expiate
(en)
atone for (guilt or sin)
285
it gave him an opportunity to expiate his guilt
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it gave him an opportunity to expiate his guilt
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9 years, 1 month ago
intifada
(en)
(noun) uprising rebellion / (noun) an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
288
Her body was protesting itself, staging an immune-system intifada
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Her body was protesting itself, staging an immune-system intifada
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proleptic
(en)
(adj) anticipatory; a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to their own argument and then immediately answers it; also called procatalepsis
305
"Procatalepsis is for pussies," like you used to say.
didn't realise it was the same as prolepsis
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"Procatalepsis is for pussies," like you used to say.
didn't realise it was the same as prolepsis
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9 years, 1 month ago
cicatrix
(en)
(noun) a scar resulting from formation and contraction of fibrous tissue in a wound / (noun) a mark resembling a scar especially when caused by the previous attachment of an organ or part (as a leaf)
334
The grass was cicatriced and shiny from the day's trample
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The grass was cicatriced and shiny from the day's trample
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9 years, 1 month ago