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Line 2,434: − |- − |} − − == Downgraded Conservative Terms == − − These conservative terms are less significant: − − {| class="wikitable sortable" − |- − !Term − !Origin date − !Comments − |- − |byzantine − |1794<ref>The usage here -- in sense of complex governmental rules -- probably developed later.</ref> − | − |- − |connive − |1601 − |to pretend ignorance − |- − |eleemosynary − |1616 − |relating to charity − |- − |[[entropy]] − |1868 − |disorder − |- − |[[filibuster]] − |1851 − | − |- − |incandescent − |1794 − |bright and radiant, conquering darkness, precursor to the invention of the incandescent lamp (light bulb) − |- − |jabberwocky − |1902 − |talking nonsense − |- − |level playing field − |1977 − |A term originally used to describe fair, competitive [[free market]] conditions.<ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/228650.html</ref> Liberal policies such as [[affirmative action]] and [[progressive taxation]] have been enacted in the name of leveling the playing field, but by favoring certain groups of people these policies do the opposite. − |- − |luddite − |1811 − |one who opposes and even destroys technological advances − |- − |media − |1923 − | − |- − |[[milquetoast]] − |1933 − |timid and unassertive; easily persuaded or exploited; inspired by Caspar Milquetoast, the unassertive character in "The Timid Soul" cartoon strip by Harold T. Webster, which ran in the New York Herald Tribune on Sundays beginning in 1924. − |- − |normalcy − |1920 − |related to the election of [[Warren G. Harding]] by the largest margin yet in history − |- − |ne'er-do-well − |1736 − |"an idle worthless person" - Merriam-Webster − |- − |reticent − |1834 − |restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance − |- − |self-indulgence − |1753 − | − |- − |smart aleck − |1856 − |an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to being superior to others. Etymology: Aleck, nickname for Alexander <ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart%20alec Smart Aleck Merriam-Websters]</ref> − |- − |welfare to work − |1978<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mUUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MlkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7129,542675&dq=welfare-to-work&hl=en]</ref> − |refers to reforms curtailing welfare abuse and providing incentives to work rather than earn a government paycheck Line 2,531:
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*[[Conservative Words Not Yet Recognized by the Dictionary]]
*[[Conservative Words Not Yet Recognized by the Dictionary]]
*[[Downgraded Conservative Terms]]
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