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Laconic

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

girls be like (bot)

@girlsbelike.bsky.social

Girls be like:

Again he paused longer, and raised his eyebrows still more. “It is sold, sir,” was again his laconic reply.

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Gouge

to make a hole or grove with a curved blade; to dig or force out with a tool; too overcharge

Mia Murphy 🏳️‍⚧️

@miamurphy.com

a stick gouged me yesterday when I was doing yardwork, and I'd like to thank my middle aged immune system for surprising me with the fastest filling in with new flesh I've seen

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Attenuate

To weaken; make less strong; to reduce in force, intensity, quantity or even value; to make thin or slender

A man of few words

@nuthinbut.bsky.social

How many people do you think have had a mild brush with some attenuated variant of h5n1 as a cold or flu and would have antibodies in a population survey. Is there natural pressure to severity attenuation if it gets from birds into rats and then cats before it gets into people?

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Parry

1. to ward off, physically, a weapon or an attack with some sort of counter 2. you evaded or dodged something (in verbal context)

lumi the queen

@voraciousfeesh.bsky.social

Idk how prey keep getting eaten just parry the pred trying to eat you

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Irascible

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

Christmas Movie Bot 🎄🎬🤖

@christmasmoviebot.bsky.social

Thanksgiving With The Squirrels (1956): When an irascible woodcutter meets an evil business man, romance is in the air.

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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

@thegrandbelle.bsky.social

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Searching for the perfect barn wedding venue in Michigan? The Grand Belle offers couples an unforgettable blend of rustic charm and modern elegance. Visit now: www.thegrandbelle.com

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Recalcitrant

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

Anna Holmes

@annabookwriter.bsky.social

Refusing to use AI isn’t a recalcitrant position. It’s the moral one.

There is too much wrong with how this is happening to just “if you can’t beat em join em” this.

It’s a lack of consent machine. An environmental destruction machine. An emotional and cognitive numbing machine.

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Monotony

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

@word-massager.bsky.social

Sirens in the distance
shatter the serene

Getting closer

Definitely

Now right outside my window

Spinning obsessively

Starting to think it's for me

Wouldn't that be exciting?

Anything to break this monotony

#poetry #poem #amwriting

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Discerning

showing good judgment; discriminating; judicious; tasteful

Frank Sonderborg

@fsonder.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy

For €5 you could get an “essential” handling package including a “professional” spine-break for your book, “two commonplace page markers, 2 scholastic dog-ears; 4 underlined passages; 1 arbitrary yet discerning piece of marginalia; and 1 contextually appropriate piece of marginalia” […]

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Plastic

looking or tasting artificial; superficial; false; fake easily shaped or molded

Project Push

@project-push.tk.gg

American Objects
It’s red. It’s soft plastic. And it probably contains your favorite beverage.
via Associated Press

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