#avarice ardor

[moltenglory-writes]

Pangs

need, desire, lust, want

craving, greed, hunger, yearning

frenzy, attraction, fascination, thirst

ardor, hankering, voracity, eagerness

infatuation, obsession, avarice, fervor

Every synonym inadequate

Every syllable lacking

Every letter falling short

Of describing the longing.

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[acronym-chaos]

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Names

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Ache, Adonis, Amore, Amoriel, Ardor, Ardora, Asmodea, Asra, Avarice, Basque, Belladonna, Callix, Carmine, Cassian, Crimson, Dantalion, Desiree, Devlin, Ember, Eros, Evander, Faust, Fervor, Fiametta, Flame, Hadeon, Hallow, Heart, Kael, Lascivia, Lila, Lioran, Love, Lure, Lust, Malachi, Malek, Morian, Passion, Ravena, Riven, Rowan, Ruby, Sariel, Scarlet, Sethis, Toren, Vailor, Vexen, Zane

Pronouns

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Blu / Blush / Blushes, Crave / Craves / Craves, Des / Desire / Desires, En / Envy / Envies, He / Hell / Hells, Hea / Hear / Hearts, Ki / Kiss / Kisses, Lu / Lur / Lure, Lust / Lusts / Lusts, Passio / Passion / Passions, Re / Red / Reds, Ro / Ros / Rose, Seduce / Seduces / Seduces, Te / Tem / Tempts, Thrill / Thrills / Thrills

Titles

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[Pronoun] Consumed by Longing, [Pronoun] Who Burns with Desire, [Pronoun] Who Draws Hearts to Ruin, [Pronoun] Whose Eyes Spark with Lust, A Sinner’s Desire, Heart's Temptation, Lustful Devil of the Underworld, The Fiend That Burns for Love, The Heartstealer, The Infernal Lust, The Lustful Demon, The One Lost in Passion's Hell, The Passion Incarnate

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Exactly as it sounds like. This is a blog for cool words I find, which will be posted daily. That's it, that's all.

Always open to hearing new words so suggestions are open!

Run by an exhausted English major <3

Previously Posted Words

A:

Aberrant

Abeyance

Abjure

Abraded

Acerbic

Acumen

Adulterate

Alacrity

Alight

Amain

Amorphous

Anathema

Anemoia

Antipathy

Aplomb

Apocryphal

Apoplectic

Aposematic

Apostate

Ardor

Asinine

Assuaged

Atavistic

Austere

Austerity

Avarice

B:

Beatific

Bereft

Blight

Bucolic

Bulwark

C:

Caitiff

Calamitous

Caustic

Censure

Circuitous

Clandestine

Clangorous

Coalesce

Cognate

Comingle

Commandeer

Conciliatory

Concordance

Conscientious

Consolidate

Constituencies

Contiguous

Contrite

Copse

Cosset

Countenance

D:

Debility

Decadent

Delineate

Deluge

Denigrate

Despoil

Despotic

Diaristic

Diatribe

Dichotomous

Dilemma

Disapprobation

Dissident

Duplicitous

E:

Edict

Effrontery

Elated

Elucidate

Enervation

Ensconced

Environs

Equidistant

Ersatz

Esoteric

Espouse

Execrate

Exigency

Exonerate

Expectorate

Extemporaneous

Extraneous

Exuberant

F:

Farcical

Fatuous

Fervent

Fractious

Frowzy

Fugacious

G:

Gamut

Garrulous

Germane

Glut

Grandiloquent

H:

Hagiography

I:

Idyllic

Immolate

Impecunious

Impetuous

Impetus

Impudent

Incensed

Indigent

Ineffable

Inexorable

Infinitesimal

Ingratiate

Inimical

Iniquity

Internecine

Interspersed

Inured

Inveterate

Iterative

L:

Lecherous

Loquacious

M:

Machinations

Mantic

Maudlin

Maven

Mercurial

Mettle

Miry

Mote

Motif

N:

Neophyte

O:

Obfuscate

Ostensible

Ostentation

P:

Palatial

Paucity

Perambulate

Perfidious

Pernicious

Persiflage

Pertinent

Pettish

Phantasmagoric

Ponderous

Pontificate

Porcine

Portend

Preponderance

Profuse

Propensity

Prostrate

Puerile

Punctilios

Putative

R:

Recourse

Redolent

Relitigate

Remediate

Rend

Replete

Repudiate

Resplendent

Reticent

Retinue

Ribald

Rigmarole

Riposte

Rote

S:

Saccharine

Salient

Sanctimonious

Scrupulous

Serendipity

Shirk

Simulacrum

Sordid

Stolid

Subservient

Symposium

T:

Temerity

Torpid

Torrid

Truculent

Truncated

Tumultuous

U:

Ubiquity

Unctuous

Umbrage

V:

Vacuous

Venereal

Verbiage

Vestal

Virile

Virtuoso

Virulent

Viscid

Z:

Zenith

[nightlynightwing]

a day late bc i forgot to post this yesterday

im too embarrassed to write anything substantial, so lets just say ive been way too invested in a dating sim for way too long

[arrtangels]

