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sardonic

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grimly mocking or cynical

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remiss

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make a second thrust after having missed the first time

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fin de siecle (fin de siècle)

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clusterfuck

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an operation where multiple things have gone wrong.

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pinhead

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“they had a bunch of conferences for pinheads”

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cudgel

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a short stick used to beat > it’s a loaded word that people use to shut each other down right now. That’s the cudgel: “should we be talking about this? what about jobs?”

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sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to other people.

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eunuch

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an ineffectual person. historically: a man who has been castrated, typically to guard women’s living areas.

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apostasy

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the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief. > making that into 8 minutes of a completely overblown sanctimonious rant on the apostasy of eating pizza with a fork.

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didactic

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intending to teach, often having an ulterior motive. treating someone in a patronizing way.

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strident

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  • presenting a point of view – typically a controversial one – in an excessively forceful and unpleasant way * loud, harsh, grating > There are definitely moments in rehearsal where we go, ‘Wow, that’s a little strident or didactic. We might want to dial that down a bit.’
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guise

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external form, manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature.

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parsimonious

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garish

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obtrusively bright and showy. lurid. > garish shirts in all sorts of colors mnemonic: garnish

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lurid

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unnaturally vivid in color, often to create an unpleasantly harsh color * presented in shockingly sensational terms

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kitsch

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art, objects or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness > the lava lamp is 1960s kitsch > the kitsch softens the Rockette’s sex appeal

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apercu

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(french aper-soo, to perceive) a comment or brief reference that makes an illuminating or entertaining point.

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censure

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express severe disapproval of something or someone, typically in a formal written statement. > the judge was censured for injudicious conduct synonyms: reprimand. rebuke (french bukier, to beat).

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plebiscite

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a referendum

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rictus

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a fixed grin or grimace. > Gibson wears a rictus of distaste that seems more suggestive of dodgy on-set catering than the horrors of combat

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plutocrat

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a person whose political power derives from their wealth

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cognitive dissonance

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cognitive dissonance

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truculent

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quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

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palimpsest

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a slate that’s repeatedly re-used for different texts (rubbed over and written on again) useful to describe something that bears its history of previous use

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prophylactic

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intended to prevent disease from greek pro (before) phulassein (to guard)

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immure

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to enclose someone against their will > she was immured in an insane asylum

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flotsam

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unwanted, worthless wreckage > they were now orphaned and homeless, the human flotsam of war

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specter

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something widely feared as a possible, unpleasant/dangerous occurrence * raising the specter of [xyz bad occurrence]

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circadian

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mnemonic: envision circulating katydids in the bloodstream circ-kadian

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stalwart

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loyal, reliable and hardworking > he’s a republican stalwart

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legerdemain

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skillful trickery, deception. > they reported loans supported by falsified documents, inflated incomes or other legerdemain

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habeas corpus

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writ of habeas corpus (latin: you may have the body). The provision under which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention because of insufficient cause or evidence.

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rampart

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city walls – defensive walls of a castle or city (wide enough to have a walkway on the top)

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halal

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religiously acceptable according to Muslim law

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reconnoiter

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verb form of reconnaissance (militarily observe a region)

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orotund

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adj: full, round, imposing pompous writing style

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bombastic

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high sounding, but with little meaning – inflated > bombastic rhetoric

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tumid

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swollen, pompous or bombastic > tumid oratory tumescent: swollen (esp sexual context), pompous, pretentious Origin: from Latin tumidus “to swell” Mnemonic: think “tumor,” which has the same root

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apparition

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ghost or ghostlike image of a person see doppelganger

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heinous

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utterly odious (unpleasant) or wicked > a heinous crime > a henous (in appearance) blog site

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FRAND

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Fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms for patent licensing * required of companies the participate in standard-setting process * industry group to ensure compatibility and interoperability of devices manufactured by different companies

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assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance > she was assiduous in pointing out every feature > she’d assiduously push her glasses, which were far too big for her, back up her nose

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arcology

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an ideal, integrated city conserving the surrounding environment by building everything vertically > as we’re driving, we’re passing by arcology after arcology mnemonic: 1960s merge of the words archeology and ecology

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vaunt

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baost about or praise excessively

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chauvinism

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can also mean “bellicose patriotism”

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the next shoe to drop

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something that’s an inevitable event; the next event that will happen.

