what did you look up? (story, library, differences, cover)

[Firehorse66]

basso...a low-pitched singer

insouciance...calm and untroubled; carefree

addled...to make or become confused

requiem...a musical composition for the dead

meerschaum...a white, claylike, heat-resistant mineral used for tobacco pipes, etc.

gimlet...a small tool for making holes

inveterate...firmly established; habitual

parsimonious...stinginess, extreme frugality

pusillanimous...timid; cowardly

ineffable...inexpressible; too sacred to be spoken

apical...a sound articulated with the apex (tip) of the tongue

catkin...a flower cluster

glaucous...bluish green

loam...a rich soil, esp. one composed of clay, sand, and some organic matter

equidistant...equally distant

primeval...pertaining to the earliest ages

akimbo...hands on hips and elbows bent outward

distal...located far from the point of origin

[oeccscclhjhn]

desiccate... to dry out thoroughly.
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[Firehorse66]

simp...a foolish person

chutzpah...supreme self-confidence

groused...complained

snuff...powdered tobacco taken up into the nose or put on the gums

wimple...a nun's head covering that leaves only the face exposed

hophead...a drug addict

kippah...a skullcap traditionally worn by Jewish men, as at prayer.

celluloid...a tough, flammable plastic substance used, esp. for making various articles, photographic film, etc.

[oeccscclhjhn]

tchotchke... a small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional; a trinket.

raison d'être... the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence.

Eames lounge chair
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[oeccscclhjhn]

laccolith... in reference to Devils Tower - a mass of igneous rock, typically lens-shaped, that has been intruded between rock strata causing uplift in the shape of a dome.

aria... a classical music form composed for a solo voice. Arias are generally contained within a larger musical work, such as an opera, and they may be accompanied by instruments or a full orchestra.
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[oeccscclhjhn]

sutler... a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp, or in quarters

saleratus... a leavening agent consisting of potassium or sodium bicarbonate

coquette... a woman who flirts

Evanston, WY
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[Firehorse66]

erudition...learning acquired through reading and study

diaphanous...transparent or translucent

gilt...the gold with which something is gilded

sylvan...one that lives in a forest

lapis...a semiprecious stone

adjutant...an assistant

paean...a song of joy

firmament...the sky, viewed poetically as a solid arch or vault

preternatural...differing from or beyond what is natural; abnormal

thrum...to play a stringed instrument idly or monotonously

idyll...a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity

warren...a place where rabbits live and breed

frisson...a shudder

denizen...to make a citizen of

cloche...a bell-shaped hat

churlish...rude

tempera...a technique of painting

brocade...to weave with a raised design

lithography...printing from a flat stone or metal plate, parts of which have been treated to repel ink

gouache...a method of painting

garret...an attic

sobriquets...nicknames

avuncular...of or like an uncle

amphibious...living a double life

ruff...a high, frilled starched collar of the 16th and 17th century

tableau...a picture

roan...an animal having a coat sprinkled with white or gray

inexorably...that cannot be altered, checked, etc.

papal...pertaining to the pope

facile...easily achieved or performed

alabaster...translucent, whitish variety of gypsum, used for statues, vases, etc.

crudites...pieces of raw vegetables served with a dip

cassock...a long garment worn by clergymen

quixotic...extremely idealistic

cubism...a school of modern art characterized by the use of cubes and other geometric forms in abstract arrangements

glassine...a type of paper

[oeccscclhjhn]

chanteuse... a female singer of popular songs, especially in a nightclub

phariasic... an ancient Jewish sect

purslane... aka duckweed, little hogweed, succulent

scripto vu lighter
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[jbgusa]

Apoptotic (link) -

Examples of apotropaic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The logic of substitution is common to folk magic around the world and might have been central to apotropaic magic, too. — Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, "Witch Houses of the Hudson Valley," 31 Oct. 2019 The witches’ marks, also known as apotropaic marks, are ritual protection symbols carved to protect against witchcraft.

It was mentioned in Torah study Saturday. I asked if the mezuzah (an item of the door frame of many Jewish houses, including mine) was an example of such a device. The cantor running the session said "yes."

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by Firehorse66

inexorably...that cannot be altered, checked, etc.

^ I always think foregone conclusion when I read that word.

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eleemosynary... related to or supported by charity

pusillanimity... showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

creosote... dark brown oil distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative
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