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Posted: May 03 2014 at 5:50am |
What's the Difference Between Naked and Nude?
Technically speaking, naked
implies that a person is unprotected or vulnerable. It also describes
something that is unadorned or without embellishment, as in the
oft-mentioned naked truth. Nude, on the other hand, means one thing: unclothed.
Think of it this way: if you doff your duds to pose while descending a
staircase for a tasteful painting done by a respected artist, then
you're nude. If a bunch of paparazzi suddenly burst in through the
studio door and take your picture without permission, you are suddenly
naked.
And as the late great humorist Lewis Grizzard once pointed out, "Naked is when you ain't got no clothes on. Nekkid is when you ain't got no clothes on and you're up to something." http://mentalfloss.com/article/12571/whats-difference-between-naked-and-nude
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Posted: May 03 2014 at 4:34pm |
Incongruous
Incongruous adj.
1. Lacking in harmony; incompatible.
2. Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent. “A plan incongruous with reason.”
3. Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate. “She showed incongruous behavior.”
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Posted: May 04 2014 at 3:58pm |
Esoteric
Esoteric adj.
1. Difficult to understand; abstruse.
2. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.
3. Of rare, special, or unusual interest. “Her software’s success was based on an esoteric programming language.”
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Posted: May 05 2014 at 7:24pm |
Acerbic
Acerbic adj.
Sharp or biting, as in character or expression.
“The director occasionally allowed an acerbic tone to an otherwise subtle dialogue.”
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Posted: May 06 2014 at 7:11am |
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Posted: May 06 2014 at 1:35pm |
Pugnacious
Pugnacious adj.
1. Quarrelsome or combative in nature; belligerent.
2. Expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully.
“Rather than maintaining a calm demeanor, his boss was quite pugnacious.”
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Posted: May 07 2014 at 6:27am |
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Posted: May 07 2014 at 4:36pm |
"Incredulous"
Incredulous adj.
1. Skeptical; disbelieving. “Most people are incredulous of stories about flying saucers.”
2. Expressive of disbelief. “An incredulous stare.”
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