Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

November 9, 2019
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Obscure words explained 50. – salutary

SALUTARY

Positive purpose

A wholesome outcome

Benefitting all

November 8, 2019
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Obcure words explained 49. – picayune

PICAYUNE

Of little value

something that’s almost worthless

or of no account

November 3, 2019
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Obscure words explained 44. – jiggery pokery

JIGGERY POKERY

Shady behavior

trickery and deception

dishonest flim flam

November 2, 2019
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Obscure words explained 41. – boffin

BOFFIN

A white coated type

engaged in scientific

technical studies

October 31, 2019
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Obscure words explained 42. – panegyric

PANEGYRIC

Formal public speech

with high praise of a person

extolling virtues

October 24, 2019
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Obscure words explained 36. – Librocublarist

LIBROCUBLARIST

one who reads in bed

Some to while away an hour

others hasten sleep

October 22, 2019
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SCOOJ

It’s Stephen for sure

@Natural Adventures

check out the street art

October 18, 2019
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Obscure words explained 32. – parsimonious

PARSIMONIOUS

Unwilling to spend

A miserly way life style

Charity absent

October 13, 2019
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Obscure words explained 28. – catharsis

CATHARSIS

Freeing emotions

music can do this to you

repression relief

October 6, 2019
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Obscure words explained 21. – Realia

REALIA

Things such as art, coins

and tools used to illustrate

everyday living