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Diffident

being timid, modest or shy due to a lack of self-cofidence

Jenn Burrill

Jenn Burrill

@jennburrill.bsky.social

This explains so much...

Hitler used tariffs to “liberate” Germany from a globalized world order & had a diffident disregard for financial matters with only a primitive grasp of economics.

Not only did he owe 400,000 DRM in back taxes, he believed “You have inflation only if you want it"

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Florid

1. having a red or flush complexion 2. excessively intricate or elaborate

Valerie Halla

Valerie Halla

@valeriehalla.dicot.moe

i've lived here for like eight years now but springs in the PNW still blow my freakin brains out as a former florida-dweller. i love seasons!!! turns out oregon is just as Florid as Florida, it's just that the flowers have to keep to a schedule

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Toady

a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important

Evil Bat Witch

Evil Bat Witch

@evilbatwitch.bsky.social

@noaa.gov being a trump toady is bad, mkay?

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Garrulous

excessively talkative; talkative; loquacious

Charlotte Walker

Charlotte Walker

@charlrwalker.bsky.social

#3GoodThings

1) A shopping trip to buy our new grandson some presents
2) An early birthday card for me which I naughtily opened instead of saving for Saturday
3) A joyous evening out with a crew of garrulous retirees

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Relegate

to send or put in an inferior position, place or condition; downgrade; lower; put down; move down

Peter Smith

Peter Smith

@redpeter99.bsky.social

Inspired by the likely Trump Putin deal over Ukraine, I've agreed with a Liverpool supporter to relegate Manchester United.

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Sardonic

characterized by bitter, scornful mocking; characterized by extreme and negative sarcasm; grimly mocking or cynical

Will Kellogg

Will Kellogg

@willkellogg.bsky.social

Honestly I think CRJ and Lena Dunham are a really good match for a musical of 10 Things I Hate About You, like Carly’s euphoric pop and Lena’s more sardonic sensibility feels like the exact right combo for that material

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Pedantic

overly perfectionist; too fussy over minor details

Jack Blackburn

Jack Blackburn

@hackblackburn.bsky.social

I’m going to attack today, fuelled by fury at the obtuse and the needlessly pedantic

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Deface

to spoil the surface or appearance of something (usually by drawing, writing, scuffing or breaking)

Stella, Sandwich Enjoyer

Stella, Sandwich Enjoyer

@evilgoblin.wedding

If I was willing to deface a public good I would edit the wikipedia page on anxiety to just say they are all mad at you thousands of times.

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Vernal

pertaining to spring; appearing in spring; spring-like; youthul; fresh; new

Stilldan

Stilldan

@stilldan.bsky.social

I woke up in the underbrush feeling randy so I crawled across the road to a vernal pool hoping for a Big Night.

-Penthouse Letters Amphibian Edition

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Desiccate

To dry thoroughly

beeef14

beeef14

@bearfucker.bsky.social

Wait who made it desiccate instead of dessicate

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