Answers to #Fedefine 164: 1C 2A

2 points:

@Cadbury_Moose
@jmopp
@Knitronomicon
@rupert

1 point:

@HederaVulpes
@TheVoidTLMB
@v_for_verbosity
@RedRobyn

0 points:

@curiousjay
@DelilahTech
@b_age
@cibersheep
@foo__

#Fedefine

Game 165:

1. Laconism

A. A form of animism in which snakes are worshipped
B. A style of speech or writing that is emotionally detached and sarcastic
C. The use of very few words to express a message, characterized by extreme brevity, conciseness, and sometimes bluntness

2. Brachylogy

A. In medicine, the study of the lungs
B. Excessive briefness in speech or writing
C. In botany, the study of branches (of trees, shrubs) as opposed to the trunk or root system

Answers to #Fedefine 163: 1B 2A (acanthus is also a flower, but it's a perennial one, not a deciduous one)

2 points:

@TheVoidTLMB
@HederaVulpes
@RedRobyn
@curiousjay

1 point:

@jmopp
@rupert
@Knitronomicon
@b_age
@DelilahTech
@cibersheep
@v_for_verbosity

#Fedefine

Game 164:

1. Temporal

A. Time-dependent; having a deadline
B. Related to the weather or climate
C. Of or relating to earthly life; lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred

2. Duophysite

A. In Christianity, the belief that Jesus exists as two distinct, inseparable natures, divine and human, united in one person
B. A crystalline silicate mineral whose color is a mix of pink and white
C. In philosophy, the claim that while body and mind are separate, both manifest physically

Answers to #Fedefine 162: 1B 2B

2 points:

@HederaVulpes
@TheVoidTLMB
@DelilahTech
@Cadbury_Moose
@jmopp

1 point:

@rupert
@brad
@Knitronomicon
@cibersheep
@v_for_verbosity
@delcj

0 points:

@b_age

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Game 163:

1. Invidious

A. Characterized by openness and good intent
B. Of an unpleasant or objectionable nature
C. In biology, shielded by a membrane

2. Acanthus

A. In architecture and decorative arts, a stylized ornamental motif based on a characteristic Mediterranean plant with jagged leaves
B. In Ancient Rome, a small wine jug for personal use
C. A genus of deciduous flowers chiefly of the Mediterranean region

Answers to #Fedefine 161: 1A 2A

2 points:

@HederaVulpes
@Knitronomicon
@TheVoidTLMB
@Cadbury_Moose
@delcj
@Elyastorah
@b_age
@RedRobyn

1 point:

@foo__
@cibersheep
@rupert
@catdad
@v_for_verbosity
@DelilahTech
@brad

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Game 162:

1. Paten

A. A surface appearance of something grown beautiful, especially with age or use
B. A plate, usually made of precious metal, used to carry the bread at the Eucharist
C. The bald patch on the top of the head of a Catholic monk

2. Gaon

A. A plant found in the Congo Basin rainforest with psychotropic and hallucinogenic properties
B. An outstanding intellectual and Talmudic scholar
C. A flightless bird found in New Zealand

Answers to #Fedefine 160: 1B 2C

2 points:
@v_for_verbosity
@catdad (Welcome, new player!)
@brad
@Cadbury_Moose
@HederaVulpes
@RedRobyn
@Knitronomicon
@rupert
@DMakarios

1 point:
@DelilahTech
@TheVoidTLMB

0 points:
@cibersheep
@b_age

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Game 161:

1. Grisaille

A. Decoration in tones of a single color, especially gray, designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
B. Soot deposit on the inside of a chimney
C. In medieval times, a gainfully employed woman (as opposed to a housewife)

2. Einkorn

A. An ancient wheat (Triticum monococcum) grown especially formerly in poor soils in central and southern Europe and southwest Asia
B. In German mythology, a type of unicorn that is black and malevolent
C. A squirrel