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List of words and their meaning¹

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proscribe   📵🚫    (prō-skrīb′)

To condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful; prohibit.


gruelling   🔝🔚     (ˈɡruːəlɪŋ)

Trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion; punishing. 


unsuspecting  🙈🕳️  (ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ)

Unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting.


bogus   🆔🛂   (ˈbəʊɡəs)

Not genuine : counterfeit, sham.


doubtless  😉👌🏻  (ˈdaʊtlɪs)


Without any doubt/s. Certain\probably.


gender nonconforming  ⚧️🚻


Having a gender expression that does not conform to gender norms. They're more likely to be described as part of the "others|0" category, besides the "M/F\X".


befriend  👥 🤝  (bɪˈfrɛnd)


To become or act as a friend to someone.


abstruse  🤯🙊  (ăb-stro͞os′, əb-)


difficult to comprehend; recondite.


voluble  🗣️🗯️  (vŏl′yə-bəl)


Rotating\characterized by ready or rapid speech : glib, fluent.


cataract  👁️🏞️  (kăt′ə-răkt′)


It refers to a clouding of the lens of the eye that obstructs the passage of light. \ It's often used in literature to allude to a waterfall.


eloquent  🎙️💬  (ĕl′ə-kwənt)


Marked by forceful and fluent expression. Revealing.


wrestle  🤼🥊  (rĕs′əl)


(Figurative) to contend, grapple with, struggle”.


comforter  🫂🛏️  (ˈkʌmfətə)


A person or thing that comforts. Commiserates with someone who has had misfortune. Device used for an infant to suck or bite on. A quilted bedcover. A narrow, long, typically woolen neck scarf. In Christianity: The Holy Spirit.


impute     🧑🏻‍⚖️📜     (ĭm-pyo͞ot′)


To consider something, such as a motive, act, or emotion, to a person or thing; to assert that the person or thing is guilty of that motive, act, emotion, etc.


copycat    📠😺    (kŏp′ē-kăt′)


One who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another; mimic.


blackguard   🤬🗯️   (blăg′ərd, -ärd′)


 A thoroughly unprincipled person; a scoundrel.  To ridicule or denounce with abusive language.


glasshouse    🪟🪴   (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs)


A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.


intransigent  🚷⛔  (ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒənt)


Not open to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason; inflexible.


progeny      🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🧑‍🧑‍🧒      (prŏj′ə-nē)


Offspring, brood or descendants. It can be used to describe the children of humans, animals, or even the seeds of plants. 


tutelary    😇👼🏻    (to͞ot′l-ĕr′ē, tyo͞ot′-)


0f or relating to a guardian or guardianship.


apologia    📝🙏🏼    (ăp′ə-lō′jē-ə, -jə)


From Greek verb apologeîsthai, meaning "to speak in defense; defend oneself.


egotist    🤳🏼🙎🏻‍♂️    (ē′gə-tĭst)



A conceited, boastful person. Characterized by selfish, self-centered people.


axiomatic   🪵🌅    (ăk′sē-ə-măt′ĭk)


Pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident. Aphoristic.


jeopardize    💥💨    (jĕp′ər-dīz′)


Verb [with object]: to put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.


emancipation   🙌🏻⛓️  (ĭ-măn′sə-pā′shən)


The act of freeing someone from the restraint, control, or power of another. It is used especially for the act of freeing someone from slavery.


taciturn    🤐😶    (tăs′ĭ-tûrn′)


Habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech; saying little.


curse    😡👺     (kûrs)


To complain and\or say one or more swearwords. To wish misfortune upon someone or something. 


solstitial     🏙️🌞   (sōl′stĭs, sŏl′-, sôl′-)


Adj. related to a solstice: one of the two times of the year when the positioning and tilt of Earth relative to the sun results in the most amount of daylight time or the least amount of daylight time in a single day.


litmus test  ☑️❌


A litmus test is something (such as an opinion about a political or moral issue) that is used to make a judgment about whether someone or something is acceptable.


wherewithal   💲✍🏼  (wâr′wĭth-ôl′, -wĭth-, hwâr′-)


If you have the wherewithal to do something, it means you've got what you need –skills, resources, energy, support or money– to make it happen.


noisome    🤮♨️    (noi′səm)


A formal and literary word used to describe things that are very unpleasant or disgusting; it is used especially to describe offensive smells.


blister      🆖🫧     (blĭs′tər)


A swelling containing air or liquid, as on a painted surface. \ Slang: an irritating person /  To attack verbally with great scorn or sarcasm. To criticize or rebuke severely.


populate (to)     👥👣    (pŏp′yə-lāt′)


•As in to inhabit…

.. ..to supply with inhabitants·


glair     🍳🥣      (glâr)


The white of an egg. / Any viscous substance like egg white. \ to coat with such substance.


restive     🌪️🌊     (rĕs′tĭv)


A person or group feeling impatience or uneasiness. / Someone who is stubbornly resistant to control.


uncultivated    🍄🐽    (ŭn-kŭl′tə-vā′tĭd)


Adj.| Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods. / Socially unpolished, uncultured, or unrefined.


mugwump     🫤🤔   (mŭg′wŭmp′)


A person who is unable to make up their mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.


spectral       😱👻     (spĕk′trəl)


Adj | Of or like a ghost.



