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Irascible

easily angered; characterized by anger; easily irritated; short-tempered; crabby

Keri Culver

Keri Culver

@kericulver.bsky.social

Virginia Culver Snyder, 1941 to 2025. Reporter, friend, irascible aunty. We hope we can someday be as tough as you.

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Rustic

1. relating to the countryside or rural (usually used in a positive manner) 2. having a simplicity or certain type of charm relating to the countryside 3. simple; unsophisticated

@ie-news.bsky.social

Easy White Bean Skillet

https://https://www.europesays.com/ie/191285/

It’s quick comfort food for busy weeks, featuring creamy white beans and a flavorful rustic tomato sauce. This…

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Recalcitrant

being obstinate; uncooperative (especially someone of authority or discipline)

@actwithcourage.bsky.social

FINALLY the Epstein survivors are being allowed to speak Instead of being Ignored, Dismissed, Threatened and Betrayed Will anything Change?
Ongoing Revelations will occur ONLY if
WE, the Public DEMAND it, and
FIRE enough recalcitrant elected officials
to instill the Fear of God into the rest of them

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Monotony

a lack of variety; tedious; boring; very routine; tedium; boredom; repetitiveness; sameness of pitch or tone in a sound

MobiQuotes

MobiQuotes

@mobiquotes.bsky.social

Life can be impossibly tough. At times it seems like there is no escape from either the pressure or monotony of a world where you are corralled into being something or someone you are not. But there is an escape, to more peaceful and gentler places, and a happier state of mind.

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Ardor

passion; great feeling (usually positive); great warmth; eagerness; enthusiasm

Esther🔥

Esther🔥

@nocturna80.bsky.social

Erótica 20

María...2 parte

La tarde se pasó rápido y ambas no podíamos disimular lo que estaba pasando. Era tanto el ardor que recorria por nuestras venas que la gente comenzaba a murmurar sobre nuestro idílico y prohibido amor,no por ella sino por mi que todos sabían mi estado civil y no era

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Proclivity

a tendency to choose to do something (regularly usually)

Tenaj Yecal

Tenaj Yecal

@boontonkat.bsky.social

🤭 Comeuppance 🤭
from the very entity
you "promote"
You love to see it 🤭

Dictators have a proclivity to betray everyone, eventually

Comes with the
"territory" 😹
⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️🔪⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

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Pulchritude

beauty; fairness; loveliness; good-looking; attractiveness (used in literary terms)

Cult Papa

Cult Papa

@cult-papa.com

thou art pissing in solitude, pulchritudinous?

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Surly

rude or bad tempered (less strong that irascible); moody; sulky used to describe someone who is purposefully ignoring or being a bit rude

@burkey65.bsky.social

If there no right wing bias at bbc why do they constantly employ people who work for other right wing media outlets surly you would try something different!

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Upbraid

to find fault with someone; to rebuke or scold someone (not as strong as castigate, stronger than chide); admonish; rebuke; reproach; lambast; berate

Jesus Saves Souls!

Jesus Saves Souls!

@jcrabbjr.bsky.social

Matthew 11:20
[20]Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

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Pungent

1. a really bad smell or nasty taste; caustic; bitting; tart; sharp 2. can also be used when describing a comment that is sarcastic, scathing, sharp or mean comment.

Lost Reflector

Lost Reflector

@lostreflector.bsky.social

Getting on a plane doused in pungent cologne or perfume is psychotic behavior. WTF how bad do you have to smell to need to camouflage your stank this badly

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