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er-cryptid · 6 months
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Rare English Words
Epoch -- a particular period of time in history or a person’s life
Intransigent -- refusing to agree or compromise
Beamish -- bright, cheerful, optimistic
Insouciant -- free from worry, concern, or anxiety
Veridical -- truthful
Effulgent -- shining forth brilliantly; radiant
Venetus -- having the color of the deep blue sea
Orphic -- mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding
Eldritch -- eerie; weird; spooky
Esoteric -- intended for or likely to be understood by only a select few; private; secret
Rout -- to howl as the wind; make a roaring noise
Aeonian -- eternal; everlasting
Verendus -- to be feared; worthy of reverence; giving an appearance of aged goodness
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linguistness · 7 months
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English vocab for level B2 and higher #6
impious: showing no respect, especially for God or religion
poignant: causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
stupefying: making someone unable to think clearly, usually because they are extremely tired or bored, or have taken drugs; very surprising or shocking
forthwith: immediately
citadel: a strong castle in or near a city, where people can shelter from danger, especially during a war
vault: a type of arch that supports a roof or ceiling, especially in a church or public building, or a ceiling or roof supported by several of these arches; a room, especially in a bank, with thick walls and a strong door, used to store money or valuable things in safe conditions; a room under a church or a small building in a cemetery where dead bodies are buried
to seep: to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something
smattering: a very small amount or number
masonry: the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building; the skill of building with brick and stone
ooze: a thick brown liquid made of earth and water, found at the bottom of a river or lake
ingenuous: honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly
to palpitate: (of the heart) to beat very fast and in a way that is not regular
to embark: to go onto a ship or an aircraft; to put goods or passengers onto a ship, aircraft, or train
baleful: threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone
non-committal: not involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of action
tottering: walking with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall; shaking and moving from side to side, and likely to fall
lapsed: no longer involved in an activity or organization; no longer being continued or paid
to induce: to persuade someone to do something; to cause something to happen
chasm: a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground; a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people
complement: a number of people or things that makes something complete
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thirteenhoursago · 2 years
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current favourite words part I (part II):
• esoteric: likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest
• hubris (greek tragedy): excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis
• trepidation: great worry or fear about something unpleasant that may happen
• hedonistic: based on the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
• decadence: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
• writhe: respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to (a violent or unpleasant feeling or thought)
• acerbic: (of a person or what they say) critical in a direct and rather cruel way
• sanguine: blood red
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warau-okami · 2 years
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Something that was going around Japanese Twitter a few days ago. The onsen one is to help Japanese speakers understand English prepositions. The rest are riffs on that.
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Here we have an English version with one made with Instagram for the Japanese version.
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Finally this one is an advertisement for Maritozzo.
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When I have time I'll make a version of this and share it.
Click for better quality (unfortunately I had to use my phone for these).
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cozy-learner-lounge · 2 months
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Today I studied very hard words from Magoosh ielts vocabulary builder
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londonlingo · 7 months
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English vocab you may not know
Here's a list of vocab that I've complied throughout the week. They have either been new additions to my lexicon or words that I realised I myself don't know in my target languages. Enjoy :)
Zenith = "culminating point"
Lacuna = "a blank space or a missing part"
Chagrin = "disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure"
Diatribe = "a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing"
Myriad = "a great number"
As always, all definitions sourced from Merriam Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/
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luci3x · 2 months
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studying is sexy
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megumi-fm · 8 months
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a list of english words and their meanings because the gre verbal section is kicking my ass
abject: to the maximum degree; (alternatively) completely without pride or dignity
absolve: wash away guilt, obligation, or punishment.