“So pulse, and pulse, thou rhythmic-hearted Noon That liest, large-limbed, curved along the hills, In languid palpitation, half a-swoon With ardors and sun-loves and subtle thrills; “Throb, Beautiful! while the fervent hours exhale As kisses faint-blown from thy finger-tips Up to the sun, that turn him passion-pale And then as red as any virgin's lips. “O tender Darkness, when June-day hath ceased, -Faint Odor from the day-flower's crushing born, -Dim, visible Sigh out of the mournful East That cannot see her lord again till morn: “And many leaves, broad-palmed towards the sky To catch the sacred raining of star-light: And pallid petals, fain, all fain to die, Soul-stung by too keen passion of the night: “And short-breath'd winds, under yon gracious moon Doing mild errands for mild violets, Or carrying sighs from the red lips of June What aimless way the odor-current sets: “And stars, ringed glittering in whorls and bells, Or bent along the sky in looped star-sprays, Or vine-wound, with bright grapes in panicles, Or bramble-tangled in a sweetest maze, “Or lying like young lilies in a lake About the great white Lotus of the moon, Or blown and drifted, as if winds should shake Star blossoms down from silver stems too soon, “Or budding thick about full open stars, Or clambering shyly up cloud-lattices, Or trampled pale in the red path of Mars, Or trim-set in quaint gardener's fantasies: “And long June night-sounds crooned among the leaves, And whispered confidence of dark and green, And murmurs in old moss about old eaves, And tinklings floating over water-sheen!” Then he that wrote laid down his pen and sighed; And straightway came old Scorn and Bitterness, Like Hunnish kings out of the barbarous land, And camped upon the transient Italy That he had dreamed to blossom in his soul. “I'll date this dream,” he said; “so: 'Given, these, On this, the coldest night in all the year, From this, the meanest garret in the world, In this, the greatest city in the land, To you, the richest folk this side of death, By one, the hungriest poet under heaven, -Writ while his candle sputtered in the gust, And while his last, last ember died of cold, And while the mortal ice i' the air made free Of all his bones and bit and shrunk his heart, And while soft Luxury made show to strike Her gloved hands together and to smile What time her weary feet unconsciously Trode wheels that lifted Avarice to power, -And while, moreover,-O thou God, thou God- His worshipful sweet wife sat still, afar, Within the village whence she sent him forth Into the town to make his name and fame, Waiting, all confident and proud and calm, Till he should make for her his name and fame, Waiting-O Christ, how keen this cuts!-large-eyed, With Baby Charley till her husband make For her and him a poet's name and fame.' -Read me,” he cried, and rose, and stamped his foot Impatiently at Heaven, “read me this,” (Putting th' inquiry full in the face of God) “Why can we poets dream us beauty, so, But cannot dream us bread? Why, now, can I Make, aye, create this fervid throbbing June Out of the chill, chill matter of my soul, Yet cannot make a poorest penny-loaf Out of this same chill matter, no, not one For Mary though she starved upon my breast?” And then he fell upon his couch, and sobbed, And, late, just when his heart leaned o'er The very edge of breaking, fain to fall, God sent him sleep. There came his room-fellow, Stout Dick, the painter, saw the written dream, Read, scratched his curly pate, smiled, winked, fell on The poem in big-hearted comic rage, Quick folded, thrust in envelope, addressed To him, the critic-god, that sitteth grim And giant-grisly on the stone causeway That leadeth to his magazine and fame. Him, by due mail, the little Dream of June Encountered growling, and at unawares Stole in upon his poem-battered soul So that he smiled,-then shook his head upon 't -Then growled, then smiled again, till at the last, As one that deadly sinned against his will, He writ upon the margin of the Dream A wondrous, wondrous word that in a day Did turn the

fleeting song to very bread, -Whereat Dick Painter leapt, the poet wept, And Mary slept with happy drops a-gleam Upon long lashes of her serene eyes From twentieth reading of her poet's news Quick-sent, “O sweet my Sweet, to dream is power, And I can dream thee bread and dream thee wine, And I will dream thee robes and gems, dear Love, To clothe thy holy loveliness withal, And I will dream thee here to live by me, Thee and my little man thou hold'st at breast, -Come, Name, come, Fame, and kiss my Sweetheart's feet!”

Sidney Lanier, June Dreams, In January, 1869.

[hayashi402]

conspicuous adj.目立つ、派手な hearth n.（暖炉の）炉 exert v.努力する；用いる；発揮する whirl v.ぐるぐる回る；旋回させる decay v.衰える、減衰する seismology n.地震学 ordinance n.法令、布告 avarice n.どん欲、強欲 tractable adj.従順な、扱いやすい；細工しやすい zealot n.熱狂する人；狂信者 ordeal n.試練 infringe v.権利を侵害する；（法を）破る innate adj.生来の、先天的な arid adj.乾燥した、不毛の；（話などが）つまらない ascendancy n.優位；支配 stipulate v.明記する、規定する、要求する herring n.ニシン benign adj.穏やかな；慈悲深い credulity n.すぐに信じ込む性質 meddle v.干渉する、手出しをする veto n.拒否権 abide v.（規則を）守る woe n.悲痛、苦悩；災難 ardor n.熱心、熱意 pretentious adj.うぬぼれた、増長した elated adj.大得意の、意気��んな utmost adj.最大限の inundate v.殺到する；水浸しにする、洪水になる pasteurization n.低温殺菌；加熱殺菌 embezzle v.横領する、使い込む savant n.大学者、博学な人 seep v.（水などが）漏れる candor n.素直さ；誠実さ；公平 levity n.軽率、気まぐれ arduously adv.骨を折って placate v.なだめる、和らげる narcotic n.麻酔薬、麻薬 convene v.招集する faction n.党派、派閥 gale n.疾風、大風 eclectic adj.折衷的な；取捨選択からなる insolent adj.ごう慢な、横柄な、無礼な taper n.先細りになること；細いろうそく clemency n.寛大な処置；慈悲 restless adj.不安な larva n.幼虫 prodigal adj.浪費する；散財する wedge n.くさび ail v.患う；苦しめる haunt v.たびたび訪れる；（幽霊などが）出没する

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Tests (SAT & TOEFL)

