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Beneficent

a person who is generous (who is doing good)

𝔻𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕓𝕚𝕖

@alcibiades1234.bsky.social

Why make powerful and beneficent federal agencies that can and will be weaponized against us every few years? NOPE. Not anymore. Count me out for any support of such a thing, not anymore.

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Quibble

slight objection or criticism; argue or raise objections about something that is trivial

waltydunlop

@waltydunlop.bsky.social

BFI list article picking Laurel and Hardy's 6 best shorts / 6 best features. I've no quibble with what's in here - every single choice pretty much hits the nail on the head - but I lament the absence of my personal favourite short, "Liberty". Of course to fit it in you'd have to lose something else.

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Abscond

to leave quickly and secretly; typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft

Fr. Steven Clark

@frstevenclark.bsky.social

ABSCOND YOURSELVES FROM MY DOMESTIC VERDANT ESPLANADE! YE RAPSCALLIONS! — Curmudgeon who read the dictionary

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Baseness

lack of moral principles

☆》𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙉 𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙄𝘼 𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙎

@whenharmoniashines.bsky.social

AND AS I YEARN.
(The thing you fear most is not the daemon disdainous.)
I'LL BE RIGHT.
(The thing you fear most is your own baseness.)

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Patent

1. the official legal exclusive right to make or sell an invention for a set period of time 2. easily recognizable; obvious 3. open and unobstructed; failing to close; exposed; typically used in the medical context to describe a vessel, duct, or aperture Note: originates from the Latin patere, which means 'to lay open'

Chase Madar 🇬🇱🇵🇸

@madar.bsky.social

A real test of how far my home state has degenerated, if they choose this pharma patent scammer (a former associate of Martin Shkreli no less!) to govern them web.archive.org/web/20230629...

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Recapitulates

summarize and restate main points; restate briefly

NF Bot

@nfbot.bsky.social

Genetic activation of ERK2 recapitulates core neurodevelopmental features of Rasopathy syndromes in mice

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Conundrum

some sort of confusing, difficult problem or question; quandary; a dilemma

Knives

@swampknives.bsky.social

planning writing versus actually writing conundrum where you're like oh man I said I'd bare my soul. :/ guess I better do that

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Investiture

the action of formally investing a person with some honors or rank (ex. the ceremony where the Queen makes you a knight)

Le Parisien

@leparisien.fr

Fille d’un des fondateurs du Front national, elle avait obtenu 13,80 % des suffrages en 2014. Son investiture a été préférée à celle de Thierry Tsagalos, autre prétendant du parti.

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Syncopation

the normal rhythm or beat is shifted (a musical term); something that is happening in a slightly offbeat manner; counterpoint rhythm

Adam Sorber

@adamsorber.bsky.social

I think one of the most pretentious things you can do during the holidays is sing that version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen where the 2nd "comfort and joy" is quarter note triplets. It's an xmas carol, people, not a syncopation contest.

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Desiccate

To dry thoroughly

@prairiehouse.bsky.social

David Plouffe "is a big-brained guy." James Carville is a small, desiccated brained guy, who predicted Harris would win while the whole world knew she was going to lose big. He hasn't worked on a campaign for 30 years and only gets invited on right-wing shows.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-carville-wipeout-midterms-prediction-kayleigh-mcenany-fox-news_n_696bfb2de4b061d96a0cbb4f/amp

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