adroit: clever or skillful
apocryphal: of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
apposition: the positioning of things side by side or close together
beholden: owing; being indebted or obligated (to someone)
belie: disguise; contradict; failing to give a true notion of something
bloviate: to talk pompously and at length
bucolic: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
circumscribe: to restrict within limits
clemency: mercy
cursory: hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
derision: scornful ridicule or mockery
desiccate: to remove the moisture from (something)
didactic: intended primarily to teach rather than to entertain
dispensation: exemption from a rule or usual requirement
docile: compliant; obedient; submissive
egregious: outstandingly bad or shocking
emulate: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
entail: require; call for
entreaty: an earnest or humble request
ethos: the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community
foil: a person/thing that contrasts with (and as a result emphasizes) the qualities of another
garrulous: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
glib: fluent but insincere and shallow
gregarious: sociable; fond of company
hackneyed: overused and unoriginal
idyllic: extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque
imperil: endanger; put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.
implicate: show (someone) to be guilty or involved in a crime
incorrigible: (a person or habit) cannot be changed or reformed
inept: unskilled, incompetent
intrepid: fearless; adventurous (usually used in a humourous connotation)
irreconcilable: (of two ideas or statements) conflicting; contradictory to each other
jargon: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand
libertine: someone (usually a man) who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles
librettist: a person who writes the text of an opera or other long vocal works
logorrhea: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
loquacious: talkative
onerous: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty; burdensome
ostentatious: characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress
palpable: tangible; (an emotion or atmosphere) intense enough to be felt
pat: simplistic; superficial and unconvincing
patina: gloss or sheen (on the surface of a metal) due to age or polishing; impression or appearance of something
perfunctory: usually an action, carried out without real interest, feeling or effort
perusal: the action of reading or examining something; scrutiny
pervasive: something unwelcome spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
philistine: hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
polemic: expressing or constituting a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something
poring: to be absorbed in reading or studying (something)
pragmatic: practical; realistic
profligate: extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
pugnacity: readiness to quarrel or fight
ramification: complex or unwelcome consequence
reactionary: conservative; opposing political or social progress or reform
repudiation: refuse to accept; reject
reticent: reserved; introverted; withdrawn
reverence: deep respect for someone or something (used in religious connotation)
roiling: (for a liquid) to make turbid or to move in a turbulent manner
scant: barely sufficient or adequate
scrupulous: careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
skein: length of thread or yard, loosely coiled or knotted; strand; an element that forms part of a complex or complicated whole
skewer: fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer; subject to sharp criticism or critical analysis
sporadic: scattered or isolated
spurious: bogus; something that is not what it claims to be
staid: solemn; grave; serious minded; quiet
subsume: absorb something into something else
sullen: bad-tempered and sulky
temerity: excessive confidence or boldness
tentative: not certain or fixed; unconfirmed; provisional
tout: attempt to sell or show the merit of something
trite: lacking originality or freshness
truculence: eager or quick to argue or fight
understate: describe or represent (something) as being smaller or less good or important than it really is
vignette: a short description or account of something that expresses its typical characteristics very clearly
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7-percent · 1 year
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Meretricious 
Sherlock is showing off his public school/Oxbridge vocabulary.  He is also being rather remarkably self-aware and a little humble - not something that he will often admit to being. 
Mereticious is an adjective that means superficially significant, rather tawdry, showy and falsely attractive.  In earlier English usage it also referred to “of or relating to a prostitute, having the nature of prostitution.”
You can take Lestrade’s reaction in two ways. Either he is baffled by Sherlock’s use of a word he doesn’t know and replies with any old response, OR, Lestrade is celebrating the once in a year occasion when Sherlock actually admits that his deductions are not always relevant or useful. 
Interestingly, when I first saw the episode, I thought the former to be the case. I also (rather snidely I have to admit) thought that a lot of the audience would hear the word as “meritricious” - as in worthy of merit. That in fact isn’t a real word (it’s meritorious). The mistaken meaning would make Sherlock sound like he’s bragging and that is more in keeping with how Moftiss scripts depict Sherlock. 
In my version of Sherlock and Lestrade’s relationship, it would mean that Greg is celebrating Sherlock’s admission of his own fallibility, but in a kind way. 
