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Pungent

1. a really bad smell or nasty taste; caustic; bitting; tart; sharp 2. can also be used when describing a comment that is sarcastic, scathing, sharp or mean comment.

Nature

@nature.com

A pungent weed has been genetically edited to become a potentially profitable winter crop

https://go.nature.com/4khfxcv

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Misanthrope

a person who dislikes other people and avoids other people; hater of mankind

Creelers

@balloona.bsky.social

Don't think my GCSE English teacher understood the criticality of my psychosexual development when she admonished me as a misanthrope in front of the class.

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Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression that is sustituted for one that is considered to be more harsh or blunt.

Healthy Debate

@healthydebate.bsky.social

The euphemism economy: How Ontario health care learned to stop worrying and love the hallway

https://healthydebate.ca/2026/01/topic/euphemism-economy-ontario-health-care/

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Juncture

1. a particular point or event in time; point (in time); moment (in time); 2. a place where things join

Citizen Portal News US

@citizenptnewsus.bsky.social

Gaza stands at a critical juncture, with profound opportunities for reconstruction overshadowed by dire humanitarian needs affecting over 1.5 million displaced individuals.

Learn more here

#US #ReconstructionEfforts #CrisisResponse #HumanitarianAccess #GazaHumanitarian #CitizenPortal

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Exacerbate

to make something worse; to make something more severe (often used in reference to feelings, illness or disease)

Kristen Hanley Cardozo

@khandozo.bsky.social

One of the ways fascism (and anti-government governing more generally) works is to declare a problem and then create or exacerbate the conditions that cause it. The Trump admin has, both times, accused immigrants of carrying disease while creating the conditions in which they'll get sick.

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Opaque

not able to be seen through; not transparent; impenetrable to light hard to understand; not clear

Desert Flower

@crystal159.bsky.social

Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump administration this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere, court records show, underscoring concerns by anti-corruption experts and lawmakers that the ...

GIFT

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Beguile

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

Esusina

@sina21.bsky.social

Now the father finds her beguiling, watch out CeeCee.

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Empirical

based on or concerned with observation and experience (rather than just a theory); experiential; hands-on

Azzy [Azuciel] Pazazzy 🏵️🔥

@azzypazazzy.bsky.social

Y'all ✍️ like ✍️ yuri ✍️ got it!

I assumed but it's good to have the empirical evidence!

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Tortuous

full of twists and turns (typically used to describe winding dangerous roads) excessively long and complex (typically describing a convoluted argument)

Merystic

@merystic.bsky.social

In case anyone wanted a follow-up: Knee is still completely fk’d so I bit the bullet and started the tortuous and expensive medical journey toward eventual diagnosis and treatment. Doc suspects torn meniscus, which would suck bc apparently the treatment is surgery :( send healing vibes, friends

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Resolute

to be purposeful and determined

MobiQuotes

@mobiquotes.bsky.social

Failure is a natural part of learning and developing, and it teaches us to be resolute and steadfast in our endeavors.

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