Thought it was flotilla
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POLITICS
derived from the word Poly meaning many and Ticks meaning blood sucking parasites
derived from the word Poly meaning many and Ticks meaning blood sucking parasites
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Or convoy? Hey ho.
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Are we about to "Roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA"?
That's a big 10/4 there Rubber Duck
That's a big 10/4 there Rubber Duck
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disparate
adjective | DISS-puh-rut
What It Means
Disparate things are noticeably distinct in quality or character. Disparate can also describe something that contains or is made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.
The proposed law has the support of a disparate collection of interest groups.
adjective | DISS-puh-rut
What It Means
Disparate things are noticeably distinct in quality or character. Disparate can also describe something that contains or is made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.
The proposed law has the support of a disparate collection of interest groups.
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I like that!stattointhailand wrote: ↑March 26, 2023, 9:07 pmPOLITICS
derived from the word Poly meaning many and Ticks meaning blood sucking parasites
Actually, it comes from Greek, Πολιτικά, Aristotle's eight volume tome on political philosophy. In case anyone wants to read it, here's the Loeb edition of the entire work, which has the original Greek and the English translation on facing pages.
https://www.amazon.com/Aristotle-Politi ... 674992911/
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bildungsroman
noun | BIL-doonks-roh-mahn
What It Means
A bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character.
She was thrilled to discover that the next book on the syllabus was a bildungsroman by her favorite author.
noun | BIL-doonks-roh-mahn
What It Means
A bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character.
She was thrilled to discover that the next book on the syllabus was a bildungsroman by her favorite author.
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So its got nowt to do with a German Newspaper (Bild) report about excrements (dungs) in Ancient Italy (Roman)
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Well. I was trying to think of an example and Great Expectations came to mind but then I said no. Pip ends the book by running way to India after losing all his money and Estella marries a brute who beats her up...so quite bleak if you think about it.
Pride and Prejudice might be a better example.
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What's the opposite of bildungsroman? I rather enjoyed reading of the moral and psychological disintegration of your typical Dostoyevsky protagonist. I really liked the dude who took out the old usurer. What a tale that one was.
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immaculate
adjective | ih-MAK-yuh-lut
What It Means
Immaculate means "spotlessly clean" or "without flaw or error." In botany and zoology, the word describes beings that have no colored spots or marks.
Despite the constant demands of school and fatherhood, Javier kept an immaculate home, tidying up whenever the opportunity arose.
Even a minor scandal has the power to tarnish an otherwise immaculate reputation.
adjective | ih-MAK-yuh-lut
What It Means
Immaculate means "spotlessly clean" or "without flaw or error." In botany and zoology, the word describes beings that have no colored spots or marks.
Despite the constant demands of school and fatherhood, Javier kept an immaculate home, tidying up whenever the opportunity arose.
Even a minor scandal has the power to tarnish an otherwise immaculate reputation.
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Crime and Punishment? I had to look up the books, I haven't read him.
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golem
noun | GOH-lum
What It Means
Golem refers in Jewish folklore to an artificial humanoid being endowed with life. It can also refer to someone or something (such as a robot) resembling such a being.
She came to regard her punctilious supervisor as a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in his life.
noun | GOH-lum
What It Means
Golem refers in Jewish folklore to an artificial humanoid being endowed with life. It can also refer to someone or something (such as a robot) resembling such a being.
She came to regard her punctilious supervisor as a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in his life.
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I know but I'm not as clever as the rest of you, Barry, I'm not widely read (still on the Ladybird series, readers).
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They have been re named to various identifiable gender bird books and banned in Florida