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dragnet

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Fishing, or systematic search for someone/thing – usually criminals or criminal activity

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ensconced

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established, settled in a comfortable place.

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conflagration

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an extensive fire or conflict that destroys a large amount of property and land

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nihilism

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rejection of moral and religious principles on the basis that life is meaningless

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intaglio

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a design engraved into something.

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hypochondriac

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a person who repeatedly thinks they have various illnesses

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obverse

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the “other side of the coin.” the counterpart.

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torpor

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state of physical & mental inactivity. lethargy

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bouffant

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hair styled to puff out in a rounded shape.

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disjunctive

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bezel

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the outer rim of something used to hold its contents in place; e.g., the metal casing of a watch, a radio dashboard, the back of an electronic device.

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overture

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an introduction to something substantial. the beginning of an opera. politically: an approach made with the aim of opening negotiations. from latin, aperture.

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aperture

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an opening, a hole, a gap. > the bell ropes passed through apertures in the ceiling also, specific to photography

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exhort

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“igzort” to strongly encourage. implore.

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monomaniacal

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obsessed/preoccupied with one thing

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harbinger

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a forerunner, or something that announces/signals the approach of something else. (“the harbingers of spring”)

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rube

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a country bumpkin.

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bower

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a pleasant, shady place

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recrimination

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an accusation in response to one from someone else. mnemonic: re-criminal-ization. recrimination (ruh-crimination)

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penury

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noun: extreme poverty; destitution (search words: poor, destitute)

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obeisance

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a gesture expressing deferential respect. (a bow, a curtsy, etc.)

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pathology

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  • the behavior of a disease – “the pathology of Huntington’s” * a mental, social, or linguistic abnormality or malfunction. * Taking drugs or dropping out of school can be called a “pathology.”
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cogent

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clear, logical, coherent, convincing.

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stable

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as a noun: * establishment for training racehorses * organization where similar training is provided (“same stable as Agassi”) e.g., a hedge fund can have several funds in its stable

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carping

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adj: difficult to please; critical. verb: to complain or continually find fault, often on trivial matters.

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et alia

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Among other things; and related.

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troika

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used by the Greeks refers to the IMF, the European Commission, and the European Central Bank.

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curate

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verb: select, organize & look after the items in a collection (e.g., at a museum); or select acts to perform. * “the exhibitions are curated by the museum’s director” * “the festival has been curated by David Bowie”

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disgorgement

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a fine imposed to reverse ill-gotten profits

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ruse

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an action intended to deceive someone; a trick, a ploy.

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elide

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To omit, e.g., a sound when speaking (an elided consonant). Or, to join together (“the two things elided in his mind”). Related: elision.

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terminal velocity

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The limiting speed an object reaches in free fall when the resistance of the medium it’s traveling through offsets its acceleration

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fecund

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  • Fertile ground for something. A fecund imagination * Capable of producing a large number of offspring. > “the cells divided with nearly obscene fecundity”
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verboten

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forbidden by an authority. German.

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can’t go home again

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reference to Thomas Wolfe’s book published posthumously in 1940. Means that > once you’ve left the country town or provincial backwater city for a sophisticated metropolis, you can’t return to the narrow confines of your previous way of life, and, more generally, attempts to relive youthful memories will always fail.

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Cassandra

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atone

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make amends or reparations for. “something to atone for”

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prognosis

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the likely outcome of something (often a disease or ill condition)

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occult

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  • in medicine: a disease or process not accompanied by any discernible signs or symptoms. * communicated only to the initiated; something esoteric * beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or experience verb: cut off from view, to conceal something
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exoteric

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the opposite of esoteric: intended to be understood by the general public.

