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Castigate

to punish or criticize severely.

@edcates.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Gotta love the same accounts that (rightly) castigate #Mozilla for "going back into the Nazi bar" and then pass around #Substack links. 🙄

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Facetious

to treat serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor or to be flippant; glib; flippant; sardonic; mischievous;

@littlesister-1.bsky.social

@sayslink.bsky.social when I reread that last message, it didn't sound nice: I wasn't being facetious, I really do hope you're having fun at your tennis camp. I'm also hoping to have your help next week to finish up for this summer.
See you tomorrow.

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Relegate

to send or put in an inferior position, place or condition; downgrade; lower; put down; move down

aria @ 7.5 ✨

@thanatosaria.bsky.social

the urge to relegate xandria to serving cunt even though they would kill me if they found out i was playing dressup with them

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Pedantic

overly perfectionist; too fussy over minor details

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@wolfsbs.bsky.social

It’s actually not pedantic in the slightest when you recognize that “enchantment” here does NOT mean being sexually allured, but being put under shamanic spell like Odysseus’ men. Not that OP is, but it’s a little terrifying that people are unable to decouple the two.

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Prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way (with the intent to deceive); to lie

Vincent Vollachia

@vincentabellux.bsky.social

A mere prevarication. That is fantasy, naught but a tool to cull beforehand those who, despite possessing the right to power, lack the courage to triumph in the ceremony. And that is to say, your concerns are correct.

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Restive

unable to stay still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control (usually happening because of impatience, boredom or some sort of dissatisfaction) alternative definition exclusively when describing a horse: refusing to advance; stubornly standing still; moving backwards or sideways

CNA - Channel News Asia (Unofficial)

@cna-poster.bsky.social

Five soldiers killed in bomb attack in Thailand's restive south - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-bomb-shooting-soldiers-kiled-6272561

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Vernal

pertaining to spring; appearing in spring; spring-like; youthul; fresh; new

Alerts from NWS Grand Junction CO (UNOFFICIAL)

@gjt.nws-bot.us

VERNAL UT Jul 22
Climate Report:
High: 92
Low: 67
Precip: Trace
Snow: Missing
at Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:05:50 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

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Coagulate

to change from a fluid to something thicker

News by babygoldie

@babygoldie.bsky.social

[1/5] 2026-07-22 18:16:00 - [Shanghai RAAS: Progress of the Phase II clinical trial of SR604 injection for congenital coagulation factor VII deficiency] Shanghai RAAS announced that the company recently announced the registration information of the progress of the Phase II clinical

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Quiescent

being quiet or still; inactive; motionless; at rest; in a state of inactivity or dormancy

@cosmos4u.bsky.social

A quiescent galaxy in a gas-rich cosmic web node at z ∼ 3: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/07/aa59351-26/aa59351-26.html -> Chandra Sees Black Hole Stirring "Pot" Containing Galactic Potato: chandra.si.edu/press/26_rel... and chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/r...

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Flout

to show contempt or scorn at something

@h24newsuk.bsky.social

While many people in the UK recognise the need to preserve water, others are furious and planning to flout the ban in their area.

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