10 Words Of The Day

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August 11, 2022

Definition:

Waft

a long flag; often tapering 

Example:

The absence of walls on the central pavilion allows in the soft sea breezes to waft through. 

Definition:

Dogma

a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof 

Example:

I cannot accept the dogma of this church

Definition:

Confabulate

talk socially without exchanging too much information 

Example:

People who confabulate experience their false memories as true. 

Definition:

Celebrate

behave as expected during of holidays or rite

Example:

Celebrate your first spotting with a crumble, then progress to the obligatory and unsurpassable gooseberry fool. 

Definition:

Promulgate

state or announce 

Example:

The federal and state governments, at their core, establish laws and promulgate rules. 

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Ratiocination

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning 

Example:

A process of ratiocination never troubled the brain of any of the five. 

Definition:

Exegete

a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)

Example:

The only sort of training I had as any kind of exegete or glossator was being taught for A-level how to read Shakespeare, Milton and Dickens.

Definition:

Ephemeron

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form 

Example:

Its three hundred and sixty-five years were now as but the day of the ephemeron. 

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Choleric

characterized by anger 

Example:

The general disposition was choleric, pugnacious, litigious. 

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Lenity

mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant 

Example:

The inhabitants were treated with a lenity as wise as it was humane.

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