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| incommodious |
adj. uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations" |
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| salve |
n. a healing ointment, often herbal, sometimes metaphorical/spiritual |
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| ruddy |
adj. to have a healthy reddish color |
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| pastiche |
n. An art that imitates or combines other works of art. |
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| pathetic fallacy |
n. the personification of things generally not considered a person (inanimate objects, plants, etc) |
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| metallurgy |
n. the science and technology of metals |
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| lingua franca |
n. a common language used by speakers of different languages |
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| lacuna |
n. a gap or missing space in almost anything (music, law, bodies, physical stuff) |
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| hermeneutics |
n,adj. The science of interpretation and explanation; expanitory or interpretive. |
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| hermetic |
adj. completely sealed, airtight, obscure, or isolated |
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| fraught |
adj. Filled with; or plagued by, riddled, distressed |
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| fideism |
n. The idea that religion cannot be explained by reason and is in fact superior to it. |
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| jejune |
adj. Not nutritious; Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance; Naive; simplistic, unsophisticated |
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| fatidic |
adj. Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic |
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| demagogue |
n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices |
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| luddite |
n. any opponent of technological progress, originated in early nineteenth century in Britian with weavers. |
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| diaphanous |
adj. thin enough to allow for light to pass through, gauzy, translucent. |
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| fractious |
adj. resistent to authority, stubborn, trouble-making, cranky, easily peeved, or unpredictable. |
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| prolix |
adj. tediously lengthy, verbous, and boring. |
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| aegis |
n. A symbollically protective collar or cape to show protection by a religous authority |
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