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Saturday, December 04, 2021

In other words, allay to zee

  • allay, verb (used with object). To put to rest; calm; quiet; to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate.
  • analytical, adjective. Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.
  • anatical, adjective. Consisting of equal quantities of each ingredient.
  • anatomical, adjective. Relating to bodily structure.
  • aphorism, noun. A terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation.
  • autocratic, adjective. Pertaining to or of the nature of autocracy or of an autocrat; absolute; like an autocrat; tyrannical; despotic; domineering.
  • belie, verb (used with object). To show to be false; contradict: “to put the lie to”.
  • contumacious, adjective. (archaic, Law) Stubbornly or willfully disobedient, especially to authority (e.g. of a defendant’s behavior).
  • degustation (or dégustation), noun. The act or function of tasting; especially a careful tasting of various foods, focusing on the gustatory system, the senses, high culinary art, and good company.
  • graymail, noun. A mild form of blackmail without demands for money; exercise of power over a person through possession of compromising information.
  • jeremiad, noun. A long, sad list of complaints about things that have gone wrong; a cautionary or angry harangue.
  • makebate, noun. (archaic) One that excites contention and quarrels; breeder of strife; busybody.
  • milk tooth, noun. Any of a set of early, temporary (deciduous) teeth in children or young mammals that fall out as the permanent teeth replace them.
  • natatorium, noun. A swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
  • off-putting, adjective. Provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
  • pelf, noun. Money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
  • peripatetic, adjective. Traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
  • pog, noun. A cardboard or plastic disk printed with a design or picture, collected or swapped by children or used in games.
  • proscribe, verb. To denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit; to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw.
  • pseudepigraphy, noun. False ascription of authorship.
  • trope, noun. A word, phrase, or image used in a new and different way in order to create an artistic effect; a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.
  • zee, noun. (North American) The letter Z or z (Cf. British, zed).

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