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fritter

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to waste time, money or energy on trifling matters. or, without an object: dwindle, diminish. “the day fritters”

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brio

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vigor or vivacity of style

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antipode

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the direct opposite of something, e.g., spatially.

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demitasse

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a small tea or coffee cup. (french)

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somatic

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relating to the body as opposed to the mind like corporeal, which relates to the body as opposed to the spirit.

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taciturn

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reserved, uncommunicative – saying very little. memento: tacit (understood without being stated)

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insinuate

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  • to suggest or hint in an unpleasant way * to move into position via subtle manipulation (“insinuating into a position to strike”) Latin: introduce tortuously.
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grouse

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to complain pettily, or grumble. “she heard him grousing about his assistant” also used as a noun (a grouse) (it’s also a fat-looking bird)

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cadre

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a group of specially trained people. (“cadre of scientists”). or a group of activists in a revolution

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diatribe

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a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

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palliate

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  • make the symptoms less severe without removing the underlying cause. * to allay or moderate (typically fears or suspicions) * to disguise the seriousness of (“no way to palliate the wrongful killing”) mnemonic: make palatable late latin, to cloak
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Jeremiah

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a fortiori

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abscess

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abscond

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acerbic

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antediluvian

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apercu

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sentinel

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tech: a marker dividing one part from another (e.g., the string \0 character) medicine: something that indicates the presence of a disease

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apologia

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apotheosis

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appellation

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ardor

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argot

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ascetic

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askance

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aspersions

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atavistic

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aubergine

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auteur

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avarice

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bacchanalian

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balkanize

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baroque

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bavura

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(todo)

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bibulous

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(todo)

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bohemia

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(todo)

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bohemian

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(todo)

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bon vivant

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(todo)

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booboisie

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(todo)

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chit

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  • a short official note recording the sum owed * a young woman regarded with disapproval for her immaturity and lack of respect
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crag

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A steep, rugged cliff or rock face

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inchoate

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rudimentary and not fully formed or developed

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histrionic

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overtly theatrical or melodramatic. something concerning actors or acting. exaggerated behavior designed to attract attention

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dais

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a throne, seat of honor, or a lectern.

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unassailable

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unable to be attacked or questioned. > an unassailable lead.

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pieta

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Italian. a picture of the virgin mary holding the dead body of jesus christ on her lap Pieta de Michelangelo.

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equanimity

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mental calmness, composure, evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation. mnemonic: equa-animus. equal mind.

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faineant

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adj: idle or ineffective. Mnemonic: french fain (does) neant (nothing)

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sordid

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  • involving ignoble actions and motives arousing moral distaste and contempt. > … a sordid picture of bribes and corruption > had enough flutes of Krug splashed his face to fill out a full season of the sordid prep school melodrama * dirty or squalid. > overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading
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scatological

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an obsession with feces

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credo

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a statement of beliefs that guide someone’s actions creed = system of beliefs > he announced his credo in the first editorial

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firmament

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the expanse of the sky; the world viewed as a collection of people > the great stars of the American golfing firmament

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dictum

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a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

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summarily

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without the customary formalities; in a summary manner. The word summary can be used as an adjective to

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ignoble

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  • not honorable in character or purpose * of humble origin or social status
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acolyte

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a person assisting a priest or “celebrant” in a procession. > Larry Summers walked by, a group of acolytes in tow

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encomium

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a speech or piece of writing praising someone greatly/lavishly

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fitful

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characterized by stops and starts. sporadic.

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abnegate

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renounce or reject. Latin: deny, move away from. > he tries to abnegate personal responsibility

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obsequious

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excessively servile.

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puckish

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playful, in a mischievous way. > he often puckishly said, “one more thing” > But Mr. Bloomberg, indirectly, received something of a shout-out from the puckish ex-Beatle.

