censorious
(en)
(adjective) marked by or given to censure; severely critical of others
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"Did I look censorious?" Igor said, batting his eyelashes.
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"Did I look censorious?" Igor said, batting his eyelashes.
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7 years, 7 months ago
osculating
(en)
(verb) kiss
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a young gentleman with whom she's been osculating on the front porch
strange
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a young gentleman with whom she's been osculating on the front porch
strange
7 years, 7 months ago
ingress
(en)
(noun) the act of entering; entrance / (noun) the power or liberty of entrance or access
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stuffing steel wool into every conceivable ingress point
(to keep out mice)
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stuffing steel wool into every conceivable ingress point
(to keep out mice)
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7 years, 7 months ago
anisotropy
(en)
(adjective) exhibiting properties with different values when measured in different directions
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the anisotropy of gendered relationships
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the anisotropy of gendered relationships
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temerity
(en)
(noun) unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; rashness recklessness / (noun) a rash or reckless act
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Too giddy with temerity to eat
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Too giddy with temerity to eat
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7 years, 7 months ago
spießig
(en)
(pejorative) bourgeois, narrow-minded, middle-class, common
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she found the furnishings and conversations out there unbearably spießig, dowdy, philistine
about Katya's aversion to the suburbs
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she found the furnishings and conversations out there unbearably spießig, dowdy, philistine
about Katya's aversion to the suburbs
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7 years, 7 months ago
rectory
(en)
(noun) a benefice held by a rector / (noun) a residence of a rector or a parish priest
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Living in the basement of a rectory
about Andreas' early days
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Living in the basement of a rectory
about Andreas' early days
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7 years, 7 months ago
Abitur
(en)
university-preparatory school leaving qualification in Germany, Lithuania, Finland, and Estonia (similar to A-levels)
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ended up working as a secretary after her Abitur
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ended up working as a secretary after her Abitur
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7 years, 7 months ago
Stasi
(en)
abbreviation for the Ministry for State Security, the official state security service for East Germany from 1950-1990
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"We can go directly to the Stasi," he said.
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7 years, 7 months ago
"We can go directly to the Stasi," he said.
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7 years, 7 months ago
sententia
(en)
a brief moral saying taken from ancient or popular or other sources, often quoted without context; as an adjective, means either given to aphoristic expression, or just referring to an aphoristic expression. or: 'in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements'
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his father replying "From each according to his ability" or something similarly sententious and correct
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his father replying "From each according to his ability" or something similarly sententious and correct
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7 years, 7 months ago