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Idiosyncrasy

A peculiar characteristic or habit or mannerism that makes an individual unique

Addison Del Mastro

@ad-mastro.bsky.social

"Rubber Soul is where the Beatles force their expansive and burgeoning creativity into the square peg of the typical song and album form. There’s an uncanny magic in wringing idiosyncrasy and originality out of something outwardly plain and familiar."

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Bucolic

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and rural/country life*

Stefanie 🏳️‍⚧️

@foxenlock.bsky.social

Offsetting reading fifteen cyberpunk books back-to-back with a couple published in the fifties yearning for a bucolic pre-industrial Britain

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Jargon

the language or words someone uses that is particular a certain job, trade or group; any speech or writing that you don't understand; jibberish

Timothée Poisot

@ctrlalttim.com

As someone who has been teaching data management for over 10 years, I can safely say that the jargon for this is "get rekt lmao"

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

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Innocuous

not harmful; not offensive; safe; not toxic; innocent

tavu

@tavuffxiv.bsky.social

leon getting emotional because someone took the time to remember a small, innocuous detail about him like his favourite food? more likely than u think

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Taciturn

a quiet person; a person who doesn't share very much (doesn't mean they are bad); untalkative; tight-lipped;

Kent Parkstreet

@kentparkskeet.bsky.social

I overheard a very old woman telling her old children how much she loved them and how proud of them she’s been.

Turns out that old woman isn’t going to die as soon as she thought she was. This is going to make returning to standard Australian taciturn very awkward for everyone.

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Kindle

To start a fire; Stir somthing up; Begin somthing; rouse emotions; excite

Alismónitos | 🐦‍⬛♥️ Aprilus ♥️ 🐦‍⬛

@alismonitos.bsky.social

Kindled previews are starting to drop on XHS. I doubt stuff will roll out in Korean, Japanese, and English due to this leaking ahead of schedule.

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Meticulous

showing great attention to detail; being very careful and precise; careful; diligent

victoria zeller⚔️ (buy ONE OF THE BOYS)

@dirtbagqueer.rocks

gonna go ahead and file keeping a meticulous cheating journal under People Think It's Cool To Destroy Themselves Now theory

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Confound

Cause surprise or confusion (especially something that is counter to their expectations)

Nero

@nero-j.bsky.social

Confound it all! Back inside. Time for a nap before the real hunt begins.

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Placate

to make someone who is angry or hostile, less angry; make calmer; make more reasonable

Jim Swanson

@jimswanson.bsky.social

Conservative WSJ slams Trump move to placate 'pot lobby'

The WSJ lambasted Trump’s recent reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, warning the move carries significant implications for public health.

https://tinyurl.com/pEvFq4

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Felicitous

well chosen or suited to the circumstances; appropriate secondary meaning: pleasing or fortunate

myfrench

@myfrench.bsky.social

📚 Synonyms of "bonheur" (English meaning: happiness):

• Joie (casual) - carefree joy
• Félicité (formal) - felicitous good fortune
• Équanimité (formal) - equanimity

→ https://my-french.com/synonyms?q=bonheur

#FrenchVocabulary #LearnFrench

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