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or resembling something > redolent of Bush’s brittle brand of stay-the-course resolve

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ruthless

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Showing no compassion, empathy or pity for others > ruthless manipulator

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boondoggle

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  • work or activity that gives the appearance of having value but that is in fact wasteful or pointless. * a project that has questionable merit with public/governmental backing
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dreck

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rubbish; trash

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depraved

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morally corrupt or wicked

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brogue shoe – with perforations

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spectator shoe – 2 contrasting color tones (typically the toe cap is a darker color) toe cap styles: * full/wingtip – toe cap goes all the way up the side of the shoe * semi – toe cap cut off horizontally * quarter – like a semi but no perforations in the center * longwing (“American” or “English” brogues) – derby style shoes, where the toe wings go all the way around the shoes closure styles (in order of decreasing formality): * oxford – closed lace. the metal rings for holes in the leather are inside the shoe * monk – has a buckle (or 2) instead of lacing. typically not brogued. “popular in suede” * derby (or blucher (“blue-ker”), Gibson, bucks) open lacing with metal rings around the holes on the outside of the vamp * gillie – (pomps, pumps, soft shoes) typically dance shoes. supple leather that conforms to the foot. Also, as a brogue mens shoe, no tongue – just laces anatomy * vamp – the top part of the shoe between the toe and laces * welt – the part of the outsole extending around the perimeter

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supple

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not stiff or hard, easily manipulated. bending and moving gracefully. flexible.

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myoglobin

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the power source for endurance muscle tissue. myo is greek for muscle. hemo is greek for blood globulin – latin for protein (globule, ball or sphere)

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scads

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large number or a large amount

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largesse

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  • generosity in bestowing money and gifts upon others > dispensing his money with such largesse * or, the actual gifts themselves > distribution of largesse to the population
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invective

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noun. insulting, abusive, or critical language. > he let out a stream of invective

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fervent

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Displaying passionate intensity. > he leveraged his fervent support base

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geld

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(verb) castrate. deprive of vitality or vigor.

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bucolic

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of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside

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perforce

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Adverb. Expresses necessity or inevitability > amateurs, perforce, must settle for less financed solutions

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polemic

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noun or adj. a strong verbal or written attack against something or someone > his polemic agains the cultural relativism of the 1960s polemics: art of engaging in controversial debate or dispute

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circumspect

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wary and unwilling to take risks. cautious. > the NYTimes gave a more circumspect remark

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perseverate

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to prolong an action or thought long after the relevant instigation of it has ceased > he has a bad habit of perseverating almost every word he says

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sophist

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(todo)

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specious

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(todo)

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kowtow

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act in an excessively subservient manner

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homunculus

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a very small humanoid creature.

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bauble

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a small trinket of no importance or worth.

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rotunda

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a round building or room, especially one with a domed roof

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pixie

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Small supernatural being with a pointed hat in childrens stories (think captain cook)

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effigy

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a sculpture or model of a person, usually roughly made for the purposes of a demonstration (eg burning an effigy of someone in protest)

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nullity

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a thing of no worth or importance

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circumlocution

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the use of many words where fewer would do – particularly in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive adj: circumlocutory

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clutch

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noun or adj: an emergency or critical moment. > they were among the best clutch hitters in baseball > the president is possessed of a temperament, and a track record, ideally suited to the clutch play

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lurch

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an abrupt, uncontrolled movement, in an unsteady tilt or roll. > the boat gave a violent lurch > the car lurched forward > he lurched to his feet

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avuncular

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adj: like an uncle – kind and friendly toward younger or less experienced people

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vamp

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fashion: the part of the shoe between the laces and the toe. women: a woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men

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dudgeon

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noun: a feeling of offense or deep resentment > the manager walked out in high dudgeon > customers are in impotent dudgeon about high utility rates

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capper

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informal noun: a more surprising, upsetting or entertaining event or situation than others that have gone before > the capper was when xyz did abc

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apoplectic

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adj, informal: extremely indignant, overcome with anger mnemonic: relates to greek word for a stroke – disable by stroke (historically “apoplexy” was a stroke) > Green party apoplectic at Obama’s “nightmare,” “sell-out” nuclear policy

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vestigial

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adj: forming a small remnant of something that was much larger or more noticeable before health: degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied > the vestigial wings of the kiwis are entirely hidden > I have the flu and feel like a vestigial version of myself > he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from the night before

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endomorph

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ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph: more fast storage, wide waste. predisposed to storing fat ectomorph: long, thin muscles and limbs, low fast storage. slim. not predisposed to build fat or muscle. mesomorph: medium bones, solid torso, wide shoulders, narrow waste. muscular.

