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Words Seldom Seen: Deracination

SimonNovember 28, 20180

Deracination Verb: To pull up by the roots, to isolate or alienate. Example: The Indian Schools in the USA were...

SimonNovember 21, 20180

"Terminological Inexactitude" An erudite way of saying "Liar." A phrase used by Winston Churchill during a...

SimonNovember 14, 20180

Sherd Noun: A broken piece of pottery, typically with dulled edges as from an archeology site. Not to be mistaken for...

SimonNovember 7, 20180

Dystopia Noun: A community that is extremely unpleasant. Antonym: Utopia Example: "Russia under Stalin was a...

SimonOctober 30, 20180

Sacralization Noun: To make sacred by by ritual worship. Example: "The sacralization of climate change has made...

SimonOctober 23, 20180

Scaphism Noun: An Ancient Persian form of torture that involved putting the victim into a container with...

SimonOctober 16, 20180

Nihilism Noun: Total rejection of established laws and institutions. Anarchy Example: When the Nihilists take...

SimonOctober 9, 20180

Flaneur Noun: An idler or loafer Example: "He started with enthusiasm but within a few hours he was a flaneur." In...

SimonOctober 2, 20180

Salient Important or conspicuous. Example: "The salient point was made early in the...

SimonSeptember 25, 20180

Heuristic A method of getting people to learn for themselves by trial and error. Example: "He developed a heuristic...

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