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#4,111

underhanded

some synonyms, to get you closer to the mark —

secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhanded mean done without attracting observation.​
  • secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive.met at a secret location
  • covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared.covert intelligence operations
  • stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing. the stealthy step of a burglar
  • furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness.lovers exchanging furtive glances
  • clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered.a clandestine meeting of conspirators
  • surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority. the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons
  • underhanded stresses fraud or deception. an underhanded [not a one] trick [pony].
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#4,115

grandiloquence

- a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language.

Grandiloquence, which debuted in English in the 16th century, is one of several English words pertaining to speech that derive from the Latin loqui, meaning "to speak." Other offspring of loqui include eloquent ("marked by fluent expression"), loquacious ("full of excessive talk"), and soliloquy ("a long, dramatic monologue"). Grandiloquence comes (probably via Middle French) from the Latin adjective grandiloquus, which combines loqui and the adjective grandis ("grand or great"). A word that is very similar in meaning to grandiloquence is magniloquence—and the similarity is not surprising. Magniloquence combines loqui with magnus, another Latin word meaning "great."


Synonyms
  • rhetoric
  • self-conceit
  • magniloquence
  • bombast
  • braggadocio
  • brag
  • rodomontade
  • chatter
  • rant
  • bluster
  • hot air
  • rhodomontade
  • gasconade
  • bull
  • gas
  • fanfaronade
  • oratory
  • pomposity
  • rhapsody
  • turgidity
  • verbosity
  • prattle
  • babble
  • jawing
  • gabble
  • windiness
  • cockalorum
  • swagger
  • jabber
  • gibberish
  • bloviation
  • prating
  • egotism
  • vaunt
  • gibber
  • wind
  • drivel
  • blab
  • self-importance
  • patter
  • yammering

What are these gibbering jokers on about? Who knows. One thing's certain. It's a surefire way to, intentionally or unintentionally, put a peer's nose — from any rankling rank or stodgy station — well-and-truly out-of-joint.

And yet, sometimes, and sometimes at great cost even to one's wellbeing, it's still wonderfully wise sometimes to stretch out a little and have a rhapsodic say. You be the judge;) Sometimes the results are obvious, relatively painless, and positive.

Interesting, colorful words, expressions, ideas, re-enter the ageless atmosphere like molten, melt-in-the-mouth, meteors, from somewhere extravagant, unwieldy, from outside the humdrumming, black&white Fear Sphere. And world is just a word relieved of the L. Splashdown. Touchdown.
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#4,116

chirality

'Chirality' refers to a property of molecules that come in two distinct varieties – a 'right-handed' and 'left-handed' form. At first glance, this concept may seem like an esoteric bit of knowledge relevant only to lab chemists. However, the fact takes on a new meaning when you consider that, while chemical reactions tend to produce a 50:50 chiral mix of these molecules, the building blocks of life come in a single (or homochiral) form – and indeed must for life as we know it to operate.​




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#4,118

querulous

English speakers have called fretful whiners querulous since late medieval times. The Middle English form of the word, querelose, was an adaptation of the Latin adjective, querulus, which in turn evolved from the Latin verb queri, meaning "to complain." Queri is also an ancestor of the English words quarrel and quarrelsome, but it isn't an ancestor of the noun query, meaning "question." No need to complain that we're being coy; we're happy to let you know that query descends from the Latin verb quaerere, meaning "to ask."
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#4,119

sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body damages its own tissues and organs in response to an infection. Sepsis can lead to septic shock, organ failure and even death if it's not diagnosed and treated early. … Septicaemia is when bacteria enter the bloodstream and cause blood poisoning. This can trigger sepsis, but sepsis can also come from other infections.Sepsis is sometimes referred to as septicaemia; however, they are not the same thing. …

Sepsis is caused by an abnormal response to infection. Sepsis can start with an infection by bacteria, a virus, fungi or protozoa. The initial infection can be anywhere in your body. It may start in your bladder, abdomen (tummy), chest, or even your skin.

With sepsis, your body's immune reaction to the infection causes an inflammatory response, which makes things worse, not better. This causes your body's organs to not work properly, which is life threatening.

If sepsis is not treated quickly, it can cause organ failure, septic shock or even death.

People with septic shock have sepsis and very low blood pressure and other problems.


Anyone can get sepsis. People at higher risk include:
  • those with weakened immune systems
  • people aged over 65 years
  • pregnant or recently pregnant people
  • babies and very young children
  • people with illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, AIDS, and kidney or liver disease
  • people who have recently had surgery or another procedure
  • people with cuts, burns, blisters or skin infections
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