TOEFL

emphasize narrow upstanding anticipate toxic revive harmful innovative scenic expansion widespread odd deep uphold narrate acclaim indifferent acknowledge profuse heighten inactive fertile finite disperse moderate disapproval truncate underscore prime relate idol paramount gigantic woo flourishing burgeon practical elicit clever shed crush critical assert distinguish ample phenomenon abroad novel harbor transport feasible pinpoint mimic peculiar worthwhile extensive demeanor distribute myth cultivate chaotic streamline intrusive decline enact acquire limber distinct improperly circulate placid dignitary alter magnitude omit evoke ancient potent engross commonplace enormous noteworthy synthesis prosperous lethargy particle ascertain ridge endure restore purposefully indiscriminate maintain postpone spacious unique mediocre pass recompense circumvent eclectic amusement benefit symbol pattern comparatively periodic aptly prophetic classify disregard susceptible element energetic spontaneous inordinate proficient assimilate intensify consistently foster valid ambiguous sustained delicate elaborate impulsively confirm evolve actually convert resilient wanton settle genuine recover adhere vigorous nominal confidential unbiased shallow trap particular erratic portray baffle straightforward initiate sharply highlight currency avert brash adverse motivate normally varied gain witticism accurate diverse investigation vast tangible brilliant attribute persuade staple arbitrary rigid durable conscientious swift trait ignite weak steady devise facilitate notion stable enlighten inaccessible compel infrequently intentionally perceive suitable astute presumably account emerge abrupt promote exemplify determined instantly readily affordable caliber oblivious reportedly zenith prompt tedious predictably motion negligible forfeit feign unravel mindset annoying intricate discrepancy demonstration inevitable stream exaggerate astounding fundamental core withdraw dense immense provoke exceptional persistent eloquent defy renown overlook heyday scattered fallacious display sufficiently eventually elude curious incessant intrinsic opposition accentuate amenity documented condense conspicuously engender striking appealing export undeniably substantial archaic approximately freshly dominant gather launch charisma release dictate surpass chiefly transform docile exceedingly turbulent advantage obsolete reluctantly dwelling minuscule vibrant analogous obviously isolated install stoic subsequently jargon compile facet severe creep unmistakable vital reaction refine coherent mention celebrated impressive vanishing theoretically extinguish integral justify hasten prevalent robust haphazardly formidable convenient agitate means redundant proportion frail face function inadvertently bring about contradictory factor in encompass found distort briefly discernible elementary advice deficient reject relinquish offensive nurture controversial conceivably gradually hazardous dramatic reliably mundane delighted oblige clarify hue entirely accelerate mammoth balanced rudimentary overcome predominant generic collide encircle partially sheltered skeptical intolerable profoundly precious contemporary caution allocation situated inundate blur dim somewhat impartial legitimate mirror halt contaminated mortify lack plentiful outlandish convey preconception endorse evaporate propose poll perilous lasting absurd partisan encourage bear selective assortment infancy trigger supposedly obstruct overtly advent tempt conventional nevertheless drab exhibit marvel conform debilitating mysterious dormant ongoing take on reflection arduous enhance conceal autonomous coarse potential routinely chronic evident ingredient blind security rhythm unwarranted gratifying philanthropic aggravating comply tranquility obtain uniform sporadic precarious parallel discreetly insignificant superficial reveal emit volume systematically suspect exclusively triumph analyze eliminate curative designate superior embody disguise instigate withstand come across handle fabricate acceptable erode disruptive acute harvest underestimate remarkable involuntarily vague deplete agile interpret solid prone enrich span concur requisite broaden deceptively visibly unlikely antiquated succinct radiant complex stamina outburst petition convince arid scarcely crucial retrieve exhaust diligent culminate flaw shift wisdom attractive exert

