abjure
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
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It was sort of my intent here; to bring to light the meaning of those words we encounter infrequently in order to increase one's vocabulary beyond reliance on four letter words as a substitute for intelligent discussion.
Some we will remember.
The rest don't count.
BF
Some we will remember.
The rest don't count.
BF
Prosector
A prosector is a person who dissects corpses for anatomical demonstration or medical examination, or who prepares anatomical specimens for dissection.
A prosector is a person who dissects corpses for anatomical demonstration or medical examination, or who prepares anatomical specimens for dissection.
Hagiographic
Hagiographic refers to a style of biography that idealizes its subject, portraying them as perfect, holy, or saintly, often with excessive, uncritical admiration. Derived from the Greek for "holy writing," it traditionally covers the lives and miracles of saints, but it is now also used to describe any overly adulatory, hero-worshipping biography.
Hagiographic refers to a style of biography that idealizes its subject, portraying them as perfect, holy, or saintly, often with excessive, uncritical admiration. Derived from the Greek for "holy writing," it traditionally covers the lives and miracles of saints, but it is now also used to describe any overly adulatory, hero-worshipping biography.
I ran across that word in a cheap shot story about Melania's film.
Chrysopoeia
Chrysopoeia is the alchemical art of transmuting base metals, such as lead, into gold. As a central goal of alchemy, it represented the perfection of matter and was often associated with finding the 'philosopher's stone'.
From Ancient Greek khrusopoiía, meaning 'gold-making'
Chrysopoeia is the alchemical art of transmuting base metals, such as lead, into gold. As a central goal of alchemy, it represented the perfection of matter and was often associated with finding the 'philosopher's stone'.
From Ancient Greek khrusopoiía, meaning 'gold-making'