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Bosky Meaning

WORDS FOUND RECENTLY

Baryogenesis: the hypothetical mechanism that produced more matter than antimatter in the early universe.

Bosky: covered by trees or bushes; wooded.

Dentition: (noun) the arrangement or condition of the teeth in a particular species or individual.

Dissipated: (adjective) (of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

Hirsute: (humorous; literary) hairy.

Kleagle: an officer of the Ku Klux Klan whose main role is to recruit new members and must maintain the three guiding principles: "recruit, maintain control, and safeguard."

Lacustrine: (technical, literary) relating to or associated with lakes.

Timorous: showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence.

Uxorial: of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife. It comes from Latin uxor, meaning \"wife\".

Verdigris: (noun) a bright bluish-green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation, consisting of basic copper carbonate.

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EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com BLUESKY: PROFILE

MORE EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

Bacchanal

WORDS FOUND RECENTLY

Bacchanal: a wild and drunken celebration; a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. (adjective) another term for bacchanalian.

Brigand: a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.

Geodetic: relating to geodesy, especially as applied to land surveying.

Peculation: the act of illegally taking or using money, especially public money, that you are responsible for managing.

Polonium: a chemical element; it has symbol Po and atomic number 84. A rare and highly radioactive metal with no stable isotopes, polonium is a chalcogen and chemically similar to selenium and tellurium.

Psychotomimetic: 1. characterized by or producing symptoms similar to those of a psychosis. 2. a drug or other agent that has such effects; called also psychotogenic.

Sepulchral: relating to a tomb or interment; gloomy; dismal.

Spavined: affected with spavin, a condition that causes lameness in horses, or decrepit or worn out.

Terpsichorean: relating to dancing.

Vulpine: relating to a fox or foxes. crafty; cunning.

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