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Debutante

an upper-class young woman making a debut into society

NOS Sport

@sport.nos.nl

Annan heeft selectie EK hockey rond; debutante Van Gils wint vertrouwen bondscoach

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Axiom

a self-evident truth; universally accepted truth

Martin Ehl :bot:

@martinczv4eu.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy

Martin Ehl (also @martinehl.bsky.social) 𝕏🔁 @Sulkhan@twitter.com:

The Kremlin’s propagandists woke up to a real problem this morning, and it isn’t Drapatyi.

Their entire model rests on one axiom: all governments are the same. Everyone lies, everyone steals, protest changes nothing — so stay […]

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Pulchritude

beauty; fairness; loveliness; good-looking; attractiveness (used in literary terms)

MISS MIZZLE, THE HOLY

@magnanimousmajesty.bsky.social

Does anyone else think the Castle Town pool lacks pulchritude? Speak.

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Deference

to show respectful submission; yielding to someone else (generally given to someone who has more experience or senior to you); dutifulness

bites u

@snuffbait.bsky.social

bad, dismissive: "don't worry about it"
good, shows deference and respect for one's time: "you needn't concern yourself, your grace"

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Lodestar

1. a star that leads or guides (commonly used when referring to the navigation of ships) 2. one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide.

Chris Lombardi

@chrisaintmarchin.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Whitehead is a lodestar for all writers
Nb @bookstodon @LinuxAndYarn

ow to Die and Be Reborn in Colson Whitehead’s New York - The Ringer
https://www.theringer.com/2026/07/21/books/colson-whitehead-cool-machine-interview-harlem-trilogy

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Pristine

having its original form or its original beauty or original purity; almost unchanged or unsullied; perfect; flawless; fresh; new; virgin; pure

@shikiorinohane.bsky.social

we will remain in the past, and you will walk towards the future. then, you will radiate in your very own pristine and beautiful glory. after all... cute girls can do everything!

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Fetid

extremely offensive odor; foul; stinking; acrid; malodorous (almost always used for a smell)

Imp

@imp.federatedfandom.net.ap.brid.gy

woke up and dragged my fetid carcass out of bed for some gardening before i had to log on ✅

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Whimsical

1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions; playful and imaginative; fantastical 2. someone who is unpredictable; capricious;

fafi

@hl1ports-anon.bsky.social

user was sent to the whimsical fairy forest for this post

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Surfeit

an excessive amount of something; glut; abundance; too much of something

Joe Warminsky

@jwarminsky.bsky.social

“A surfeit of cash accumulates because the Palestinian economy runs almost exclusively on physical currency, and more enters from Israel than can exit.”

apnews.com/article/west...

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Irresolute

to show or feel hesitant; to be uncertain

Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

@kmfe.bsky.social

It will be the workers, with their courage, resolution and self-sacrifice, who will be chiefly responsible for achieving victory. The petty bourgeoisie will hesitate as long as possible and remain fearful, irresolute and inactive; but when victory is certain it will claim it for itself and will

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