SAT 1

apathy emancipate catharsis verbose lineage parsimony temperance pragmatic nonchalant magnanimous querulous impetuous unanimous inscrutable discerning revoke ruthless impetus eulogy arbitrary expedite cynic demagogue eradicate debilitating mercurial frugal circumspect insubordination eloquent orthodox recluse equivocate catalyst heresy banal rectify schism incisive carping apologist clemency curtail inane postulate inexorable anthropology benevolent flourish prudent assuage insolent forlorn deference decadent pontificate indulgent rejuvenate tenuous mundane refurbish erudite stoic sedate evocative astute laconic unstinting succinct allude bombastic ambivalent appalling appease rebuke grudging exhortation anarchist facilitate enthralling callous sequester contrite incontrovertible provincial credulous surreptitious benediction meticulous hierarchy induce confound demeaning unscrupulous unfettered revelation impassive adjudicate circumlocution pedestrian advocate impervious bane loquacious strident inept irresolute debunk fluctuate discursive punitive flimsy averse lethargic viable uniform intransigent fallible conformist cajole maverick cantankerous insipid enervate squander repudiate colloquial candid efficacy estranged tangential amicable reprehensible servile vilify substantiate peruse depraved obtrusive evade protean platitude vehement anthology pacify assiduous conspire zealot chicanery ameliorate elucidate alacrity oblige complacent vindictive vacillate transmute diffident embellish subjective discernment resolute disdain coherent malevolence reticent placid digress construe rancor futile delineate eclectic poignant objective scrupulous elusive enticement benefactor speculation precipitous propagate lassitude rebut insinuate misanthrope equanimity propriety propensity provocative circumlocutory mutate ethics machination sanguine beneficiary stagnant renounce domineering anecdote pedantic disingenuous skeptical tactful incongruous jurisprudence revamp fastidious tout empirical supplant fickle tirade scrutinize despot prodigious ambiguous vigor refinement derivative contempt cursory censure disputatious harangue anomaly conventional circuitous precedent benign prevalent epilogue mollify melancholy qualitative coerce sanction relinquish qualify conjecture indifferent insidious cohesive gratuity partisan disburse extol homogeneous auspicious indoctrinate disseminate indigenous ephemeral euphonious circumscribe ebullient avarice instigate vex clamor elocution aesthetic progeny comprehensive convoluted derision mandate profuse bolster exploitative resign amorphous perjure berate hyperbole pervasive immutable audacious capricious denounce concur insurgent exonerate prosaic malign vindicate antipathy transient decorum disperse mitigate sublime tractable metamorphosis intermittent superfluous litigious treacherous volatile imperious subterfuge unremitting brevity predominant utility garrulous adroit fallacious reprove analogy criterion insular synthesis proficient judicious placate anachronism enumerate remuneration jurisdiction virulent buttress proliferate censor dispel protracted steadfast exorbitant usurper exacting lavish irreverent ossify irony recalcitrant iconoclast guile arbitrate subvert verbatim subjugate palpable indignant extemporaneous acquiesce spurious animosity innocuous melodrama capitulate gratis paradox dictatorial introspective dolorous languish dormant dogmatic exemplar concession euphoria phlegmatic belie discriminating infer symbiosis sagacious vigilant congenital dubious abstract gratify encroach opulent concise inhibited solicitous condescend eminent discretion indelible language ineffable satiric mercenary allegation extricate nebulous lithe acumen contentious mutable prodigal altruistic affable rupture duplicity rhetoric specious adverse potent belligerent effusive lucrative diversion euphemism choleric refute regress pugnacious indigent consensus divulge fervent idiosyncrasy adjure vacuous abridge hackneyed valor grandiloquent vestige ingratiate adversary bourgeois exacerbate alleviate pusillanimous brusque apprehensive empathy obstinate flout tenacious concord archaic reciprocate ardor enigma conciliatory complement deleterious splendid lament obsolete intrepid amend dearth abash

SAT 2

specious recalcitrant anarchist appropriate diatribe capacious affable preempt prosaic synthesis protean decry cryptic reprimand culpable painstaking germinate scanty amass renounce enervate static tangential cacophony gratis congenital blight incongruous indigent moratorium equanimity brusque ebb demography quagmire benediction crass pugnacious apprehensive benevolent protracted tenacious refrain prescient volatile concur spurious mitigate fanatic insipid annex guile flippant impregnable defunct evanescent atheist conspire garrulous industrious diverge impediment impede acquit vacillate malapropism cosmic magnanimous deference nefarious revere succinct reproach gustatory disputatious pedantic orthodoxy unanimous agility heresy meager dirge fluctuate candid anecdote interminable calumny attrition heinous sanctuary consummate assiduous misanthrope cajole disingenuous sanctimonious prolific pariah filch ingratiate fallow seclusion derogatory inscrutable fetter banish portend penitent odious wheedle slander enterprising tangible obsequious forgo fallacious scrutinize stratagem blatant mutiny loquacious colloquial renegade geniality epilogue dogged lunar outmoded diligence potent lament bilk amicable incite pseudonym eclectic affix verbatim robust congenial barren debilitate auditory isolate destitute baroque ostracize dupe contemporary obdurate atrophy levity provoke abdicate lurid cultivate recluse resolute berate prevaricate jurisdiction euphemism provocative decorum discursive convoluted ostentatious solitude judicious lionize jurisprudence improvident semantics torpor aptitude malefactor remuneration postscript conform rebuff despondent digress beguile spur contentious pusillanimous sociology brazen itinerant irreproachable sanguine machination pilfer placid rupture abort disperse ethics euphonious remorse thwart fecund aural expel appalling contrite fleece lassitude desultory curator insubordination transitory adamant celestial pathology pecuniary adjure preeminent ambivalent veracity peripheral listless amorphous goad talisman sacrosanct adjudicate indict swindle premeditate efface haughty anguish benign affliction euphoria paragon append curmudgeon hedonist ruse anomaly desiccated pejorative zealot brawn entrepreneur impassive lofty denigrate astute disparage insolvent steadfast vacuous caustic obsolete replete hamper theology incisive palpable acumen venerate surfeit threadbare transmute transient jettison anthology inexorable propagate tribulation amity expertise placate bigotry thrifty abstinence nautical decrepit schism gullible formidable ignominy indomitable relic reprove disseminate censure oncology coerce paucity convention grandiose amalgam wane diminutive banal cession perpetuate bard savory decorous immutable sporadic respite prophetic abominable serene dissuade mollify opulence verisimilitude deplete astral gregarious antediluvian irascible compliant anthropology impeach adept precocious epitaph harass allegation contempt equivocal esoteric dilettante antipathy revile profound optimist expedite porous exhort parody portent pertinacity litigious arable lethargic frugal capricious entomology querulous acrimony venal noisome iconoclast quiescent infamous mundane metamorphosis ambulatory adversity munificent dilapidated sybarite addendum embezzle swagger exile glacial ephemeral extemporaneous affront stealth tentative tumultuous artifact desolate yoke beneficiary compel verbose doleful idiosyncrasy vilify indefatigable unfathomable tout bellicose furtive propensity unerring relinquish pungent deft quarantine obligatory arid coax genealogy impugn facade spartan reprehensible stymie witticism perquisite vulnerable raze pessimist influx hermit debunk nullify belligerent diffuse stagnate distend clandestine premonition vindicate inert impudent pacifist repugnant amiable rebuttal anemic abridge callous gratuity circumlocution insolent etymology poignant nebulous pious prudent rescind assail pedestrian irreverence bode rampant jocular saturate mutate archaic bombastic prerequisite culprit anachronism subterfuge forthright impertinent epic garish perambulate malevolent flagrant deterrent intractable inimical impeccable dearth rife exonerate meticulous impervious alleviate omen effrontery tactile venerable perjure perfidy neurology outspoken eloquent aesthete harbinger sacrament adroit abstain apostasy hypocrite dormant castigate dubious impel benefactor purge ineffable inundate doldrums braggart apocryphal malady choleric copious augur absolve insurrection emollient mercenary proliferate pathos abstemious nihilist dolorous convoke ascetic olfactory harangue philanthropist ruthless rapacious outcast archeology supercilious amend myopic resignedly begrudge paleontology meander altruism archive chastise abysmal foresight exculpate sadistic nomadic grandiloquent laconic deplorable phlegmatic surreptitious egregious intransigent bulwark synchronize pauper induce pretentious aesthetic repudiate compatible miserly animosity gratify fraudulent pragmatic torpid console servile integrity dissident rebuke ambiguous affect ornate impecunious contemporaneous hinder discern cathartic obscure dissipate boorish melancholy notorious pompous truculent larceny candor charlatan obstinate scrupulous pontificate appendix voluminous malediction pacify enigma elocution avarice concise anesthetic redoubtable consecrate impotent concord narcissist rarefy antiquated supplement putrid vagrant augment elegy efficacious clairvoyant encore mercurial revamp despot splendid relegate invoke abate duplicity undermine stalwart sacrilegious acrid admonish dexterous lampoon bucolic insurgent brevity coalesce fickle discerning predominant perceive invigorate ramble heretic apathy deviate curtail mirth parsimony hiatus superfluous instigate prophecy astringent uniform bastion sparse eulogy hackneyed peripatetic empathy predilection refute satire assuage ascertain

