epicurean
(en)
(adj) fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking
6
abreaction
(en)
(noun) the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist
49
In here the tiny office space is the cave of an oracle: steam drifting, sybilline cries arriving out of the darkness . . . Abreactions of the Lord of the Night. . . .
strange
2 years ago
In here the tiny office space is the cave of an oracle: steam drifting, sybilline cries arriving out of the darkness . . . Abreactions of the Lord of the Night. . . .
strange
2 years ago
pallid
(en)
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull
59
the sights taking their lead aslant purple hills to pallid sky
notable
2 years ago
the sights taking their lead aslant purple hills to pallid sky
notable
2 years ago
bight
(en)
(noun) a bend in a coast forming an open bay / (noun) a bay formed by such a bend / (noun) a slack part or loop in a rope / (geographical name) the N section of Gulf of Guinea W Africa SW of Nigeria / (geographical name) the E section of Gulf of Guinea W Africa / (geographical name) / (geographical name) wide bay on S coast of Australia; part of Indian Ocean
78
where he conquered a bight of no man's land some 40 yards at its deepest, with a wastage of only 70% of his unit
damn this is so funny
uncertain
2 years ago
where he conquered a bight of no man's land some 40 yards at its deepest, with a wastage of only 70% of his unit
damn this is so funny
uncertain
2 years ago
cucurbitaceous
(en)
the family of plants that inculdes cucumbers
81
such cucurbitaceous improbabilities as Ernest Pudding's Gourd Surprise—yes, there is something sadistic about recipes with "Surprise" in the title
lmao
uncertain
2 years ago
such cucurbitaceous improbabilities as Ernest Pudding's Gourd Surprise—yes, there is something sadistic about recipes with "Surprise" in the title
lmao
uncertain
2 years ago
refulgent
(en)
(noun) a radiant or resplendent quality or state; brilliance
186
Gulls begin to wail, the garment on Slothrop blazes into a refulgent life of its own
notable
2 years ago
Gulls begin to wail, the garment on Slothrop blazes into a refulgent life of its own
notable
2 years ago
bight
(en)
(noun) a bend in a coast forming an open bay / (noun) a bay formed by such a bend / (noun) a slack part or loop in a rope / (geographical name) the N section of Gulf of Guinea W Africa SW of Nigeria / (geographical name) the E section of Gulf of Guinea W Africa / (geographical name) / (geographical name) wide bay on S coast of Australia; part of Indian Ocean
314
Slack has been disappearing inch by inch from the bight of cable
notable
2 years ago
Slack has been disappearing inch by inch from the bight of cable
notable
2 years ago
preterite
(en)
(adjective) bygone former / (noun) past tense
320
factotum
(en)
(noun) a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities / (noun) a general servant
351
Chu Piang, the Chinese factotum in the red dzurt, knows something of this
i keep thinking this means bureaucrat but it really means more like manservant
confirm
2 years ago
Chu Piang, the Chinese factotum in the red dzurt, knows something of this
i keep thinking this means bureaucrat but it really means more like manservant
confirm
2 years ago
talion
(en)
(from the Latin talio) a retaliation authorized by law, in which the punishment corresponds in kind and degree to the injury (eye for an eye)
355
Simple talion may be fine for wartime, but politics between wars demands symmetry and a more elegant idea of justice, even to the point of masquerading
uncertain
2 years ago
Simple talion may be fine for wartime, but politics between wars demands symmetry and a more elegant idea of justice, even to the point of masquerading
uncertain
2 years ago