group, as a language or cultural institution.
  • fusty , adjective. Having a stale smell; moldy, musty; old-fashioned or out-of-date.
  • intellectual dishonesty, noun. The intentional misrepresentation, omission, or distortion of facts, arguments, or evidence in order to support a desired conclusion or win an argument, even though one knows the truth.
  • iterative, adjective. Marked by iteration (i.e., the act of repeating; a repetition).
  • kern, verb. To remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) in preparation for printing.
  • kernel, noun. The softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  • myopic, adjective. Nearsighted; having myopia; (by extension) shortsighted; lacking foresight.
  • nepenthe, noun. A drug or drink having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble; anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, especially of sorrow or trouble.
  • nontraditional, adjective. Not following or conforming to tradition; not adhering to past practices or conventions.
  • plenipotentiary, noun. A person invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another.
  • quanked, adjective. Overcome by fatigue; extremely exhausted.
  • riff, noun. (Jazz music) A melodic phrase, often repeated as an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist; a new variation on or a different manifestation of an existing thing or idea (usually followed by “on”).
  • splenetic, adjective. Irritable; peevish; spiteful.
  • thanatopsis, noun. A view or contemplation of death.
  • thanatosis, noun. The act of faking or feigning death.
  • tycoon, noun. A person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate.
  • xanthan gum, noun. A polysaccharide that is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates by a gram-negative bacterium.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We live in the age of agnotology.
E. T. Chapman

R. L. Vaughn said...

Yes, brother, that is a very apt word for this age!!