SAT 3

turmoil ominous liberate cerebral machination mediocre precocious sedentary sagacious demarcate despot exacerbate maverick redundant daunt divert scintillating obstreperous sonorous schism refute evanescent revile eccentric desiccated discern defer elucidate gourmand candid truncated adversary insight epistolary commend suppress paradox subterfuge fundamental rebuke perfidious serendipitous provincial impute conformity fallible belittle savant camaraderie exculpate impugn calumny atypical ambivalent sanction tacit proletarian augment alienate prophetic lexicography autocrat dissent infer eloquent entrepreneur bureaucrat indifferent futile conscientious idealism emancipator obdurate factious consensus mitigate guile ascetic sustain disdain deliberate reprehensible egregious vainglorious belligerent pliant perspicacity cynical usurper discord combatant connoisseur frivolous ornamentation bard vacillate disgruntled demeanor compatriot exuberant laud sibilant furtive exonerate supplant trite contempt erratic parody illuminate beneficiary colleague buffoon subjective malleable reticent flourish serene polyglot vengeance tactile cordial bromide assiduous ephemeral elite circumvent pundit adulation invidious itinerant estrangement disenfranchise alleviate dubious vulgar obstinate scarce subsequent perquisite boor narcissist capricious oration differentiate recluse hierarchy philanthropist innocuous insular intransigent anomaly parsimonious renounce ingenious obsolete nascent soberly pristine penitent indignant mandate fomentation espouse fortify irascible decorous dispel tumultuous magnanimous meticulous inimical modest susceptible paragon melodrama querulous amalgamation tranquil harangue melange conspire quantitative effrontery emissary hedonist conspicuous sedulous inundate allude cunning populist incompetent sarcasm efficacious agnostic inhibit proliferate esoteric invoke alacrity sully concomitant incongruity clairvoyant concise deride avid stifle inherent decry anarchist pragmatic disillusion amateur condescend satire destitute rhetoric anecdote interlocutor demagogue obscure authoritarian idiosyncrasy jarring flotsam insinuate malevolent avenger flippant auspicious juxtapose ingenue picayune consummate denigrate spontaneous prudent exemplary baffle remuneration rancorous enervated deject martinet totalitarian proselytize condone gustatory oppress innovative popularizer eclectic pedagogical perplex bolster vitiate bombast tenacious chicanery assert warrant mundane prolific fallacy indictment censure contrite diplomatic ebullient stringent caricature halcyon scoff equivocate exasperate substantiate toady enervation reactionary egalitarian abstemious nuance vigor humility vanquish dearth mogul discredit console monarch stricture pugilist catastrophic illusory meliorate raiment archaeology emulate quiescent tinder emphatic treacly pugnacious overt panacea endure hostile acute reminiscence antagonize cantankerous transcend convoluted doctrine ignominious tact resolute defector eradicate improvise therapeutic insolence penchant animated utilitarian deleterious disingenuous stultify reproach extravagant nostalgia vociferous propensity mercenary insidious undermine periphery inconsequential phenomenon propaganda devotee dogmatic empirical indulgent potentate cataclysm reformist genial prominent verbose debunk profound nomad arid benevolent impervious pervasive churlish prodigy pacify unctuous agile affable advocate malice evoke chronicler ardor quixotic precedent utopian cumbersome condemn reconcile conventional vitriolic wistful oracle reiterate verisimilitude glutton subtlety exoneration dissembler query patriarch inquisitive corpulent empathy lucid surreptitious weary disclose disparate petty ornate aristocrat sanctimonious allege denounce provocative tenuous inchoate autonomy superficial extol curative interrogate ostensible meritocracy lament subversive anthropocentrism vulnerable moratorium monotony astute somnolent stevedore thwart circumlocution esteemed recalcitrant precipitate eschew exorbitant quell analogous despondent clarity parasite ambiguous acquire frugal constituent stagnant abstract archaic detract curator nonchalant bellicose nihilism popularize humble subtle nefarious arboreal truculence sophistry benefactor rumormonger troubadour lugubrious naive generalization Draconian anachronistic canonical placid egotist mendacious irrelevant pretense incredulous vicarious banal pertinent delineate feasible aesthetic matriarch superfluous supercilious dispute coherent dignitary ascertain peril objective cartographer repugnant apt audible erudition gratuitous avarice notorious lobbyist impetuous prude temerity abrogate clandestine depict circumscribed arrogant docile foible pariah naysayer sage indigenous sanguine pedantic raze exegesis obfuscate confound protagonist adroit extraneous somber ineffable transient cajole smug stymie wane longevity complacent emollient partisan avert commemorate histrionic didactic foppish exploit avuncular constrain underscore explicit penurious turpitude treacherous hackneyed devoid dilatory opportune enigma imply curtail rigorous sycophant munificent proponent domestic jaded muse decisive implausible sentient malodorous awestruck concord obstructionist miscreant prig vigilant protege disperse remorse bewilder abhor induce explicate resilient derivative wary prevalent articulate arbitrate sentimental loquacious parenthetical baffled expatriate rhapsodize obsequious soporific morose diligent proprietor austere zealous intuitive anthropology encompass castigate scrupulous courtier adept virtuous gregarious prosaic pernicious equivocal specious miser equanimity concession negligent charlatan myopic rebut whimsical Byzantine belie erroneous cavalier formidable missionary fastidious digress implicit amiable insipid spurious abstruse incontrovertible cathartic diminish orthodox revere imperceptible progenitor incorrigible despoiler opulent 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[hieromonkcharbel]

