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November 27, 2012
Advanced Vocabulary Training
Brume
metonymy: figure of speech in which a concept is replaced by a related object (“the crown”)
synteresis: innate moral knowledge. In Christianity, the part of the soul connected with god
ecpyrosis: the periodic destruction and recreation of the universe (ancient Greek belief)
pother: a commotion, heated discussion, or suffocating cloud (as of dust or ash)
defalcation: misappropriation of property (or the property so misappropriated)
simoniacal: guilty of practicing simony (profiting from ecclesiastical matters)
ascesis: self-discipline, often for religious purposes (var. askesis)
chasuble: a Catholic, sleeveless liturgical garment
ydrad: the state of being dreaded (middle English)
furze: “any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex.” Gorse.
hebetude: lazy or lethargic in mind or affect
inanation: exhaustion; lack of vigor or spirit
jape: a joke or mockery (v./n.)
ambulant: itinerant or shifting
brume: mist or fog
-- Courtesy Coldewey's Curiosities
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Quite useful, thanks.
Posted by: Peccable at November 27, 2012 2:42 PM
I actually knew "metonymy" from an old James Thurber story about a teacher of his who actually once taught such usage in grammar class.
Posted by: ed at November 27, 2012 3:19 PM
Great list: I got metonymy and jape, which I recall from Hamlet. Poor Yorick.
Posted by: estoy listo at November 27, 2012 6:32 PM
Such a gallimaufry is a mere bagatelle to the connoisseur of the cruciform puzzle.
Posted by: Rob De Witt at November 27, 2012 11:03 PM
Piffle.
Posted by: BillH at November 28, 2012 2:49 PM