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PRODIGIOUS

2021-03-25T02:49:00.002-07:00

prodigious

- remarkably or impressively big in size

- abnormal or unnatural

Example 1:

The old lady, originally a Persian Jew from Iran, after immigrating to Canada, she changed her religion and converted it to one of Christianity groups and afterwards, she spent a prodigious evangelical effort proselytizing others every day.

Example 2:

The story in the newspaper was totally fictional as it included prodigious happenings, such as monstrous insects!

RESURRECTION

2021-03-14T05:01:00.002-07:00

resurrection

- the day the dead human solus/spirits/ghosts go to where the creator (The God) would determine

- is the concept of coming back to life after death (dead before the final judgment)

- the state of one risen from death

Example 1:

Again, Earth is caught in the middle when the resurrection of an ancient Transformer appears to turn the tide against the Autobots in their longstanding war with evil Decepticons.

— Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week: ‘Gandhi’; ‘Forrest Gump’ and more," 26 Feb. 2021

Example 2:

Shooting the Breeze with Lucifer ~ by Reza Roosta

Before resurrection, should you be my delirious elucidator

My pleasure to be your upcoming mundane globe creator

You know abstract and concrete to distort dimension and earth

I know sophistry and fallacy to rectify crookedness and curve

INTERLUDE

2021-03-11T22:33:00.002-08:00

interlude

an intervening short period of time, when an activity (or a situation) is different from what comes before and after it

Example 1:

After an interlude working as a computer programmer in Canada, she went back to USA.

Example 2:

Not Mystical ~ by Reza Roosta - Maple Ridge - 2am, March 11, 2021
On a February day, the sojourn, gradually converted to a voyage,16 years old now, commenced; the goal was presupposed for this interlude to skitter among dimensions; since I had been missing The God, some years before till this subjectively defined culmination; but abyss next to abyss, no bridges, no wings and no talent to pass through; where religions slaughtered by Logic of the immaturely evolved human brain -- evolution still in progress! -- their corpses’ musty limbs being enthusiastically gulped and then ruminated by many educated perverts and civilized harlots through funny calumnies including denotative blasphemies being invented by their blessed hearts; eventually, in the abstract transparency, as a treasure trove I embraced to fill the vacuum inside me, the Monotheism was re-discovered; however this time, believed as the irreplaceable all-embracing paradigm leading to the ultimate enlightenment -- no more need to recite rectifications or to wear amulets -- the enlightenment etched in that unique divine dimension circumscribed all the dimensions known and yet unknown to the human brain.

PERDURABLE

2012-01-22T19:34:00.000-08:00

perdurable: extremely durable; continuing long; lasting

Example: “Birdland” begins with a mesmerizing and heartbreaking monologue, inspired by Peter Reich’s Book of Dreams, of a young boy at his father’s funeral, awaiting his—Wilhelm Reich’s—return for him in a UFO. “Land” is Chris Kenner’s perdurable “Land of 1000 Dances” bracketed by the story of Johnny—essentially William Burroughs’s Johnny in The Wild Boys: sex object and all-American Kilroy—and his delirious visions of horses turning into waves turning into horses. [Reference: The Mother Courage of Rock, FEBRUARY 9, 2012, Luc Sante]

DULCET

2012-01-20T00:12:00.000-08:00

dulcet:

- sweet to the taste

- pleasing to the ear

- generally pleasing or agreeable

Example: I really enjoyed the dulcet tones of the cello.

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PERDITION

2012-01-20T00:04:00.000-08:00

perdition:

- eternal damnation

- hell

Example: "The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvellous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven. Ah! how cheerfully we consign ourselves to perdition!" [Reference: Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby Dick]

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BEMUSE

2011-12-31T10:45:00.000-08:00

bemuse: to confuse; to bewilder

Example: No longer can the question "Do you think we ought to have a war?" bemuse us. We have a war, and it is not of our own making. [Reference: Our Opinion: Pearl Harbor editorial in 1941 captured country's mood]

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BILLET

2011-09-04T00:27:00.000-07:00

billet:

noun:

1. an official order directing that a soldier or a member of a military force be provided with lodging

2. a section of a log; especially one cut for fuel

verb:

1- to provide lodging

2- to obtain lodging

3- to direct a soldier by order where to lodge; to serve with a written order to provide lodging for a military force

HOMOLOGATE

2011-09-04T00:13:00.000-07:00

homologate:

1- to approve; to confirm officially

2- to recognize a type of car or a car component as in making it eligible for a motor race

Example: However, according to him, the matter has not been finalised yet and a lot of engineering works needs to be done for this. “We need to do make technical changes to meet our needs. We need to homologate our cars again to be launched with any Fiat engine in India," he said. [Reference: business-standard.com, Maruti not to commit further investment in engines]

QUIDNUNC

2011-09-04T00:01:00.000-07:00

quidnunc: busybody; yenta; one who is curious to know all the latest news, gossip, or everything that passes

Example: He insulted the persistent journalist by calling her a quidnunc.