On Avarice

Our third struggle is against the demon of avarice, a demon clearly foreign to our nature, who only gains entry into a monk because he is lacking in faith. The other passions, such as anger and desire, seem to be occasioned by the body and in some sense implanted in us at birth. Hence they are conquered only after a long time. The sickness of avarice, on the contrary, can with diligence and attention be cut off more readily, because ft enters from outside. If neglected, however, it becomes even harder to get rid of and more destructive than the other passions, for according to the Apostle it is 'the root of all evil' (1 Tim. 6:10). Let us look at it in this fashion. Movement occurs in the sexual organs not only of young children who cannot yet distinguish between good and evil, but also of the smallest infants still at their mother's breast. The latter, although quite ignorant of sensual pleasure, nevertheless manifest such natural movements in the flesh. Similarly, the incensive power exists in infants, as we can see when they are roused against anyone hurting them. I say this not to accuse nature of being the cause of sin - heaven forbid! - but to show that the incensive power and desire, even if implanted in man by the Creator for a good purpose, appear to change through neglect from being natural in the body into something that is unnatural. Movement in the sexual organs was given to us by the Creator for procreation and the continuation of the species, not for unchastity; while incensive power was planted in us for our salvation, so that we could manifest it against wickedness, but not so that we could act like wild beasts towards our fellow men. Even if we make bad use of these passions, nature itself is not therefore sinful, nor should we blame the Creator. A man who gives someone a knife for some necessary and useful purpose is not to blame if that person uses it to commit murder. This has been said to make it clear that avarice is a passion deriving, not from our nature, but solely from an evil and perverted use of our free will. When this sickness finds the soul lukewarm and lacking in faith at the start of the ascetic path, it suggests to us various apparently justifiable and sensible reasons for keeping back something of what we possess. It conjures up in a monk's mind a picture of a lengthy old age and bodily illness; and it persuades him that the necessities of life provided by the monastery are insufficient to sustain a healthy man, much less an ill one; that in the monastery the sick, instead of receiving proper attention, are hardly cared for at all; and that unless he has some money tucked away, he will die a miserable death. Finally, it convinces him that he will not be able to remain long in the monastery because of the load of his work and the strictness of the abbot. When with thoughts like these it has seduced his mind with the idea of concealing any sum, however trifling, it persuades him to learn, unknown to the abbot, some handicraft through which he can increase his cherished hoardings. Then it deceives the wretched monk with secret expectations, making him imagine what he will earn from his handicraft, and the comfort and security which will result from it. Now completely given over to the thought of gain, he notices none of the evil passions which attack him: his raging fury when he happens to sustain a loss, his gloom and dejection when he falls short of the gain he hoped for. Just as for other people the belly is a god, so for him is money. That is why the Apostle, knowing this, calls avarice not only 'the root of all evil' but 'idolatry' as well (Col. 3:5). How is it that this sickness can so pervert a man that he ends up as an idolater? It is because he now fixes his intellect on the love, not of God, but of the images of men stamped on gold. A monk darkened by such thoughts and launched on the downward path can no longer be obedient. He is irritable and resentful, and grumbles about every task. He answers back and, having lost his sense of respect, behaves like a stubborn, uncontrollable horse. He is not satisfied with the day's ration of food and complains that he cannot put up with such conditions for ever. Neither God's presence, he says, nor the possibility of his own salvation is confined to the monastery; and, he concludes, he will perish if he does not leave it. He is so excited and encouraged in these perverse thoughts by his secret hoardings that he even plans to quit the monastery. Then he replies proudly and harshly no matter what he is told to do, and pays no heed if he sees something in the monastery that needs to be set right, considering himself a stranger and outsider and finding fault with all that takes place. Then he seeks excuses for being angry or injured, so that he will not appear to be leaving the monastery frivolously and without cause. He does not even shrink from trying through gossip and idle talk to seduce someone else into leaving with him, wishing to have an accomplice in his sinful action. Because the avaricious monk is so fired with desire for private wealth he will never be able to live at peace in a monastery or under a rule. When like a wolf the demon has snatched him from the fold and separated him from the Hock, he makes ready to devour him; he sets-him to work day and night in his cell on the very tasks which he complained of doing at fixed times in the monastery. But the demon does not allow him to keep the regular prayers or norms of fasting or orders of vigil. Having bound him fast in the madness of avarice, he persuades him to devote all his effort to his handicraft. There are three forms of this sickness, all of which are equally condemned by the Holy Scriptures and the teaching of the Fathers. The first induces those who were poor to acquire and save the goods they lacked in the world. The second compels those who have renounced worldly goods by offering them to God, to have regrets and to seek after them again. A third infects a monk from the start with lack of faith and ardor, so preventing his complete detach- ment from worldly things, producing in him a fear of poverty and distrust in God's providence and leading him to break the promises he made when he renounced the world.

