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Friday, February 18, 2022

In other words, agrestic & theophoric

  • agrestic, adjective. Rural; rustic; unpolished; awkward.
  • antiphonal, adjective. Pertaining to antiphons or antiphony (sung in alternate parts or response.); responsive.
  • apologetics, noun. A systematic argumentation or discourse in defense of something; the branch of theology concerned with the defense or proof of Christianity.
  • aridity, noun. The condition of being arid, extremely dry; also, the state of not being interesting or successful.
  • cautel, noun. (obsolete) Trick, trickery, ruse, stratagem.
  • crafternoon, noun. An afternoon spent making objects by hand, esp. practical or decorative items for use in the home; a social gathering or event of this type.
  • discrutator, noun. One given to extreme skepticism and makes petty and unnecessary objections; a searcher for objections.
  • feticide (US; or foeticide, UK), noun. The act of killing a fetus; destruction or abortion of a fetus.
  • gestic, adjective. Pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
  • ignominy, noun. Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
  • imprimatur, noun. A declaration authorizing publication of a book; an official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book; also, a person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard.
  • inchoate, adjective. Not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary; just begun; incipient.
  • inscripturate, verb. To make into scripture, or add to existing scripture.
  • inscriptive, adjective. Relating to or constituting an inscription.
  • inveigh, verb. Speak or write about (something) with great hostility.
  • locavore, noun. A person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food.
  • magisterium, noun. The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, especially as exercised by bishops or the Pope.
  • memory hole, noun. An imaginary place where inconvenient or unpleasant information is put and quickly forgotten. (verb) to purge embarrassing, inconvenient, or unpleasant information (transcripts, photos, documents, broadcasts, etc.).
  • papist, noun. (considered disparaging by some) A Roman Catholic.
  • papistical, adjective. (considered disparaging by some) Of, relating to, or associated with the Roman Catholic Church.
  • password, noun. A secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something.
  • pistache, noun. A friendly spoof, parody, or imitation of another's work.
  • polyseme, noun. a word or phrase with different but related senses.
  • popinjay, noun. A vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
  • scurryfunge, verb. To rush around cleaning when company is on their way over.
  • suppuration, noun. The formation of, conversion into, or process of discharging pus.
  • supputation, noun. (archaic) The act or process or an instance of calculating or reckoning.
  • theophoric, adjective. Derived from or bearing the name of a god.

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