Swear in: to initiate someone into office in a solemn ceremony with the use of swear words.
Bad language
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Swear in: to initiate someone into office in a solemn ceremony with the use of swear words.
Bad language
Bad language: Well, as Classicists say, the only good language is a dead language.
Specious
Specious - of, or pertaining to, a category of animals or plants.
desideratum
Desideratum: Something desired that one does not already have. A sense of lack and therefore a source of suffering.
Antipodes
Antipodes: a venerable fallback when seeking a rhyme for "Euripides"
Terse
Terse: Concise. Like this definition.
Interpret
Interpret: To translate into an understandable form. When one speaks through an interpreter, not knowing the language, you are at that person's mercy. Perhaps they say what you said, perhaps they said what they thought others would want to hear. I am positive this caused most of the Native American Wars here in the States.
Misconstrue:
Misconstrue: Miss Congeniality's clueless cousin
Wooly mammoth
Wooly Mammoth: An extinct elephant-like animal that may have inadvertently left enough DNA in specimens found in the ice to practice cloning them. When we finally do clone them, will they like the fact that their ancient, runt-like, pesky, hunting and gathering predator brought them back to life?
Unpack an Argument
Wooly mammoth: Elephant hippie stoned on grass that fell into the La Brea Tar Pits
Sorry!
Unpack an Argument: Rolling up the sleeves before a fight
Dishonest:
Dishonest: a prerequisite tendency for anyone in a position of authority, particularly politicians.
Wedlock
Wedlock: A prenuptial agreement.
Fathom
Fathom: to conceive; esp. for mermaids
Organic
Organic: A food or beverage label implying the product will cost more. Although most products benefit from the “organic” label, some products, like bottled water, are best without it.
Gluten-free
Gluten-free: A dietary cure for a disease nobody has.
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