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Upbraid

to find fault with someone; to rebuke or scold someone (not as strong as castigate, stronger than chide); admonish; rebuke; reproach; lambast; berate

dB Cooper

@coolerpseudonym.bsky.social

Love too get upbraided for saying we could end homelessness in this country, without explicitly talking about ending homelessness in the whole world - making me a stupid selfish American-exceptionalist fash

lol

Anyway, let’s be careful out there

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Ardor

passion; great feeling (usually positive); great warmth; eagerness; enthusiasm

@fonditadelaesquina.bsky.social

Menú de un destino soñador: crema con algoritmos; arroz con cicuta; pambazos con spaguetti y en pareja ; gelatina con entre vaivenes de ardor cálico para un incurable.

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Discerning

showing good judgment; discriminating; judicious; tasteful

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@umlegacypress.com

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Elevate your auditory experience with our Wireless Ear Hook Bluetooth Headset. Designed for the discerning listener, this masterpiece combines elegance with cutting-edge technology. Immerse yourself in rich, crisp sound while enjoying the seamless comfort of our…

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Plastic

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

Flake Food

@flakefood.bsky.social

Betta Fish: Betta Glow up

https://www.flakefood.com/917510/betta-fish-betta-glow-up-8/

Hi everyone, I just want to share this clip, my friend gave me this betta and he was living in a plastic cup, he was barely eating and does not swim a lot, I am taking care of him for a week now and he is now …

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Proclivity

a tendency to choose to do something (regularly usually)

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@kompani101.bsky.social

Americans appear to have a systemic proclivity to kill.

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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

Stoic Thinker

@stoicthinker2025.bsky.social

Of course voters shouldn't be happy. They should be feeling surly.

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/nx-s1-5977613/trump-poll-democrats-congress

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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.

Justin

@shanksponywv.bsky.social

The suitor adorned with the most pungent smelling onions will be greatly rewarded.

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Prevaricate

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

@pacificletters.bsky.social

When the GOP-controlled government can only propagandize and prevaricate, the truth becomes a state secret, and the media becomes a national security risk. This is, essentially, an algorithmic “1984” brought to you by the party most ready to cite Orwell.

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Misanthrope

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

AbiGezunt

@abigezunt.bsky.social

Don't believe the headline?
Look at cost of electricity, oil, gas.

tRump hates people. He's more than a narcissist. He is a misanthrope.

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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.

Rain Drop

@rainofdroplets.bsky.social

recently decided instead of using a euphemism with a name for my bottom dysphoria target I just call it (CENSORED) like it’s some kind of cognitohazard

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