NEBULIZE

2011-09-03T23:51:00.000-07:00

nebulize:

1- to convert a liquid to a fine spray

2- to treat with a medicated spray

3- to become vague or indistinct

Example: As a Senior Vice President of Sales at Sepracor, Inc., Mr. Graff built and scaled a fully integrated specialty sales organization from inception as part of the launch of Xopenex®, a nebulized respiratory product that eventually achieved annual sales in excess of $550 million. [Reference: MAP Pharmaceuticals Appoints Frederick H. Graff Vice President, Commercial Operations]

MACHETE

2011-08-30T01:05:00.000-07:00

machete: a large heavy cleaver-like knife used for agricultural purposes; e.g. cutting sugarcane and underbrush, and as a weapon

Machete

FOPPISH

2011-08-30T00:55:00.000-07:00

foppish: affecting very elegance in dress and manner; to dress to resemble a dandy; behaving in the manner of a fop

Example: Asked what made Carmichael popular on screen, Mr Durden-Smith, 76, said: "He had a twinkle in his eye, a wonderful sense of humour, he was marvellously foppish in a theatrical way. You used to wonder what he would say next." [Reference: BBC News: Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89]

TURN IN

2011-08-30T00:45:00.000-07:00

turn in:

- to deliver (Example: The police officer was ordered to turn in his badge after he was caught taking a bribe.)

- to give over

- (Informal) to go to bed (Example: He turned in at half past ten because he has an early start tomorrow morning.

PSHAW

2011-08-26T01:31:00.000-07:00

pshaw: used to express irritation, disapproval, contempt, or disbelief

Example: Pshaw! Anyone else could have done this job in half the time that it took him.

QUAFF

2011-08-26T01:26:00.000-07:00

quaff:

- to drink a beverage heartily

- to drink a liquid heartily; to drink heartily or in one draught

- a hearty draft of liquid

PROCLIVITY

2011-08-26T01:19:00.000-07:00

proclivity: natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition; e.g., a proclivity to meticulousness

Example: America’s troubles are too serious to put someone in charge who shows a proclivity to lose interest – or nerve – when times get tough. [Reference: FROM THE RIGHT: Run, Sarah, run … and lose, www.barnstablepatriot.com]

SPECIATION

2011-08-20T13:58:00.000-07:00

speciation: the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise

DINGLE

2011-08-14T01:34:00.000-07:00

dingle: a small wooded valley; a dell

a dingle

LETHARGY

2011-08-14T01:27:00.000-07:00

lethargy:

- abnormal drowsiness

- the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent

Example: Research has shown that in response to illness, animals divert all their energy to fight infection. Lethargy, fever and loss of appetite are symptoms of the body's highly organized strategy to sacrifice biological and physiological priorities to provide the greatest chance of survival. [Reference: Why we feel bad when sick]

IRKSOME

2011-08-14T01:20:00.000-07:00

irksome: wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

Example: Evelyn Waugh got it just right when he said, "Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." [Reference: Ask Jeeves All About Him, http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2002/02/13/ask-jeeves-all-about-him.html]

DEFATIGABLE

2011-08-14T01:11:00.000-07:00

defatigable: capable of being wearied or tired out; easily tired or wearied

ANTONYM: indefatigable; tireless

Example: Thus the mantle of leadership fell on the quiet and unassuming but defatigable Senaka Bandara - line out specialist and a hard player on the loose. [Reference: Kandy SC favoured to win Caltex League rugby title, http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/08/14/spo02.asp]

EGRESS

2011-08-14T01:02:00.000-07:00

egress:

- the act of coming or going out; emergence

- the right to leave or go out; e.g., denied the refugees egress

- a path or opening for going out; an exit

- (verb) to go out; emerge; to go forth; to issue

Example: “Right now, the biggest reason for the closing of Baymont is the means of egress; the stairwell is not able to be used as a means of egress at this time, and that means you cannot occupy the building. Monday we plan on doing a further inspection to check out the electricity and see how it was handled through the lightning strike and the fire.” [Reference: Baymont closed at least until Monday, http://www.pulaskicountydaily.com/news.php?viewStory=2909].

HAUNCH

2011-08-14T00:55:00.000-07:00

haunch:

- the hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals

- the loin and leg of a four-footed animal, especially as used for food; e.g., a haunch of venison

- in Architecture, either of the sides of an arch, curving down from the apex to an impost

EXPURGATE

2011-08-14T00:49:00.000-07:00

expurgate: to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous; especially to expunge objectionable parts from before publication or presentation; e.g., an expurgated edition of the letters