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use these words in daily speech, and you too can be a big asshole! | use these words in daily speech, and you too can be a big asshole! | ||
* apotropaic - greek ἀποτρέπω ("to ward off"), protective (especially in the sense of magic) | |||
* thalweg - the line of lowest elevation within a waterway; typical division line between entities | |||
* guyot - a flattopped underwater mountain | |||
* soteriology - the theological study of salvation | |||
* cruciarius - one who is crucified | |||
* autothysis - suicidal altruism, when a eusocial animal explodes for the better of the hive | |||
* murmuration - the collective movement of flocks of starlings, particularly during twilight | |||
* psithurism - a soft, calming, and rustling noise caused by wind passing through leaves and branches | * psithurism - a soft, calming, and rustling noise caused by wind passing through leaves and branches | ||
* salvific - pertaining to the power of redemption or salvation, particularly safety | * salvific - pertaining to the power of redemption or salvation, particularly safety | ||
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* tergiversate - to use ambiguities and evasions, to equivocate, or to change sides/apostatize | * tergiversate - to use ambiguities and evasions, to equivocate, or to change sides/apostatize | ||
* autonomasy - use of a common word to refer to a particular: "gone to town" for "gone to Atlanta" | * autonomasy - use of a common word to refer to a particular: "gone to town" for "gone to Atlanta" | ||
==Morphism terminology== | |||
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