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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Some Words

 

Just a few words defined:

--pupusa n. (puh-POO-suh) Salvadoran dish of thick tortillas stuffed with things like cheese, beans, or pork.

--imbroglio n. 1. A difficult, confusing, or embarrassing situation. 2. A confused heap.

--abashed adj.  Embarrassed.

--knedliky n. A type of Czech dumpling.

--unabashed adj. Not embarrassed or ashamed.

--Gibson girl n. A young woman typifying the fashionable ideal of the late 1800s and early 1900s.

--crapehanger n. A pessimist.

--Council of Trent n. (1545 -- 1563) A key ecumenical meeting to address the Reformation.

--taphephobia n. Fear of being buried alive.

--fictive adj. Created by the imagination.

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