Exacerbate

to make something worse; to make something more severe (often used in reference to feelings, illness or disease)

Sean

Sean

@shocktigan.bsky.social

The same multi-academy trust embroiled in a scandal where an autistic boy was restrained is now claiming MATs should decide how the ‘experts at hand’ SEND support money should be spent.

MATs are already an undemocratic law unto themselves. The white paper will exacerbate this problem.

#edusky

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Opaque

not able to be seen through; not transparent; impenetrable to light hard to understand; not clear

Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@indyposterboy.scot

Of all computer-related things that I've despised over the years the one that that still threatens a brain aneurism is printers. The process and instructions for connecting a printer, especially via a network, are universally opaque and obviously written by mutant salamanders living on Jupiter. 😡😡😡😡

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Empirical

based on or concerned with observation and experience (rather than just a theory); experiential; hands-on

Sociology papers (journals + SocArXiv)

Sociology papers (journals + SocArXiv)

@socpaperbot.bsky.social

Empirical Challenges in the Capability Approach: Measuring Capability Sets and Unfreedom through Counterfactual Comparisons This study addresses a fundamental challenge in the empirical application of the Capability Approach: the measurement of the “capability set” as an opportun
#sociology link

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Dissonance

1. a state of disagreement or conflict 2. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds; a lack of harmony among musical notes Note: Cognitive dissonance is defined as "the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change."

emotions scrapbook

emotions scrapbook

@affectingbot.bsky.social

For these characters, meeting the expectations of others rarely looks like a path to happiness. If there is one truly consistent theme threaded through all of his work, it is the dissonance between public acceptance and real fulfillment.

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Anachronism

A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists (especially something that is conspicuously old-fashioned)

✡︎ זה בעברית רק כדי להבריח אנטישמים ✡︎

✡︎ זה בעברית רק כדי להבריח אנטישמים ✡︎

@dikleyt.bsky.social

(shicker as Lot) on Purim?

or shicker as (Lot on Purim)?

because anachronism aside, the second would have to be pretty drunk

https://dikleyt.tumblr.com/post/814336052201472000/people-who-dont-get-shicker-as-lot-on-purim-are#notes

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Tortuous

full of twists and turns (typically used to describe winding dangerous roads) excessively long and complex (typically describing a convoluted argument)

Sam Workman

Sam Workman

@sam-workman.bsky.social

This week at the 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮, we're foraging for cocktails. Join us as we go on the hunt for Appalachian umami, discuss fungi, wild ramps, and the sometimes tortuous sometimes loving embrace of Appalachia. 🍸 #cocktails #CocktailCulture #Appalachia

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Candid

to be truthful and straightforward; frank

@newsthinkdaily.bsky.social

Candid Football Conversations #1406 FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2026 ஒளிபரப்பு உரிமைகள் இன்னும் இந்தியாவில் விற்கப்படவில்லை!

வகைகள்வகையைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்என்னைப் பற்றி (1)ஆப்பிரிக்கா (1,345)அமெரிக்கா (2,411)ஆசியா (5,509)பன்டெஸ்லிகா (2,809)மாநாடுகள் (539)இங்கிலாந்து (3,943)ஐரோப்பா (3,337)பிரான்ஸ்…

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