✏️ Word Log
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Salvo: a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute : the release all at one time of a rack of bombs or rockets.
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Niveous: snowy or resembling snow
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Lake Wobegon Effect: the human tendency to overestimate one’s capabilities and achievements in relation to others.
I’ve heard many names for this bias, but this name is fun since it comes from a book that describes a fictional town where “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and the children are all above average.” 🤣
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Therianthropic: combining human and animal form; esp. relating to religions in which the deities worshiped are partly human and partly animal
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Caveat Emptor: a Latin phrase meaning “let the buyer beware”; the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made
Should a business student like me have known what this meant before today? Probably… but here we are.
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Polysemous: the capacity for a sign, symbol, word, or phrase to have multiple related meanings
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Kufungisisa: a Shona idiom from Zimbabwe that translates to “thinking too much.” It is a cultural term used to describe a state of mental distress that causes other kinds of bodily ills.
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Hoi Polloi: the general populace ; MASSES
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Zugzwang: a chess situation where a player must move, and any legal move worsens their position, giving them a disadvantage
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Clepsydra: an ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water.
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Ensorcell: to enchant; fascinate
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Limerence: the mental state of being madly in love or intensely infatuated, particularly when reciprocation of the feeling is uncertain.
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Badinage: humorous or witty conversation
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Parturition: the action of giving birth to young; childbirth
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Etiolated: having lost vigor or substance; feeble
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Pettifogging: placing undue emphasis on petty details
✏️ Found a “new word” list from 2022 in an old pocket notebook. There are some real gems I forgot about; definitely one of my favorite habits!
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Eleemosynary: relating to or dependent on charity; charitable.
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Crepuscular: of, resembling, or relating to twilight
Matutinal: of, or occurring in the morning
Vespertine: relating to, occurring, or active in the evening
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Amuse-Bouche: a small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one’s appetite