bowdlerize
[BODE-luh-rise; BOWD-]
trans
verb. To remove or modify the parts (of a book, for example) considered offensive…
numinous
/ˈnumənəs/
adjective
1 awe-inspiring. 2 reverence. 3 evoking a sense of the transcendent, the mystical or the sublime…
tergiversation
/ˈtɜrdʒɪvərˌseɪʃən/
noun
The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness…
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tutelary
Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing.
Stephanie was the tutelary spirit guiding her 10th grade class; navigating the youngsters through the annals of history, math and a thing called cultural studies…
somniferous
/sɒmˈnɪfərəs/
adjective
1 causing or inducing sleep. 2 soporific…
gangrel
[GANG-gruhl]
noun
A lanky, loose-jointed person.
I gave up on gangrels a long time ago…
lissom
[LISS-uhm]
adjective
Limber; supple; flexible.
Fucking Mick Jagger. Even after decades of drugs and rock n’ roll the guy is sill lissom on stage.