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To add my grain of salt, in Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, daemons have definitively no negative connotations. But they have nothing to do with computers either. They are probably close to the original greek meaning.
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svelte

Pronunciation: /svelt, sfelt/

adjective
(of a person) slender and elegant.

Origin:
early 19th century: from French, from Italian svelto

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Algot Runeman wrote:svelte
I may be wrong, but I seem to remember a brand of diaphanous and elegant bras named Svelte. I think my grandma or maybe my mom ...

NOT that I ever saw any! I must have overheard them taking about it.
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It just seemed odd to me that they didn't put anything in the definition about mystical evil beings. I did not mean to slight you.
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MidasKnight, no slight was felt.

Sleight of hand always desirable, anyway.
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diluvial

Mumble it, Mark: /diˈlo͞ovēəl/

adjective
of or relating to a flood or floods, especially the biblical Flood.

Origin:
mid 17th century: from late Latin diluvialis, from diluvium 'deluge', from diluere 'wash away'

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skimmington

Pronunciation: /ˈskimiNGtən/

noun
historical
a procession made through a village intended to bring ridicule on and make an example of a nagging wife or an unfaithful husband.

Phrases
ride skimmington
hold a skimmington procession.

Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from skimming ladle, used as a thrashing instrument during the procession

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ursine

Say it, Yogi: /ˈərˌsin, -ˌsēn/

adjective
of, relating to, or resembling bears.

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin ursinus, from ursus 'bear'

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levity

Pronunciation: /ˈlevətē/

noun
humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect: as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin levitas, from levis 'light'

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Algot Runeman wrote:levity
I do not wish to give offence, but ...
I'll take levity over Leviticus any day .
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remonstrance

Pronunciation: /riˈmänstrəns/


noun
a forcefully reproachful protest: angry remonstrances in the Senate he shut his ears to any remonstrance
(the Remonstrance) a document drawn up in 1610 by the Arminians of the Dutch Reformed Church, presenting the differences between their doctrines and those of the strict Calvinists.

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense 'evidence'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin remonstrantia, from remonstrare 'demonstrate, show' (see remonstrate)

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Bill blasted the study's conclusions. His analysis of the same data had an entirely different perspective.
His remonstrance raised concerns throughout the community.
Fortunately, several others were moved to do fresh analysis and to collect additional data.
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galea

Pronunciation: /ˈgālēə/

noun (plural galeae /-lēˌē/ or galeas)
Botany & Zoology
a structure shaped like a helmet.

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin, literally 'helmet'

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humectant

Pronunciation: /(h)yo͞oˈmektənt/

adjective
retaining or preserving moisture.

noun
a substance, especially a skin lotion or a food additive, used to reduce the loss of moisture.

Origin:
early 19th century (denoting a moistening agent): from Latin humectant- 'moistening', from the verb humectare, from humectus 'moist, wet', from humere 'be moist'

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Algot Runeman wrote:humectant
Are these associations or non-associations?

a humectant does not provide humus,
a dessicant does not withhold dessert,
a surfactant does not surf the internet.
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shagreen

Pronunciation: /SHəˈgrēn/

noun

1sharkskin used as a decorative material or, for its natural rough surface of pointed scales, as an abrasive.

2a kind of untanned leather with a rough granulated surface.

Origin:
late 17th century: variant of chagrin in the literal sense 'rough skin'

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mordacious
us)
Pronunciation: /môrˈdāSHəs/

adjective
formal
1denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective.

2(of a person or animal) given to biting.

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin mordax, mordac- 'biting' + -ious

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Sadly Mort was deficient in mordacious mutterings. He had broken his dentures, the full set. "Toothless" described every sarcasm he attempted.
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Algot Runeman wrote:mordacious
Mordacious Johnsson, a very distant cousin of Morticia Addams, was known to regularly visit the local graveyard to lure and entice the fresh vampires with a whispered "Bite me!".

Poor vampires, they not only got voraciously bitten themselves, cousin Mordacious and her cronies, all of Lycan descent, devoured them mercilessly.
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saurian

Pronunciation: /ˈsôrēən/

adjective
of or like a lizard.

noun
any large reptile, especially a dinosaur or other extinct form.

Origin:
early 19th century: from modern Latin Sauria (see Sauria) + -an

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Bobby whined, "Ahm sorry, an' I'll never do that again."
He never used a cherry bomb to blow up another lizard. Cats and many other animals did die messily over the following years..
Bobby was good at whining, so his parents never knew the problem was growing. They worried, but went no further.

Years later, the series of missing women and mutilated corpses that were sometimes found lead police to track Bobby.
They didn't know it was him, of course. He had become very careful.
His outward appearance was that of a normal human, but his eyes often revealed a cold saurian gaze.
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espial

Pronunciation: /iˈspī(ə)l/

noun
archaic
the action of watching or catching sight of something or someone or the fact of being seen: he withdrew from his point of espial

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'spying'): from Old French espiaille, from espier 'espy'

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affray

Pronunciation: /əˈfrā/

noun
Law, dated
an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace: Lowe was charged with causing an affray a person guilty of affray

Origin:
Middle English (in the general sense 'disturbance, fray'): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer 'disturb, startle', based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu 'peace, safety' (compare with German Friede 'peace')

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Judge: "Your client has certainly gone astray, parading as she did in total disarray, no stitch of cloth upon her. The video presented by the prosecution left us no doubt of her guilt. She cannot have my mercy, but here's my address in southern Jersey."
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Algot Runeman wrote:affray... no doubt of her guilt. She cannot have my mercy, but here's my address in southern Jersey."
Though that judge disapproved of the public affray, he apparently had high hopes for a private melee.
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logion

Pronunciation: /ˈlōgēˌän, -jē-/


noun (plural logia /-gēə, -jēə/)
a saying attributed to Jesus Christ, especially one not recorded in the canonical Gospels.

Origin:
late 19th century: from Greek, 'oracle', from logos 'word'

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One of his favorites: "Blessed are the poor who have given their money to the church. Now let's get working on the rich to give theirs."
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resile
Pronunciation: /rɪˈzʌɪl/

verb
[no object] formal
abandon a position or a course of action: can he resile from the agreement?

Origin:
early 16th century: from obsolete French resilir or Latin resilire 'to recoil', from re- 'back' + salire 'to jump'

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octodecimo

Pronunciation: /ˌäktōˈdesəˌmō/

noun (plural octodecimos)
a size of book page that results from the folding of each printed sheet into eighteen leaves (36 pages).
a book of octodecimo size.

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin in octodecimo 'in an eighteenth', from octodecimus 'eighteenth'

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apotheosis

Pronunciation: /əˌpäTHēˈōsis, ˌapəˈTHēəsis/

noun (plural apotheoses /-ˌsēz/)
[usually in singular]
the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax: his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career
the elevation of someone to divine status; deification.

Origin:
late 16th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun 'make a god of', from apo 'from' + theos 'god'

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Bob's performance didn't approach apotheosis. It was, however, his best. That was more important than not matching the maximum level demonstrated by NASCAR pit crew professionals.

Bob's best was also good enough to get the flat tire off his family car and the spare on in its place. Speed was far less important than success on a rainy night along the back roads of farm country.
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