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Mendacity

untruthfulness; tendency to lie*

Janet Stiles Tyson

@stiles-tyson.bsky.social

This is very sad. Regardless of any mendacity on his part, #JasonArday was singled out and persecuted because of racial identity.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j1ye6n30no

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Opine

to formally state something as your opinion; to suggest; to declare; to comment; to remark; to put forward

🔥🗽🔥SoCal Redhead🔥🗽🔥

@vlf79.bsky.social

Hey y'all, I'm working on this vid that explains briefly why everything has fallen and what we can do to elect a stop & redesign. Know that I'm a fact based individual who doesn't believe in anything. Because the word believe is not in my vocabulary I also don't opine.

I'm going to ask that you...

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Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject

Chris DeLuca

@www.chrisdeluca.me

Ape PI: A digression: https://www.chrisdeluca.me/2026/08/13/ape-pi-a-digression.html

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Cupidity

a strong desire or greed for money or possessions

Washington Post Opinions

@postopinions.bsky.social

“The Chicago Teachers Union’s cupidity in enriching itself, and the dismal results of Chicago’s public schools, have drained the public’s reservoir of goodwill,” George F. Will writes.

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Attenuate

To weaken; make less strong; to reduce in force, intensity, quantity or even value; to make thin or slender

italian gramsci

@italian-gramsci.bsky.social

All forms of-a electoral abstentionism belong to it (a typical example is de abstentionism of-a de Italian Clericals after 1870, which became ever more attenuated after 1900 until 1919 and-a da formation of-a da Popular Party; de organic distinction which-a da Clericals made…

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Parry

1. to ward off, physically, a weapon or an attack with some sort of counter 2. you evaded or dodged something (in verbal context)

🔞Rap Deez Nuts in Yo Mouth🦖

@supermattym8.bsky.social

Lowkey and also highkey doing these pokemon doodles because i got a whiff of a burn-out approaching, so I'm attempting to parry it by doing some different stuff.

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Irascible

easily angered; characterized by anger; easily irritated; short-tempered; crabby

The American Caliban

@substitute.bsky.social

A well-read and irascible commie, theory expert, storyteller, teacher, Europhile, and tremendous conversationalist here just got killed by a drunk driver. I’m going to miss him.

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Rustic

1. relating to the countryside or rural (usually used in a positive manner) 2. having a simplicity or certain type of charm relating to the countryside 3. simple; unsophisticated

@spenfallbot.bsky.social

Welcome back, welcome to the rustic mountain ridge.

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Recalcitrant

being obstinate; uncooperative (especially someone of authority or discipline)

Ricardo Munoz

@srquixote.bsky.social

"...[I]t begins punishing these recalcitrant tribal members, as it sees it, in ways that are unprecedented..."
--Ned Blackhawk, Yale University Historian

How the Battle of the Little Bighorn reshaped U.S. policy toward Native Americans | PBS News https://share.google/3Sbke6nistKwG8wuM

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Monotony

a lack of variety; tedious; boring; very routine; tedium; boredom; repetitiveness; sameness of pitch or tone in a sound

Teàrlaidh

@parttimecorvid.bsky.social

I am STRUGGLING with the monotony and boredom and LONELINESS of being sick tbh. It's been 7 days now and I feel like crying. I am definitely not an indoor human. I hate it here

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