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how do I explain to my english teacher that my english has improved so much because earlier this year I started reading gay smutty fanfiction and the resource she keeps asking me for to recommend it to other people is ao3, not some textbook?
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fleetinglanguages · 6 months
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Language Links - ENGLISH - in construction.
Websites for Word Lovers
American Copy Editors Society
American Dialect Society
Arnold Zwicky’s Blog
Chicago Manual of Style Online
Daily Writing Tips
Dictionary of American Regional English
Fritinancy
Grammarist
Grammar News in the New York Times
Language Corner
Language Log
Linguist List
Linguistic Society of America
Sentence first
Oxford English Dictionary News
Separated by a Common Language
The Slot
Verbivore
Word Detective
Wordnik
World Wide Words
You Don’t Say
American English Website
Check out our books about the English language.
Source: Grammarphobia
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oediex · 10 months
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The Binding, by Bridget Collins
About two years ago, I sort of accidentally picked up a book from the library, The Binding by Bridget Collins. I was nearby looking for another book, which was incidentally also a story about books (People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks), and Bridget Collins's book grabbed my attention by its title and book cover.
It's a story set in a pre-industrial world in which book binding is a unique skill with which so-called Binders can capture a memory of a person, which is then forgotten by said person. It is used for forgetting painful memories or secrets that need to be hidden. Sort of in the style of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (one of my favourite films). The blurb on the book spoke of a "secret love affair" or something like that, which also peeked my interest.
I started reading it and it was beautifully written. And then something happened in the story which made me realise that this wasn't just any love story - it was an mlm love story! This wasn't clear from the blurb of the book, so it was a nice surprise. Any representation is representation, and all that. Finding queer love stories (as a main plot point) hidden in books that aren't advertised that way is something I quite like.
So if you like queer/mlm love stories, especially if they are slow-burning, angsty, hurt/comfort love stories, this is the book for you. (Please note, though, that it does take part in a homophobic world, which also plays an important part in the book.)
Anyway, I liked the book so much that I asked it for my birthday, and I'm now rereading it. This time, though, I decided to look up and write down all the words I didn't immediately understand. Note that I didn't look up any words the first time I read it. The story was perfectly understandable without it. But I really wanted to understand it completely, 100%. And there were quite a few words that I didn't immediately understood, or that I did understand, but I wanted to know precisely what they meant. Some of them are words specific to the craft that is described quite a lot, which is the binding of books. Other words I didn't understand (precisely) because English is not my first language!
I've reread 7 chapters so far, which is 108 pages, and a total of ...71 words. 🙈 I doubt people will read them, but I love having a record of them, so they are below the cut!
If anyone does look at them, I'd be interested to hear if these are words that you know or not, and whether English is your first language or not.
1. sheaf: a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping.
When the letter came I was out in the fields, binding up my last sheaf of wheat with hands that were shaking so much I could hardly tie the knot.
2. stook: a group of sheaves of grain stood on end in a field
It was only Alta, winding her way through the stooks towards me
3. pustule: a small blister or pimple in the skin containing pus
As if I'd been languishing in bed with a cough, or vomiting, or covered with pustules.
4. worry: (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth
I turned away from her and concentrated on sucking the cut at the base of my thumb, worrying at it with my tongue until I couldn't taste blood anymore.
5. stays: a corset made of two pieces laced together and stiffened by strips of whalebone.
"Challenge me again when I'm not wearing stays."
6. flare: gradually become wider at one end
She turned away, her dusty skirts flaring about her ankles.
7. scullery: a small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work
8. scullery maid: a female domestic servant responsible for washing dishes and doing other menial household chores
"Honestly, I might as well be a scullery maid ..."
9. clump: another term for clomp: walk with a heavy tread
Pa clumped across to the cupboard, bent down and pulled out a bottle of blackberry gin.
