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nimrod
noun. A silly or foolish person; an idiot.
This word probably comes from the phrase 'poor little Nimrod,' used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd.
Also means hunter in the biblical sense.
My father used the word sometimes. 😁
I'm always on the lookout for a cool word.
taphephobia
noun: a morbid fear of being buried alive
Good word:
crypsis
noun biology The ability of an organism to avoid observation
chipper
intransitive verb
To chirp or chirrup.
adjective
Lively; cheerful; talkative.
Similar: lively cheerful talkative Pertaining to a lively optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness.
It was absolutely the editorial example sentence that sparked my adoption.
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doggo
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adverb In concealment.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adverb quietly in concealment
Vols. 1-8 prepared under the superintendence of W. D. Whitney; v. 9 edited by B. E. Smith; v. 10 prepared under the superintendence of B. E. Smith
A Sixth Grade Vocabulary Notebook The sixth grade language arts class at the school in Altadena, CA, which my daughter attends, has a weekly set of vocabulary exercises which they keep in a simple composition notebook. Each week the teacher picks two vocabulary words (eg: passage, intelligent) and throughout the week the students fill in
Attached: 1 image Back at a conference which means STICKER TIME!!! be sure to pick up some of these beauts at #writethedocs in the hallway past registration (or come 👋 at me as I’ll be at registration ’til 5)
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Rock Ridge Chess Club
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