St. John Cassian

[mischiefandmagic6]

So I went through letters to and from John Laurens to and from Alexander Hamilton and write to romantic sounding parts in my eyes

Letters From AH

Poor Laurens; he has fallen a sacrifice to his ardor in a trifling skirmish in South Carolina. You know how truly I loved him and will judge how much I regret him. ~Letter to Lafayette (Albany, November 3, 1782)

Cold in my professions, warm in ⟨my⟩3 friendships, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it m⟨ight⟩4 be in my power, by action rather than words, ⟨to⟩ convince you that I love you. I shall only tell you that ’till you bade us Adieu, I hardly knew the value you had taught my heart to set upon you. Indeed, my friend, it was not well done. You know the opinion I entertain of mankind, and how much it is my desire to preserve myself free from particular attachments, and to keep my happiness independent on the caprice of others. You sh⟨ould⟩ not have taken advantage of my sensibility to ste⟨al⟩ into my affections without my consent. But as you have done it and as we are generally indulgent to those we love, I shall not scruple to pardon the fraud you have committed, on condition that for my sake, if not for your own, you will always continue to merit the partiality, which you have so artfully instilled into ⟨me⟩. I have received your two letters one from Philadelphia the other from Chester.5 I am pleased with your success, so far, and I hope the favourable omens, that precede your application to the Assembly6 may have as favourable an issue, provided the situation of affairs sh⟨ould⟩ require it which I fear will be the case. But both for your country’s sake and for my own I wish the enemy may be gone from Georgia before you arrive and that you may be obliged to return and share the fortunes of your old friends. ⟨In respect⟩ to the Commission, which you ⟨received from⟩ Congress, all the world must think your conduct perfectly right.7 Indeed your ideas upon this occasion seem not to have their wonted accuracy; and you have had scruples, in a great measure, without foundation. By your appointment as Aide De Camp to the Commander in Chief, you had as much the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, as any officer in the line—your receiving a commission as Lieutenant Colonel from the date of that appointment, does not in the least injure or interfere with one of them; unless by virtue of it you are introduced into a particular regiment in violation of the right of succession; which is not the case at present neither is it a necessary consequence. As you were going to command a batalion, it was proper you should have a commission; and if this commission had been dated posterior to your appointment as Aide De Camp, I should have considered it as derogatory to your former rank, to mine, and to that of the whole corps. The only thing I see wrong in the affair is this—Congress by their conduct, both on the former and present occasion, appear to have intended to confer a privilege, an honor, a mark of distinction, a something upon you; which they withold from other Gentlemen in the family. This carries with it an air of preference, which, though we can all truly say, we love your character, and admire your military merit, cannot fail to give some of us uneasy sensations. But in this, my Dear J I wish you to understand me well. The blame, if there is any, falls wholly upon Congress. I repeat it, your conduct has been perfectly right and even laudable; you rejected the offer when you ought to have rejected it; and you accepted ⟨it⟩ when you ought to have accepted it; and let me ⟨add⟩ with a degree of overscrupulous delicacy. It ⟨was necessary⟩ to your project; your ⟨project⟩ was the public good; and I should have done the same. In hesitating, you have refined upon the refinements of generosity. There is a total stagnation of news here, political and military. Gates has refused the Indian command.8 Sullivan is come to take it. The former has lately given a fresh proof of his impudence, his folly and his rascality.9 ’Tis no great matter; but a peculiarity in the case prevents my saying what.10 I anticipate by sympathy the pleasure you must feel from the sweet converse of your dearer self in the inclosed letters. I hope they may be recent. They were brought out of New York by General Thompson11 delivered to him there by a Mrs. Moore not long from England, soi-disante parente de Madame votre épouse. She speaks of a daughter of yours, well when she left England,12 perhaps ⟨– – –⟩. And Now my Dear as we are upon the subject of wife, I empower and command you to get me one in Carolina. Such a wife as I want will, I know, be difficult to be found, but if you succeed, it will be the stronger proof of your zeal and dexterity. Take her description—She must be young, handsome (I lay most stress upon a good shape) sensible (a little learning will do), well bred (but she must have an aversion to the word ton) chaste and tender (I am an enthusiast in my notions of fidelity and fondness) of some good nature, a great deal of generosity (she must neither love money nor scolding, for I dislike equally a termagent and an œconomist). In politics, I am indifferent what side she may be of; I think I have arguments that will easily convert her to mine. As to religion a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in god and hate a saint. But as to fortune, the larger stock of that the better. You know my temper and circumstances and will therefore pay special attention to this article in the treaty. Though I run no risk of going to Purgatory for my avarice; yet as money is an essential ingredient to happiness in this world—as I have not much of my own and as I am very little calculated to get more either by my address or industry; it must needs be, that my wife, if I get one, bring at least a sufficiency to administer to her own extravagancies. NB You will be pleased to recollect in your negotiations that I have no invincible antipathy to the maidenly beauties & that I am willing to take the trouble of them upon myself. If you should not readily meet with a lady that you think answers my description you can only advertise in the public papers and doub[t]less you will hear of many competitors for most of the qualifications required, who will be glad to become candidates for such a prize as I am. To excite their emulation, it will be necessary for you to give an account of the lover—his size, make, quality of mind and body, achievements, expectations, fortune, &c. In drawing my picture, you will no doubt be civil to your friend; mind you do justice to the length of my nose and don’t forget, that I ⟨– – – – –⟩. After reviewing what I have written, I am ready to ask myself what could have put it into my head to hazard this Jeu de follie. Do I want a wife? No—I have plagues enough without desiring to add to the number that greatest of all; and if I were silly enough to do it, I should take care how I employ a proxy. Did I mean to show my wit? If I did, I am sure I have missed my aim. Did I only intend to ⟨frisk⟩?13 In this I have succeeded, but I have done more. I have gratified my feelings, by lengthening out the only kind of intercourse now in my power with my friend. Adieu Yours. A Hamilton P.S—Fleury shall be taken care of.14 All the family send their love. In this join the General & Mrs. Washington & what is best, tis not in the stile of ceremony but sincerity. ~Letter to Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens (Middlebrook, New Jersey, April, 1779)

