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Discerning

showing good judgment; discriminating; judicious; tasteful

Sage Suede

@sage-suede.bsky.social

Most stars shine much brighter than “stars” at evil corporations; to the discerning eye, they don’t even shine at all.

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Plastic

looking or tasting artificial; superficial; false; fake easily shaped or molded

Invisible Food Truck

@invisiblefoodtruck.bsky.social

Love plastic forks? We have set up shop at Florence and Eucalyptus in Inglewood! Try our new jelly-filled egg eggrolls!

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Surly

rude or bad tempered (less strong that irascible); moody; sulky used to describe someone who is purposefully ignoring or being a bit rude

Median Voter

@mcgritterson.industries

Some days my oafishness causes more problems than others. We have happy oaf days and clumsy, surly oaf days.

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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.

Dartmouth Arts and Sciences

@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social

What causes the corpse flower’s pungent odor? @sciam.bsky.social cites research by professor Eric Schaller and his team, which identified putrescine as a previously unknown component of the plant’s odor that contributes to its smell of decaying animals.

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Prevaricate

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

Rachel (ish)

@rachelish.bsky.social

I am considering spending the big money and going to a workshop at the FoQ this year. I will probably prevaricate so long they'll sell out

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Misanthrope

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

guek

@guek.bsky.social

I am no longer a misanthrope as I was in my youth. Nay, my hate is now a concentrated distillation of violent malice with a keen clarity honed over many years.

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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.

Lettie Monstera

@lettiehempstock.bsky.social

Can we stop using the euphemism “boots on the ground” when we mean “young people placed in immediate mortal danger deliberately”?

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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

Marius Kiely

@mariuskiely.uk

Why is everything in life so massively, ridiculously, infuriatingly frustrating these days??
Everything, at every juncture, is just a massive pain in the arse...
😡

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Exacerbate

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

David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states

Republican legislatures already grappling with budget shortfalls consider further cuts and new taxes to cover funding gaps worsened by the "big, beautiful bill."

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Opaque

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

Chris7ben

@chris7ben.bsky.social

“Cryptocurrency is opaque and hard to trace. Campaigners have long warned it could be used to funnel dark money into British politics. That loophole is now, at last, being closed.

Nigel Farage, who has openly courted crypto donations, will not be pleased.” 🤣

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