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buyer’s premium

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the amount over the bid price that the buyer at an auction (e.g., Southeby’s or Christie’s) pays to the auction house. These are typically 10-25% + VAT

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avid

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having a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something > an avid reader of the times avid for: having a desire for something > avid for more information about xyz

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consignment

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consignment (and add to banker jargon) http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=principal%20business%20give-up&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leba.org.uk%2Fexecution_policy%2Fannex_2.doc&ei=bg_qTvWnE_TR4QSlnsSXCQ&usg=AFQjCNGSXxdKRa5airSmn5-rIecR30xY5Q&cad=rja clean price (excluding broker commission) vs dirty price also look at central counterparty 1. name passing 2. matched principal 3. give-up

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abscond

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Verb: leave hurriedly and secretly, esp. so as to avoid arrest. To escape or abandon > she absconded with the 100 bill

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pathos

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noun: a quality that evokes pity or sadness > he injects humor and pathos into the role

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malapropism

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the improper use of a word

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cherub

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artistically: a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings originally biblical (an angel “attending on god”)

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rotund

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round or spherical of a person: fat, plump of speech: “indulging in grandiloquent expression”

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grandiloquent

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pompous or extravagant, esp. in a way intended to impress > grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory Mnemonic: latin grand-speaking

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crow

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make a sound expressing happiness or triumph say something in a tone of gloating satisfaction > she told him to stop crowing about his success

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shiatsu todo

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(todo)

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beanie

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(todo)

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pediatric

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branch of medicine dealing with children origin: pedo- children + greek iatros “physician”

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raffish

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unconventional and slightly disreputable > the end of the world is coming March 22 according to one raffish man in Union Square

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tech jargon: SLOC

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source lines of code also SLOC measures for different OS releases year OS millions SLOC 1993 WIN NT 3.1 4-5 1994 WIN NT 3.5 7-8 1996 WIN NT 4 11-12 2000 WIN 2000 29 2001 WIN XP 45 2001 RHEL 7.1 30 2003 WIN 2003 50 Debian 5 324 OS 10.4 86 Linux 2.6 13.5

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untoward

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(todo)

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deliquescent

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having a tendency to become liquid tending to absorb moisture from the air and dissolve Mnemonic/origin: Latin. de (down) liquescere (become liquid)

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countermand

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revoke an order. declare an election or order invalid > the election has countermanded voting because of intimidation > he countermanded the strike order

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petit four

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small fancy cake, cookie or confection typically made with marzipan served after a meal

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trumpet

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verb. to proclaim widely or loudly > then they trumpet the fact that you get dividends

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curmudgeon

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bad tempered or surly person.

208
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last look

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you post liquidity, then someone accepts, you have a certain period – usually a few hundred milliseconds – to accept or reject. > It’s a lamentable practice that has its origins in the early days of e-Trading, when bank technology was so much slower than on the buy-side (institutional prop trading), that this had to be added so that banks wouldn’t get creamed so badly. Even though banks have mostly improved their infrastructure, they became addicted to having last look at trades, so the practice persists. It’s utterly bogus, but there it is. A number of major platforms still support it. Now, it is becoming available to buy-side market makers as well.

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mook

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(todo)

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de-nature

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(todo)

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surly

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bad-tempered, unfriendly

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boondoggle

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junket.

