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Bucolic

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and rural/country life*

Scripps National Spelling Bee

@scrippsbee.bsky.social

#Speller240 Suhani Joshi from VA has answered the vocabulary question for the word bucolic incorrectly. https://spellingbee.com/speller-summary/240 #spellingbee

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Jargon

the language or words someone uses that is particular a certain job, trade or group; any speech or writing that you don't understand; jibberish

Pondero.ai

@pondero-ai.bsky.social

A simple explanation of what Large Language Models (LLMs) are, how they work, and why they matter for everyone. No jargon, just the basics.

https://pondero.ai/beginners/guides/2026-05-02-what-is-an-llm-eli5/

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Innocuous

not harmful; not offensive; safe; not toxic; innocent

Worbler

@worbler.bsky.social

now playing on uncertain.fm » LCD Soundsystem, "get innocuous (electric lady sessions)"

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Solecism

A grammatical mistake or an ungramatical usage; breaching good etiquette or manners; in general some sort of error or mistake

Brian Phillips

@brianphillips.lol

I deleted a post because it had contained a solecism, a tiny one, nothing that confused the meaning of the sentence, and since then I've been too demoralized to rewrite it. This is how I will ultimately prevail over the AI industry, the global oligarchy, and Donald Trump

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Taciturn

a quiet person; a person who doesn't share very much (doesn't mean they are bad); untalkative; tight-lipped;

david c. porter (read NTTN)

@davidcporter.net

you don't hear much about people becoming taciturn anymore

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Kindle

To start a fire; Stir somthing up; Begin somthing; rouse emotions; excite

IncidenceMatrix

@incidencematrix.bsky.social

Arguably, I did not need a 2x3 Crown Graphic. But once I had established that I could get the 2x3 Speed et al. into a carry-on, the desire for the *just slightly* thinner/lighter version of the same thing was kindled. In the end, it would overtake me.

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Meticulous

showing great attention to detail; being very careful and precise; careful; diligent

Akerix EN

@akerix-en.bsky.social

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper Restored

In a major cultural milestone, after 22 years of meticulous restoration work, Le…

#Akerix #LastSupperRestoration #LeonardoDaVinci
https://akerix.com/on-this-day/05-28-en-milan-italia-el-real-madrid-c-f-obtiene-su-undecima-liga-de-campeones-de-la-u-2016

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Confound

Cause surprise or confusion (especially something that is counter to their expectations)

tetra.fm

@fatdragon.bsky.social

i can only hope i continue to confound everyone with everything i post

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Placate

to make someone who is angry or hostile, less angry; make calmer; make more reasonable

CanuckFella

@canuckfella.bsky.social

Danielle Smith putting her own political fortunes ahead of Albertans and Canadians is infuriating. Her decision to placate a minority of separatists just maintains this festering cesspool and, with it, the malignancy of foreign interference. Criminal
#Cdnpoli
https://youtu.be/S0xFcGUPiis?si=E0f5Taj9d1BjM2Ub?...

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Felicitous

well chosen or suited to the circumstances; appropriate secondary meaning: pleasing or fortunate

Thomas J. Kitson

@thatiliazdguy.bsky.social

The fifth hymn, 'Ad Incensum Lucernæ,' is glorious with passionate colour and felicitous cadence, be he describing with precious solicitude for Christian archæology the different means of artistic lighting, flambeaux, candles, lamps,

#GeorgeMoore #AMereAccident

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