Aa: Apiaries

Noun

pl -aries a place where bees are kept [Latin apis bee]

apiarist n

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These buildings are bordered by the school's golf course, orchard, nursery, field crops, apiaries, dog kennels and a pasture area for livestock.

Dairy Today scholarship winner announced by Dickrell, Jim / Dairy Today

Pp: Plutocracy

1. Government by the wealthy.

2. A wealthy class that controls a government.

3. A government or state in which the wealthy rule.

In Context:
Peel's late conduct on the Catholic question, innocent of future gold-fields, and of that gorgeous plutocracy which has so nobly exalted the necessities of genteel life.Middlemarch by Eliot, George

Ss: Seldon Crisis

'Seldon Crises' planned and predetermined disaster with only one possible solution, (by Hari Seldon (after whom they were named)) as devices for controlling the flow of events in connection to the Government and the Governments Constitution.

Ss: Sardonic

adj.

Scornfully or cynically mocking. See Synonyms at sarcastic.

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[French sardonique, from Greek sardonios, alteration of sardanios.]

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sar·doni·cal·ly adv.

sar·doni·cism (--szm) n.

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The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

An elderly man was at their heels scolding and directing in a creaky, sardonic voice.

destructive creation

whereby new technologies that improve people’s lives replace old ones

Ll: Lame Duck

n.

1.

a. An elected officeholder or group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of a successor.

b. An officeholder who has chosen not to run for reelection or is ineligible for reelection.

2. An ineffective person; a weakling.

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lame-duck (lmdk) adj.

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Lame ducks come back to Washington this week and they're not going to do much.The days and weeks ahead in Washington by Bernard, Roger

Aa: Agnosticism

n.

1. The doctrine that certainty about first principles or absolute truth is unattainable and that only perceptual phenomena are objects of exact knowledge.

2. The belief that there can be no proof either that God exists or that God does not exist.

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Agnosticism in Context:
Martin Eden by London, Jack

The fact that Spencer was very little read was for some time a source of surprise to Martin. "Herbert Spencer," said the man at the desk in the library, "oh, yes, a great mind." But the man did not seem to know anything of the content of that great mind. One evening, at dinner, when Mr. Butler was there, Martin turned the conversation upon Spencer. Mr. Morse bitterly arraigned the English philosopher's agnosticism, but confessed that he had not read "First Principles"; while Mr. Butler stated that he had no patience with Spencer, had never read a line of him, and had managed to get along quite well without him. Doubts arose in Martin's mind, and had he been less strongly individual he would have accepted the general opinion and given Herbert Spencer up. As it was, he found Spencer's explanation of things convincing; and, as he phrased it to himself, to give up Spencer would be equivalent to a navigator throwing the compass and chronometer overboard. So Martin went on into a thorough study of evolution, mastering more and more the subject himself, and being convinced by the corroborative testimony of a thousand independent writers. The more he studied, the more vistas he caught of fields of knowledge yet unexplored, and the regret that days were only twenty-four hours long became a chronic complaint with him.

FG: Finger Gun

finger guns

A way for creepy people with porn mustaches to say hello or "I understand". Hold your fingers in the shape of guns (use both hands for maximum effect) and point at someone who just arrived. Bend thumbs to simulate shooting your finger guns and make a clicking sound with your mouth. May be accompanied with a wink in extreme cases.

That dude that looks like he just fell out of the 70's just offered me a piece of candy and then winked and gave me finger guns. I said no.

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Jj: Journeyman

n.

1. One who has fully served an apprenticeship in a trade or craft and is a qualified worker in another's employ.

2. An experienced and competent but undistinguished worker.

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[Middle English journeiman : journei, a day's work; see journey + man, man; see man.]

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