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acronym

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not abbreviation, not anagram, acronym! mnemonic: greek. acro means tip (the the tip of the acropolis). “tips of names” pieced together

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in extremis

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latin – at the point of death; or, in an extremely difficult situation > they suddenly found themselves in extremis, 20 miles out to sea

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slack is the amount by which a task would have to slip behind in order to start impacting the critical path

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(todo)

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soporific

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boring, sleep-inducing Mnemonic: Latin. sopor means “sleep”

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alopecia

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male pattern balding

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oeuvre

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the works of a painter/composer/author regarded collectively > the oeuvre of Mozart a work of art , music or literature. mnemonic: French, “uh-vre” means “work”. “uh-vre”: heave and push/exhale like moving a big rock

219
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porn

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“we didn’t want it to be olympic ruin porn” – they wanted the images they were taking to be more meaningful, insightful and consequential than just pictures of negative consequences of hosting the olympics. more nuanced (quote from Gary Hustwit On The Fate Of The Olympic City, After The Games End)

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masticate

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to chew (food), as a cow

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riding crop

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is a horse whip:

222
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phone vs phoneme

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phoneme is an abstract structural unit distinguishing meaning in language. phone is the actual sound. so “matter” and “madder” in English have distinct phonemes but nearly identical phones.

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pied-a-terre

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temporary or secondary lodging, usually in a large city, away from a person’s primary residence French: “foot to the ground”

224
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Data definition language

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a subset of SQL used to specify table structure basically just simple CREATE statements

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farce

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a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay with ludicrously improbable situations farcical. (fars-ikl) resembling a farce – because of absurd aspects

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embroiled

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(todo)

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lento

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adverb & adjective: slow or slowly. noun: used in music to describe a slow part of a piece masquerade. impersonate

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demode

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French (de’mode’) out of fashion.

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gratuitous

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unwarranted, unnecessary. > gratuitous violence also used to mean “done free of charge” > gratuitous legal advice

230
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quash

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stopping a subpoena (“motion to quash”) grounds: 1. protected may be quashed or subjected to protective order if for medical records, student records, confidential research, etc. 2. vague can request narrower terms 3. time inadequate time to respond 4. travel burden 5. other undue burdens

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move jargon files to word with specific tags (e

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g., finance jargon goes under word finance…)

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outright

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means that the product is a single-leg trade and doesn’t consist of a collection of other separately traded products. opposite: composite.

233
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three month equivalent

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(todo)

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intrepid

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fearless, bold

235
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Heisenbug

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a bug that seems to disappear every time you try to study it

236
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au courant

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aware of what’s going on, fashionable > he was au courant with the literary scene

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worse for wear

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intoxicated. damaged or worn through use. injured. > they came back at 4am, little worse for wear

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crucible

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a container in which metals are subjected to very high temperatures a place or occasion of severe test or trial > the crucible of combat

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demure

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a woman who is reserved, modest and shy > I wanted that girl to be there… she’s just so attractively demure

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demur

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“de-MUR” – to raise doubts or objections, or show reluctance > normally she’d accept, but she demurred

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sodden

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soaking wet > a whisky-sodden criminal

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raconteur

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a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way French. “recount”

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opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure. public disgrace arising from someone’s conduct > they were heaping such opprobrium on him Mnemonic: from Latin, “ob” for against and probum for a disgraceful act

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cow

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to cause someone to submit to one’s will by intimidation > he refused to be cowed by fear mnemonic: think of a herd of cattle controlled by a whip

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meet market

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place to meet > she says the new york subway system is the ultimate meet market

246
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p-code

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means “portable code”, as used in a virtual machine (also called a “p-code machine”)

247
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curate

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to curate is to select, organize and look after items in a collection or exhibition the curators do this organizing and looking after (e.g., museum curator) can also involve selecting acts to perform at an event

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make hay

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(make hay while the sun shines) to make good of an opportunity while it lasts

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volte-face

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turning around completely to face the other direction an about-face on reversal of attitude, opinion or position > a remarkable volte-face on taxes Italian. based on latin volvere to roll and face

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interrogative

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having or conveying the force of a question > What do leaders see? It sounds like a cliché or a kind of romantic interrogative

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firmament

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the sky, perceived as a solid tangible dome > … to recognize the openings in the firmament mnemonic: “firm”

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discharge

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do all that is required to fulfill a duty > I own the responsibility for these men. I brought them here. I own it. And I have to discharge that on a very different plan than the one I started the expedition on.

