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Two blogs I came across recently have a page that shows their posts as a calendar. One I already follow, the other I found a few days ago while poking around the small web. It is fun to look at, and I thought, why not do this too? Robert Birming's …
Sorry for late sending the new word to learn today … Here it goes:
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Adjective acrimonious | |
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: angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner “an acrimonious dispute” |
Sorry for late sending the new word to learn today … Here it goes:
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Adjective acrimonious | |
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: angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner “an acrimonious dispute” |
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Adjective recondite | |
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1 : difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep “a recondite subject” 2 : of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure “… mentioned some more or less recondite fact about the origin of the holiday …” 3 : hidden from sight : |
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Adjective obstreperous | |
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1 : marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous “obstreperous merriment” 2 : stubbornly resistant to control : unruly “obstreperous behavior” |
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Noun hobbledehoy | |
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: an awkward gawky youth |
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Verb indite | |
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1 : make up, compose “indite a poem” 2 : to give literary or formal expression to 3 : to put down in writing “indite a message” |
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Noun flibbertigibbet | |
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: a silly flighty or excessively talkative person |
We imbue human traits in anything that looks humanoid, blurring our perception of the line between machine and sentient being.
via Robot games in China by Manton Reece
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2 : to inspire, fill thoroughly, or saturate someone or something with a strong quality, emotion, or value | ||
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