10. truss: tie up (someone) with their arms at their sides
If I have to truss you up and leave you on her doorstep, you'll go.
11. reel: lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently; walk in a staggering or lurching manner, especially while drunk
I reeled across to the far side of the yard and leant against the wall.
12. vertiginous: relating to or affected by vertigo
a last vertiginous glimpse of sunlight before the blackness swallowed me.
13. gable: the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof
14. squat: short and thickset; disproportionately broad or wide
The moon had moved; now it was over the gable of the farmhouse and all the shadows were short and squat.
15. farthing: a former monetary unit and coin of the UK, withdrawn in 1961, equal to a quarter of an old penny
I could recall the clink of my errand-money in my pocket that day - sixpence in farthings, so bulking they bulged through my trousers
16. heady: having a strong or exhilarating effect
and the heady, carefree feeling of going to Wakening Fair and slipping away from the others, wondering what I'd buy
17. trestle: a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a table top
It was hardly a stall at all, only a trestle table guarded by a man with restless eyes, but it was piled high with books.
18. saunter: welk in a slow, relaxed manner
I'd sauntered over, jingling my money, and the man had glanced over both shoulders before he grinned at me.
19. reel: feel shocked, bewildered, or giddy
I nodded, still reeling from the visions I'd seen.
20. thatch: a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material
Under the dark thatch every pane was like a rectangle of flame
21. palsy: (dated) paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors
My hands were twitching as though I had palsy.
22. endpaper: a leaf of paper at the beginning or end of a book, especially one fixed to the inside of the cover
23. pare: trim (something) by cutting away its outer edges
24. tooling: the ornamentation of a leather book cover with designs impressed by heated tools
25. blind tooling: the impressing of text or a design on a book cover without the use of colour or gold leaf
I learned to make endpapers, pare leather, to finish with blind or gold tooling.
26. copper: (dated) a large copper or iron container for boiling laundry
We shared the rest of the chores, but after a morning bent over painstaking work I was glad to chop wood or fill the copper for laundry.
27. blench: make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain; become pale
He gave me a crooked, empty smile, as if he was proud of noticing, as if he was pleased I'd blenched.
28. lattice: a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants; an interlaced structure or pattern resembling a lattice
The light lay on the floorboards in a silvery lattice.
29. keening: the action of wailing in grief for a dead person
Long before I could see their faces clearly, their voices carried across the snow: a desperate mutter of encouragement, and above that the thin desolate keening I'd thought was the wind.
30. gobbet: a piece or lump of flesh, food, or other material
A gobbet of paste dropped from my brush onto the workbench, as if someone had spat over my shoulder.
31. cockle: (of paper) form wrinkles or puckers
32. pucker: a tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold
I'd let the paper cockle, and I'd let it dry; when I tried to peel it away it ripped.
33. pewter: a grey alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly tin and lead)
In this light my tools looked like pewter, and a silver smear of glue glinted on the wood like a snail's trail.
35. alarum: archaic term for alarm
There was a bell jangling too, a continuous clanging like an alarum.
36. kipper: cured fish
Now, get the old bitch out here or she'll get smoked into a kipper with the rest.
37. jamb: a side post or surface of a doorway, window, or fireplace
I put down my cold mug of tea and leant forward, and saw the gap between the door and the jamb.
38. hessian: a strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, used for sacks and upholstery
39. upholstery: soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as armchairs and sofas
At last I reached out and pulled the cloth down over them; then I stood looking down at the coarse brown hessian.
40. nacreous: adjective form of nacre: mother-of-pearl; a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some molluscs, especially oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation
I could still see the smooth edge of a femur, the nacreous curve of the skull, a miniature, perfect finger-bone.
41. scrimshaw: adorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs
42. burnisher: noun form of burnish: polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing
43. agate: an ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance
I found a bone folder carved with faint scrimshaw flowers, a book of silver leaf, a burnisher with a thick, umber-streaked agate ...
