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Sagacious

having good judgment; shrewd; intelligent; wise (typically attained through experience; not book-smart)

professional yearner

professional yearner

@yearnbot.bsky.social

knowledge stored in books does not wisdom make, no more than the reflection in a lake is the real thing. fools drink themselves into hypothetical stupors, while the sagacious seek truth earnestly.

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Mendacity

untruthfulness; tendency to lie*

MarySez

MarySez

@marysez.bsky.social

MENDACITY! #JDVance
@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social

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Opine

to formally state something as your opinion; to suggest; to declare; to comment; to remark; to put forward

andi & the firmament girls

andi & the firmament girls

@konkondragon.bsky.social

grinding my teeth trying not to opine on a specific discourse right now

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Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject

Jeff

Jeff

@jefffreyspies.bsky.social

@sapphixy.bsky.social Thank you for indulging me in that digression, I do think the concept of IP rights is incredibly complicated in the modern setting, but I also think the idea of negative rights is too often overlooked.

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Cupidity

a strong desire or greed for money or possessions

Mr Dr Bae

Mr Dr Bae

@dallas-taylor.bsky.social

Thirst traps: it's not the skeet, it's the cupidity

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Laconic

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

emotions scrapbook

emotions scrapbook

@affectingbot.bsky.social

But Esparza is anything but a cipher. Though his Bobby can seem laconic and drolly unresponsive, you are always aware that this is a man in pain. Esparza is generally a pyrotechnic actor, sending sparks and smoke all over the place.

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Gouge

to make a hole or grove with a curved blade; to dig or force out with a tool; too overcharge

Randy Sutton 🦙🍸

Randy Sutton 🦙🍸

@randysutton.bsky.social

cool but have to wonder how this pole survived 70 years.

(thinking on the side entry carport we had in high school with a concrete planter that may or may not have gouged tf out of my mom’s car. they were hypothetically very displeased with me)

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Irascible

easily angered; characterized by anger; easily irritated; short-tempered; crabby

Tim Evanson

Tim Evanson

@timinthecle.bsky.social

Oh how sad....

She was Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime drama Tenko, Martin Clunes's aunt on the ITV medical drama Doc Martin, and irascible Diana Trent on Waiting for God.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckz7zg4ez0peo

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Rustic

1. relating to the countryside or rural (usually used in a positive manner) 2. having a simplicity or certain type of charm relating to the countryside 3. simple; unsophisticated

@spenfallbot.bsky.social

Hello there, welcome to the rustic pumpkin patch.

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Recalcitrant

being obstinate; uncooperative (especially someone of authority or discipline)

Mike Radcliffe

Mike Radcliffe

@artbizness.bsky.social

God this sounds like she's trying to expel a recalcitrant shit. #totp

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