jouissance
(fr)
physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain
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ars poetica
(la)
"the art of poetry"; also a poem written by Roman poet Horace in 19 BC, in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama
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No ideas, only intellectual property; no avant-garde, only controversy; no ars poetica, only personal essays; no major writers, only writing majors.
Linda on writing workshops. the last bit is mildly funny
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No ideas, only intellectual property; no avant-garde, only controversy; no ars poetica, only personal essays; no major writers, only writing majors.
Linda on writing workshops. the last bit is mildly funny
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rheometer
(en)
(noun) an instrument for measuring flow (as of viscous substances)
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lathe
(en)
(noun) a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool / (verb) to cut or shape with a lathe
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the Instron like an upended lathe, machines far harder to replace thatn he was
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the Instron like an upended lathe, machines far harder to replace thatn he was
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vitiligo
(en)
(noun) a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body
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He stepped into the bathtub stained with a vitiligo of scum.
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He stepped into the bathtub stained with a vitiligo of scum.
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carburetion
(en)
(noun) the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine
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Over the embarrassment and pity and a feeble carburetion of lust, he mainly felt annoyed
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Over the embarrassment and pity and a feeble carburetion of lust, he mainly felt annoyed
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vertiginous
(en)
causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep
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the vertiginous awareness of disrobing in front of your computer
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the vertiginous awareness of disrobing in front of your computer
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obviate
(en)
(verb) to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)
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He'd obviated most errands when he'd started ordering everything online
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He'd obviated most errands when he'd started ordering everything online
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fractious
(en)
difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome
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the left's apathy and single-issue fractiousness and the right's hypocritical moralizing
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the left's apathy and single-issue fractiousness and the right's hypocritical moralizing
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ptoses
(en)
(noun) a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part / (noun) a drooping of the upper eyelid
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a stubbly, ptotic man
figured it was some repelling medical condition
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a stubbly, ptotic man
figured it was some repelling medical condition
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