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D.T. Max
fantods
(en)
feeling of deep fear or repulsion
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farrago
(en)
a confused mixture
47
fronds
(en)
the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant
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the fronds tend to occupy angles that are sort of Lovecraftian
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the fronds tend to occupy angles that are sort of Lovecraftian
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prosopopoeia
(en)
a figure of speech in which an abstract thing is personified OR an imagined or absent person or thing is represented as speaking (literally, "mask-making")
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defined as "a literary trope for the voice of an absent speaker"
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defined as "a literary trope for the voice of an absent speaker"
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ukase
(en)
an edict of the Russian government OR an arbitrary command
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The story ably frustrates the MFA ukase, the order to "hook" the reader fast.
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The story ably frustrates the MFA ukase, the order to "hook" the reader fast.
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brio
(en)
(noun) brilliance, panache, quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
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caballero
(es)
a Spanish or Mexican gentleman (the Spanish word for gentleman)
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they think I am an okay caballero
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they think I am an okay caballero
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prolegomena
(en)
a critical or discursive introduction to a book (from Ancient Greek)
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prolegomena to any future uprising
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prolegomena to any future uprising
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sedulous
(en)
(adjective) involving or accomplished with careful perseverance / (adjective) diligent in application or pursuit
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sedulously kept apart from his colleagues
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sedulously kept apart from his colleagues
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limn
(en)
(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light
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There was no reason to think that limning a hopeless condition would show a way out
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There was no reason to think that limning a hopeless condition would show a way out
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