Cir·come·spect
adjective
1.
wary and unwilling to take risks:
"the officials were very circumspect in their statements"
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This adjacent white individual is taking on the woke crowd.
We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depths of our answers - Carl Sagan
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Acersecomicke
Definition:
“one whose hair was never cut”
(Henry Cockeram, English Dictionarie, 1623)
Degree of Usefulness:
This curious word is rarely, if ever, found in natural use. It appeared occasionally in 17th-century dictionaries, largely disappeared for a few hundred years, and then reappeared in the 20th century in books of trivia or writing about 17th-century lexicography. That's history's way of saying: useless.
Definition:
“one whose hair was never cut”
(Henry Cockeram, English Dictionarie, 1623)
Degree of Usefulness:
This curious word is rarely, if ever, found in natural use. It appeared occasionally in 17th-century dictionaries, largely disappeared for a few hundred years, and then reappeared in the 20th century in books of trivia or writing about 17th-century lexicography. That's history's way of saying: useless.
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Chara Horse
A rather new Russian breed, the Chara or Charysh horse is an Altai Productive and aimed primarily at meat production, however they are also popular as a utility and riding animal. The breed is named for the Chara river.
A rather new Russian breed, the Chara or Charysh horse is an Altai Productive and aimed primarily at meat production, however they are also popular as a utility and riding animal. The breed is named for the Chara river.
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Dirk
is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic dearg) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers
is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic dearg) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers
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Pleonasm
noun
the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis.
Pleonasm, which stems (via Late Latin) from the Greek verb pleonazein, meaning "to be excessive," is a fancy word for "redundancy".
noun
the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis.
Pleonasm, which stems (via Late Latin) from the Greek verb pleonazein, meaning "to be excessive," is a fancy word for "redundancy".
'Don't waste your words on people who deserve your silence'
~Reinhold Messner~
'You don't have to be afraid of everything you don't understand'
~Louise Perica~
"Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until next week."
~Ian Vincent~
~Reinhold Messner~
'You don't have to be afraid of everything you don't understand'
~Louise Perica~
"Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until next week."
~Ian Vincent~
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A yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger (Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered and insulated with skins or felt and traditionally used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes and mountains of Inner Asia
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Ap·o·gee
noun
1.
the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination:
"the White House is considered the apogee of American achievement"
2.
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
noun
1.
the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination:
"the White House is considered the apogee of American achievement"
2.
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
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Bas·tion
noun
1.
a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.
2.
an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities:
"the last bastion of male privilege"
noun
1.
a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.
2.
an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities:
"the last bastion of male privilege"