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¹ Extracted from: 


https://www.oed.com/?tl=true

https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/35764/flashcards

 https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.thesaurus.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/learning/word-of-the-day-simpatico.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/ill-get-it-sorted-out.3599393/


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List of words and their meaning¹

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alias  👤🆔   /
ˈā-lē-əs/ 


Used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.


 antithetical  🆚☯️  /ˌan-tə-ˈthe-ti-kəl/ 


Sharply contrasted in character or purpose. Unlike or opposed to. 


 argot  🗣️👥  /är-(ˌ)gō/ 


A characteristic language of a particular group. The jargon, lingo or slang of certain group or class.


 bastion  🧱🛡️  /ˈbas-chən/ 


Projecting part of a rampart, a fortification, a stronghold, or something that defends or preserves a principle or way of life.


bumptious 😾💢  /ˈbəm(p)-shəs/ 


Offensively self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.

 

chagrin 😣😫  /shə-ˈgrin/ 


Strong distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.

 

commemorate 📆📌  /kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrāt/ 


Call to remembrance.

 

convoluted 🤯🫨 /ˈkän-və-ˌlü-təd/ 


Highly complex, difficult to follow or intricately presented.

 

darling  🧑‍🤝‍🧑👩‍❤️‍👨  /ˈ där-liŋ/ 


A special loved one.


exculpate 🙌🏻⛓️‍💥 /ˈ ek-(ˌ)skəl-ˌpāt/ 


Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.


fiasco 🥴🫣  /fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō/ 


A complete failure or collapse.


gloss 🪞💎  /ˈgläs/ 


Bright or luster on a smooth surface. The property of being smooth and shiny. 

 

guffaw  😆 🤣   /ɡəˈfɑ/


A burst of loud and hearty laughter.  A belly **LOL**: a »LMAO« that bubbles up with good feeling and plenty of volume.

 

gust  💨🍃  /ˈgəst/ 


A strong current of air.


hapless  😞😿  /ˈha-pləs/ 


Unfortunate and deserving pity.


hasten ⚡🐎.  /ˈheɪ.sən/


Move fast.


impervious  ☔🐚  /(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs/


Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected. Impenetrable.

 

interminable  🔚♾️  /(ˌ)in-ˈtər-mə-nə-bəl/ 


Tiresomely long; seemingly without end.


modicum   🤏🏻👛   /ˈmä-di-kəm/ 


A small, or moderate or token amount.


nascent   🚼🐣   /ˈna-sᵊnt/


Being born or beginning.


nickname


A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.


opportune  🔛✅   /ˌ`ä`-pər-ˈtün`/ 


Suitable or advantageous, especially for a particular purpose. Occurring at an appropriate time.


plethora  ❤️‍🔥🩸  /ˈplé-thə-rə/ 


Extreme excess (i.e. -of blood).


sleuth  🕵🏼‍♀️👩🏼‍💻   /ˈslüth/ 


A detective who follows a trail.

 

talisman  ✝️🎍 /ˈta-ləs-mən/


A trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil. An object held to act as a charm to avert bad energies and bring good fortune


uncanny   👽🔮   /ˌən-ˈka-nē/


Surpassing the ordinary, normal or expected. Seeming to have a supernatural character or origin.


voluble  🗨️🆙   /ˈväl-yə-bəl/


Marked by a ready flow of speech. Suggests a free, easy, and unending loquacity.


a.k.a.


Indeed an initialism, not an acronym, which literally means: "Also known as" …&\or named at another time or place.


apotropaic 🪬🧿  /ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/


Having the power to prevent evil or bad luck. An agent intended to ward off negative vibes.


mercurial 🌡️🔃   /(ˌ)mər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-əl/


Liable to sudden unpredictable change.


Scaphopoda  🐙🪸  /skəˈfäpədə/


Small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells. A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – tusk shells.


scuttlebutt  👁️‍🗨️💬  /ˈskə-tᵊl-ˌbət/


A report about the behavior of other people. Rumor, gossip. \ A drinking fountain on a ship.


snoring    😴🛏️   /ˈsnȯrĩng/


The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound.


underworld   👻🪦  /ˈən-dər-ˌwərld/


—As in religion– the place of the dead.


upvote  👍🏾✔️  /ˈʌpˌvoʊt/


–In an online context— register approval of or agreement with (a post or poster) by means of a particular icon.


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** Laughing 0ut Loud = LΩL

» Laughing My Ass Off ≈ lma()

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¹ Extracted from: 

https://www.oed.com/?tl=true

https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/35764/flashcards

https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.thesaurus.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki


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