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on moot , jaymediane said:
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on sublation , jaymediane said:
“sub·la·tion

Inflected Form(s): sub·lat·ed; sub·lat·ing
Etymology: Latin sublatus (past participle of tollere to take away, lift up), from sub-...” more...
on omnipotent , jaymediane said:
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on ameliorate , jaymediane said:
“v. to ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past ameliorated, past participle...” more...
on fait accompli , jaymediane said:
“Meaning

An accomplished fact; an action which is completed before those affected by it are in a position to query or reverse it.

Origin

The...” more...
on inure , jaymediane said:
“Inure (also enure) v. 1 trans. (usu. be inured to) accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant : these children have been inured...” more...
on temerity , jaymediane said:
“Temerity n. excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.

Implies exposing oneself needlessly to danger while failing to estimate one's chances of...” more...
on alabaster , jaymediane said:
Biblical Proportions
“Alabaster in the Bible
Occurs only in...” more...
on voluptuous , jaymediane said:
Dracula
“The fair girl went on her knees and bent over me, fairly gloating. There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive, and...” more...
on concupiscent , jaymediane said:
Blaise Pascal
“Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones.” more...
on beloved , jaymediane said:
Late Fragment
“And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the...” more...
on beloved , jaymediane said:
The Letter
“I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against
The want of you;
Of squeezing it into little inkdrops,
And posting it.

-- Amy Lowell” more...
on amorous , jaymediane said:
A Lover's Discourse
“Even as he obsessively asks himself why he is not loved, the amorous subject lives in the belief that the loved object does love him but does not...” more...
on eh , jaymediane said:
“The Canadian word that can change any sentence into a question (no matter what).” more...
on bom chicka wah wah , jaymediane said:
“An onomatopoeia that is supposed to stand for 70's guitar Porn-riff. Usually this is the music that came on when the action was just about to get...” more...
on bom chicka wah wah , jaymediane said:
Axe Improved Fragrances
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on bom chicka wah wah , jaymediane said:
The One With The Free Porn
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on paradigm , jaymediane said:
“The most annoying and misused word in the English language; used intentionally by stupid people to sound smart or by smart people to sound...” more...
on irregardless , jaymediane said:
Double Negative Resolving To A Positive
“Regardless of what you have heard, “irregardless” is a redundancy. The suffix...” more...
on like , jaymediane said:
Scooby Doo
“Shaggy: "Like, let's get outta here, Scoob!” more...
on like , jaymediane said:
“Valley Speak

As an adverb: I, like, died!
As a quotative: She was, like, no way!
Like can also be...” more...
on like , jaymediane said:
Catherine Tate - Valley Girl
“...” more...
on chrysanthemum , jaymediane said:
Anne of Green Gables
“Video Scene (seconds 3:41-3:48) // <a...” more...
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