44. daguerrotype: a photograph taken by an early photographic process, employing an iodine-sensitised silvered plate and mercury vapour
In one cupboard I found a wooden box full of trinkets, wrapped in old silk as if they were important: a child's bonnet, a lock of hair, a daguerrotype mounted in a watch case
45. tack: a small, sharp broad-headed nail; also, equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle [unclear which of the two definitions is meant]
and there were repairs to be made, tools and tack and a back wall of the barn that needed seeing to ...
46. camphor: a white volatile crystalline substance with an aromatic smell and bitter taste, occurring in certain essential oils
47. chilblain: a painful, itching swelling on a hand or foot caused by poor circulation in the skin when exposed to cold
For an instant I thought I could smell turpentine and camphor, the balm Ma made to ward off chilblains
48. slough: shed or remove (a layer of dead skin)
I'd sloughed that life off like a skin.
49. mottled: marked with spots or smears of colour
Against the mottled grey of the windows the binder's chair stood out in silhouette.
50. paroxysm: a sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity
At first it was as involuntary as being sick: great paroxysms like retching, each spasm driven by an unpitying reflex that made me gasp and sob for air.
51. range: a large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens, all of which are kept continually hot
When I woke up the range had gone out and it was nearly dark.
53. ragged: (of a sound) not controlled, uneven
54. peal: a loud ringing of a bell
The bell rang, for longer this time, a ragged angry peal as if they'd tugged too hard at the rope.
55. trap: a light, two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse or pony
Behind him there was a trap, with a lantern hanging from the seat-rail.
56. unctuous: excessively flattering or ingratiating, oily
It was the first time I'd heard the doctor speak to her, and his voice was so tactful it was positively unctuous.
57. gorge: (archaic) the throat; the contents of the stomach
I had never heard Seredith struggle to control her anger, and it made my own gorge rise.
58. signet: a small seal, especially one set in a ring, used instead of or with a signature to give authentication to an official document
The signet ring on his little finger glinted.
59. morocco: fine flexible leather made (originally in Morocco) from goatskins tanned with sumac, used especially for book covers and shoes
60. sumac: a shrub or small tree with compound leaves, reddish hairy fruits in conical clusters, and bright autumn colours
61. headband: an ornamental strip of coloured silk fastened to the top of the spine of a book
62. nonpareil: having no match or equal; unrivalled - one of the basic patterns in paper marbling. It is made by using a comb-like implement to pull streaks across the marbling paint.
Black morocco, gold tooling, false raised bands. Headbands sewn in black and gold, endpapers marbled in red nonpareil.
63. crotchet: a perverse or unfounded belief or notion
64. -monger: denoting a person who promotes a specified activity, situation or feeling, especially one that is undesirable or discreditable
65. stick-in-the-mud: a person who is dull and unadventurous and who resists change
He thinks I'm a crotchet-monger. A stubborn, backward old stick-in-the-mud.
66. caddy: a small storage container, typically one with divisions
67. tea caddy: a small container in which tea is kept for daily use
The tea caddy was so old that the green-and-gold pattern was speckled with rust, and flakes of paint came off on my fingers when I opened it.
