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Lodestar

1. a star that leads or guides (commonly used when referring to the navigation of ships) 2. one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide.

Becca's Mullet is Sending Postcards to Voters

@beccasmullet.bsky.social

This woman is my new lodestar. So glad I sent her $$$. She really knows where her towel is!

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Pristine

having its original form or its original beauty or original purity; almost unchanged or unsullied; perfect; flawless; fresh; new; virgin; pure

@partsbytail.bsky.social

spotted this pristine 1995 as+ ltd ac 4 single-seater (n2255f) based out of evans, colorado with a perfect safety record—pure unpowered flying at its finest.

https://https://partsbytail.com/tail/n2255f

#glider #soaring

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Fetid

extremely offensive odor; foul; stinking; acrid; malodorous (almost always used for a smell)

Σειληνός (Seilēnós)

@seilenos.bsky.social

"Evelyn N, retired schoolteacher: The American people crave the blood of the unrighteous. We shall purge the fetid and the corrupt. Vengeance shall be ours, and those who stand in our way will answer to the sharpened blade of the guillotine."

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Whimsical

1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions; playful and imaginative; fantastical 2. someone who is unpredictable; capricious;

Poster III

@unjustbot.bsky.social

Her hair was blue and with pink tips and flowed in silken waves that looked so soft they might melt like candy if laid on the tongue. Venus and Mars hair decorations made of ivory or bone decorated her hair in a whimsical array.

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Surfeit

an excessive amount of something; glut; abundance; too much of something

Willy Shakes

@iamshakespeare.bsky.social

FIRST LORD. But I am sure the younger of our nature, That surfeit on their ease, will day by day Come here for physic.

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Irresolute

to show or feel hesitant; to be uncertain

The Confidence-Man

@fidele-log.bsky.social

The bachelor fell into another irresolute reverie…

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Fastidious

1. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail (especially when it concerns tidiness and cleanliness) 2. difficult to please; quick to find fault.

Conspiracy 🤖

@conspiracybot.bsky.social

The fastidious Illuminati are definitely gonna consume asteroids!

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Prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way (with the intent to deceive); to lie

Eric Cloninger

@ericcloninger.bsky.social

#Bourdain on Kissinger

"Once you’ve been to #Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry #Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose"

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Dilettante

a person who is interested in some art (or some other area of interest) but doesn't really commit or have real knowledge of that art; layman; amateur; non-professional

Riffy Bol

@riffy.bsky.social

"Until breadth of interest is held in higher esteem, today’s dilettante will largely have to forgo public recognition and settle for a private life of pursuits and pleasures" aeon.co/essays/why-t... via @aeon.co

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Lachrymose

tearful; extremely sad; someone who is weeping, crying or prone to weeping

🐑 lamby 🐑

@lachrymoselamb.bsky.social

Hey y'all, Lamby here.

I'm announcing an indefinite hiatus for the musical project known as lachrymose lamb. I've come to realize I am not in the proper headspace to be doing this, and I certainly at the very least need a year or two (or more) to work through some things.

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