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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! | ||
* deictic - relating to a word or an expression whose meaning depends on who says it, where they are, who they are talking to | |||
* anchorite - one who withdraws from society, committed to a life of prayer | |||
* 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 | * cruciarius - one who is crucified | ||
* autothysis - suicidal altruism, when a eusocial animal explodes for the better of the hive | * autothysis - suicidal altruism, when a eusocial animal explodes for the better of the hive | ||