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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

editaurus

@davesegal.bsky.social

I will never tire of ESL European publicists using the adorable solecism “infos.”

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Ossify

Turn into bone or bony tissue; to become riggid or inflexible in habits or attitudes

maggie schreiter

@squishythings.com

DID U NO: it's not the time to ossify, not the end of wondering why

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Kindle

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

Thomas McAuley

@wakapoet.bsky.social

A stormy night at a hut in the mountains.

真柴たく篠の庵の夕煙いとどかすかにふく嵐かな

Brushwood kindled
In a hut of bamboo thatch
Smoke arising in the evening,
Become faint, indeed, in
The gusting storm!

Shunzei-kyō no musume-shū 3

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Meticulous

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

LeeDay22

@leeday22.bsky.social

Sonny Gray, star @redsox.com pitcher at 36 years old, in his 14th season having his best season with 17-4 record and 2.69 ERA so far. His passion for the craft of pitching and meticulous work between starts keeps him tops. Not named an All Star, heading to Cy Young award. @bostonglobe.com

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Confound

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

Lars

@larshalbracken.bsky.social

https://www.maptap.gg September 10
96🏅 92👑 99🔥 75🤗 88🎓
Final score: 875

China continues to confound

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Placate

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

Sarafiyah

@sarafiyah.bsky.social

Lukewarm "allies" are out in full force right now, trying to placate trans people and insist we shouldn't worry about losing our rights to the left, too.

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Apostate

a person who leaves or renounces their religion or political beliefs or some other principal; defector; traitor; decenter; turncoat

The Freethinker

@thefreethinkermag.bsky.social

Another new Freethought History Webinar, coming soon! Michael Lloyd-Jones on Joseph McCabe, apostate monk, exposer of the Catholic Church, and scourge of the supernatural.

https://freethinker.co.uk/2026/09/freethought-history-webinar-14-joseph-mccabe-apostate-monk-and-scourge-of-the-supernatural-with-michael-lloyd-jones-6-october-2026/

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Pithy

concise; expressive without using many words; terse; crisp; succinct

Trevor Bartlett

@trevorbartlett.bsky.social

I feel like with this mystery thing still growing in my throat I should probably rewatch HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING so at least I’ll have some pithy quotes to toss around at my CAT scan.

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Sublime

lofty thought or lofty language; beautiful or outstanding; exalted; elevated; glorious; superb; splendid; noble

Ryan Boyd

@ryanboyd.bsky.social

Sublime is the Grateful Dead of California

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Symbiosis

when there are two organisms living in close proximity to each other and by associating with each other they have an advantage (ex. bacteria in your stomach)

glass beach lyrics

@glassbeachlyrics.bsky.social

yeah we used to
play piano, placing palms in perfect patterns
crave capsaicin in useless coups of connate caverns
sing succinctly, symbiotic, democratic
swing so sweetly, semiotics semiautomatic

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