- barking, present participle of verb bark. (of a dog or other animal) To utter an abrupt, explosive cry or a series of such cries.
- captatio benevolentiae, noun. A rhetorical technique aimed to positive rapport with an the audience at the beginning of a speech (Latin, meaning “capture of goodwill”).
- carking, adjective. Distressful; causing distress, anxiety.
- coterie. noun. A small, exclusive group of people with shared interests or tastes; a club or clique.
- darking, noun. (US slang) The practice of intentionally ignoring someone by turning off one’s phone and ignoring all calls to pursue other activities (especially in a courting context).
- harking, present participle of verb hark. Used to tell someone to listen; also an acronym for hypothesizing after the results are known (coined by social psychologist Norbert Kerr).
- hubris, noun. Overbearing pride, exaggerated self-confidence, or presumption; arrogance.
- marking, noun. A mark, or a number or pattern of marks; the act of a person or thing that marks.
- narking, (US slang) To secretly tell the police or someone in authority about something bad or illegal that someone has done (especially regarding narcotics).
- parking, noun. The act of a person or thing that parks, especially a vehicle; a space in which to park vehicles.
- rapport, noun. A friendly, harmonious relationship; especially a relationship characterized by empathy that makes communication possible or easy.
- rhetor, noun. A teacher or master of rhetoric; an orator.
- sarking, noun. A timber or felt cladding placed over the rafters of a roof before the tiles or slates are fixed in place.
- sparking, noun. (US, somewhat obsolete) The process of courting or wooing someone; that is, pursuing someone romantically.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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