68. rennet: curdled milk from the stomach of an unweaned calf, containing rennin and used in curdling milk for cheese
69. rennin: an enzyme secreted into the stomach of unweaned mammals causing the curdling of milk
70. junket: a dish of sweetened and flavored curds of milk
71. curd: a soft, white substance formed when milk coagulates, used as a basis for cheese
There was no point taking her bread and butter - when Toller came I'd ask him to bring us some rennet, and then I could make her some junket
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linguistness · 7 months
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English vocab for level B2 and higher #4
-> definitions are from Cambridge Dictionary & Collins Dictionary
unhallowed: not consecrated or holy; sinful or profane
diminutive: very small; used to express the fact that something is small, often either to show affection or to suggest that something or someone is not important; the short form of a name
to bray: to make the loud noise typical of a donkey (= an animal like a small horse with long ears)
glade: a small area of grass without trees in a forest
cacophony: an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
to ululate: to make a long, high cry with the mouth and tongue that changes between two or three notes, often to show emotion at a ceremony such as a wedding or funeral
to abhor: to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral
aberrant: different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way
sullen: angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
din: a loud, unpleasant confused noise that lasts for a long time
to rout: to defeat an opponent completely
throng: a crowd or large group of people
bacchanal: a drunken and riotous celebration; a participant in such a celebration
to mar: to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable
noxious: Something, especially a gas or other substance, that is noxious is poisonous or very harmful; harmful and unpleasant
to ply: to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things
scant: very little and not enough; almost
to corroborate: to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information
spectral: coming from or seeming to be the spirit of a dead person
to aver: to say that something is certainly true
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writers-hoarding · 2 years
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Descriptive words for facial expressions
Words that describe the look on your face.
Absent
Agonized
Alluring
Appealing
Aloof
Affixed
Appalled
Appeased
Blissful
Beatific
Bilious
Bleak
Blithe
Brooding
Bug-Eyed
Bashful
Cheeky
Cheerless
Cheerful
Choleric
Coy
Crestfallen
Curious
Concerned
Clouded
Caring
Dark
Darkly
Deadpan
Dejected
Derisive
Despondent
Deceitful
Doleful
Dour
Dreamy
Downcast
Ecstatic
Etched
Expressionless
Faint
Fixed
Furtive
Forlorn
Gazing
Glancing
Glazed
Gloomy
Glum
Glowering
Glowing
Glaring
Grim
Grave
Haunted
Hopeless
Hostile
Hunted
Honest
Hurt
Humored
Impassive
Impressed
Inscrutable
Irritated
Jeering
Jarred
Joking
Languid
Leering
Meaningful
Mild
Mischievous
Moody
Pained
Pallid
Peering
Peeved
Petulant
Pitying
Pitiful
Pleading
Pouting
Pleased
Quizzical
Radiant
Roguish
Raging
Sanguine
Sullen
Sardonic
Scorned
Scornful
Scowling
Searching
Set
Shamed
Shameful
Shamefaced
Slack-jawed
Sly
Shy
Snarling
Sneering
Somber
Sour
Stolid
Straight-Faced
Sulky
Surprised
Shocked
Shaken
Taunted
Taut
Tense
Tight
Tart
Thoughtful
Tight-Lipped
Trusting
Unblinking
Unsettled
Unreadable
Vacant
Veiled
Wry
Wan
Wide eyed
Wild eyed
Wistful
Withering
Woeful
Wolfish
Wrathful
Wary
Worried
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bluebirdsongs16 · 6 months
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I'm on a kick where I'm actually looking up the words I don't know in the books I read, and as I learn the definitions sometimes example sentences ficlets using them in context just pop into my head:
florid: a rosy or ruddy complexion; flushed with red
squamous: covered with scales; scaly
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“Since Eden?”
Crowley’s face went florid.
Fingers stuffed into tight jean pockets, he stared down at his squamous shoes as he scuffed one pointed toe against the well-worn parquet floor. ”Yeah, well…I didn’t know exactly how I was feeling back then. Couldn’t quite find the right word.”
Oh, there was so much to unpack in that statement, but Aziraphale had the sense to hold his tongue.
Crowley straightened a bit, rolling his shoulders back. He shifted his sunglass-shielded gaze from his snakeskin-clad feet to somewhere over Aziraphale’s left shoulder.
Aziraphale wished desperately to see his eyes.
”How you gave away your sword, and then fretted about it. There was something different about you, and I liked that.”
'Like’ didn’t come anywhere close to expressing what Crowley felt that day, all the way back at the Beginning. And now, 6,000 years later, they finally both knew it.
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cozy-learner-lounge · 2 months
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