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07-08-2016 08:34 PM
07-08-2016 08:34 PM
NEW WORD TODAY
ontological [on-tl-oj-i-kuh l], adjective
1.of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such;
metaphysical: some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights...
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07-08-2016 10:45 PM
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09-08-2016 06:46 PM
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CHORTLE 'tʃɔːt(ə)l/Submit, verb
1. Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way.
"he chortled at his own execrable pun"
synonyms: chuckle, laugh, giggle, titter, tee-hee, snigger; guffaw, cackle, crow
"pleased with his joke, Robert chortled and slapped his thigh"
noun: . Noisy, gleeful laugh.
"Thomas gave a chortle"
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EXECRABLE
ˈɛksɪkrəb(ə) adjective
Extremely bad or unpleasant.
"execrable cheap wine"
synonyms: appalling, awful, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, very bad, lamentable; disgusting, deplorable, disgraceful, reprehensible, shameful, abominable, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, heinous, hateful, detestable, despicable, foul, vile, scandalous, contemptible, repugnant, repellent, revolting, unspeakable, wretched; informalabysmal, diabolical, shocking, rotten, woeful, lousy, dire, the pits, God-awful, tenth-rate; informalchronic, pants, a load of pants; vulgar slangcrap, shit; rareegregious
"an execrable piece of work"
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10-08-2016 05:28 AM
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10-08-2016 05:29 AM
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ˈparədʌɪm/
noun
plural noun: paradigms
1.
a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
"society's paradigm of the ‘ideal woman’"
2.
LINGUISTICS
a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
"English determiners form a paradigm: we can say ‘a book’ or ‘his book’ but not ‘a his book’"
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10-08-2016 10:56 PM
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Namaste (/ˈnɑːməsteɪ/, nah-məs-tay).
Is a respectful form of greeting. The gesture is widely used throughout India, Nepal, parts of Asia and beyond where people of South and Southeast Asian origins have migrated.
Namaste or namaskar acknowledges and welcomes a relative, guest or stranger. It is used with good byes as well. In some contexts, namaste is used by one person to express gratitude for assistance offered or given, and to thank the other person for his or her generous kindness.
Namaste is usually spoken with a slight bow and hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest. This gesture is called Añjali Mudrā or Pranamasana. In Hinduism it means
"I BOW TO THE DIVINE IN YOU".
The greeting may also be spoken without the gesture or the gesture performed wordlessly, carrying the same meaning.
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12-08-2016 09:14 AM
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v. schmoozed, schmooz•ing,
n. Slang. v.i.
1. to chat idly; gossip.
2. an idle conversation; chat.
schmooz′er
Making ingratiating small talk – talk that is business oriented, designed to both provide and solicit personal information but avoids overt pitching. Most often an artifact of “networking.” It is more art than science but can be learned.
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13-08-2016 08:15 PM
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A scotoma is an area of partial alteration in the field of vision consisting of a partially diminished or entirely degenerated visual acuity that is surrounded by a field of normal – or relatively well-preserved – vision.
Every normal mammal eye has a scotoma in its field of vision, usually termed its BLIND SPOT - 'THE MINS SEES WHAT IT WANTS TO SEE' - altered / inaccurate visual perception.
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26-08-2016 01:15 AM
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In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion, often for their own amusement.
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11-09-2016 09:06 PM
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DICHOTOMY It's a good one but I find having to look up the meaning of a word myself makes me remember it which is why I'm leaving you to do the work. 😉