n spite of Schuylers black eyes, I have still a part for the public and another for you; so your impatience to have me married is misplaced; a strange cure by the way, as if after matrimony I was to be less devoted than I am now. Let me tell you, that I intend to restore the empire of Hymen and that Cupid is to be his prime Minister. I wish you were at liberty to transgress the bounds of Pensylvania.5 I would invite you after the fall to Albany to be witness to the final consummation. My Mistress is a good girl, and already loves you because I have told her you are a clever fellow and my friend; but mind, she loves you a l’americaine not a la françoise. Adieu, be happy, and let friendship between us be more than a name ~Letter to Lieutenant Colonel James Laurens (Bergen County, New Jersey, September 16, 1780)

But like a jealous lover, when I thought you slighted my caresses, my affection was alarmed and my vanity piqued. I had almost resolved to lavish no more of them upon you and to reject you as an inconstant and an ungrateful ——. ~Letter to LT. Colonel JL (West Point, September 11, 1779)

My ravings are for your own bosom. ~Letter to LT. Colonel JL (New Bridge, New Jersey, September 12, 1780)

In short Laurens I am disgusted with every thing in this world but yourself and very few more honest fellows and I have no other wish than as soon as possible to make a brilliant exit. ’Tis a weakness; but I feel I am not fit for this terrestreal Country. ~Letter to LT. Colonel JL (Morristown, New Jersey, January 8, 1780)

Letters From John Laurens

Adieu, my dear boy. ~Letter to Alexander Hamilton (Philadelphia, December 5, 1778)

I have had between duty and inclination—how much my heart was with you, ~Letter to AH (Charles Town, South Carolina,14th July 79.

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[femmemusings]

The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another. Avarice over-rates the difference between poverty and riches: ambition, that between a private and a public station: vain-glory, that between obscurity and extensive reputation. The person under the influence of any of those extravagant passions, is not only miserable in his actual situation, but is often disposed to disturb the peace of society, in order to arrive at that which he so foolishly admires. The slightest observation, however, might satisfy him, that, in all the ordinary situations of human life, a well-disposed mind may be equally calm, equally cheerful, and equally contented. Some of those situations may, no doubt, deserve to be preferred to others: but none of them can deserve to be pursued with that passionate ardor which drives us to violate the rules either of prudence or of justice; or to corrupt the future tranquillity of our minds, either by shame from the remembrance of our own folly, or by remorse from the horror of our own injustice.

Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments

[nightlynightwing]

two years ago, i saw an ad for a new dating sim. i downloaded it, played it for a little bit, and considered almost deleting it. a certain line kept me playing.

i'm glad i didn't delete it. ❤️

[nightlynightwing]

there was a drawing challenge sort of thing going around on twitter that said to draw you with a plushie of your boy and your boy with a plushie of you.

sometimes its cute when your boyfriend gets jealous that a little too much of your attention is going to a doll.

i havent posted here in a while, im a bit more active on my twitter!

[nightlynightwing]

she might have custody of the only brain cell in the house, but that doesn't mean she puts it to good use. 

i’m very emotional about lessons 19 and 20, i need some shitposts

[nightlynightwing]

Obey Me! Crossing!!

Part one, Mammon! i also want to eventually try doing him as a bird villager to go with his crow stuff, but i just had this vision of him as a cat and couldn't resist.

Lucifer | Levi | Satan | Asmoedus | Beel | Belphie

[nightlynightwing]

hey so uh

not to be gross, but December 28th was my one year mark since i started playing Obey Me?

and like... it's been a really, really long time since a character has made me as excited and happy as Mammon does. so, i just wanted to draw somethin gross and share it.

[nightlynightwing]

SOME OF US download dating sims advertised on instagram and accidentally fall in love with one of the characters to C O P E ! ! !

big thanks for the ID template by @mammonlover6969!!! <3

but here’s my MC for Obey Me!

she forced Diavolo to allow her to have her cat while she’s attending the school.

5′4“ but Big Dom Energy.

ready to throw hands at any given moment (even tho she’ll probably lose)

Human should probably have a (?) beside it to be honest, like wtf is this girl

somehow simultaneously tired and crazy energetic all at the same time

“what color is the pink panther” “(taking off clothes) god mammon u are so fucking stupid”