253
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supple

A
  1. compliant, even obsequious 1. bending and moving easily and gracefully adaptable. pliant. limber. without stiffness > sang with a lively, supple voice > supple leather
254
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obsequious

A

marked by a fawning attentiveness > she’s constantly followed by obsequious attendants who will do anything she tells them to from Latim obsequi (to comply) and sequi (to follow)

255
Q

bulwark

A

a defensive wall. also metaphorically as an institution or principle that acts as a defense > security is a bulwark against the breakdown of society Origin: originally German (“bolwerk”)

256
Q

diffidence

A

modesty resulting from lack of self-confidence > projecting a confident facade, the men never saw his diffidence Mnemonic: confidence and diffidence. rhyming opposites

257
Q

cosa nostra

A

> the way these guys tell it, it’s part Silicon Valley part cosa nostra

258
Q

fusillade

A

A series of shots or missiles fired in rapid succession or simultaneously > a fusillade of accusations

259
Q

taciturn

A

reserved or uncommunicative.

260
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urbane

A

suave, courteous and refined in manner

261
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debonairconfident

A

charming, stylish (origin French “of good disposition” (mnemonic: “making good air”))

262
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carpet bagger

A

political candidate seeking a position where they have no local ties an unscrupulous opportunist historically used to describe northerners during reconstruction after the civil war who sought positions in the south > Hillary Clinton was called a carpet-bagger when she ran for New York senate in 2000

263
Q

ruminant

A

a contemplative person an animal that chews the cud regurgitated from its rumen

264
Q

ilk

A

people or things related to that just mentioned > printf and its ilk

265
Q

reify

A

make something more concrete or real > reifies the observer pattern

266
Q

refactoring

A

changing code to improve its design or readability without changing its behavior

267
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code smell

A

code that is suggestive of an error or bad practice > I consider feature-coupled steps to be a code smell because they quickly cause duplication

268
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lollygag

A

to spend time aimlessly. dawdle

269
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scalar

A

singleton. a single value. as opposed to a collection or array. one element.

270
Q

slug

A

a short, unique, URL-compatible, and human readable name used to identify an article

271
Q

price improvement

A

(todo)

272
Q

melodrama

A

dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions

273
Q

recidivist

A

recidivism. a convicted criminal re-offends mnemonic: from French “fall back”

274
Q

deus ex machina

A

latin “god from the machine” – a plot device where an intractable problem is suddenly solved by a contrived intervention of a new event, character, ability, object out of nowhere. Mnemonic Latin translation of the ancient Greek. used in theater: “god from the machine” meant an actor suspended from the “machinery” above the stage that came from above to solve some problem in the storyline

275
Q

reification

A

reify. to make something more concrete or real.

276
Q

Polyanna

A

an excessively cheerful or optimistic person

277
Q

n.b.

A

nota bene. latin. note well.

278
Q

Turing Complete

A

regarding a programming language: means that for any given computing problem, provided enough time and space a program can be written in that language that will generate an answer. the universal Turing machine can perform any calculation that any other programmable computer is capable of Not all languages are Turing complete: XML. SQL can be Turing complete because of the cyclic tag system. (amusing SQL program: see label/mandelbrot-sql) []: Is SQL or even TSQL Turing Complete? - Stack Overflow

279
Q

unwary

A

not cautious. careless

280
Q

yore

A

long ago former times – used to nostalgically refer to the past > the great empire days of yore

281
Q

comparing apples and windshields

A

gnomic,expressed as a short maxim enigmatic or ambiguous > I had to have this gnomic response interpreted > he announced, gnomically, that the world now contained more photographs than bricks

282
Q

aphorism

A

pithy observation containing a general truth or a concise statement of a scientific principle Mnemonic: from Greek “define”

283
Q

Oxbridge

A

Oxford + Cambridge

284
Q

valorize

A

give or ascribe value or validity to raise or fix the price or value of > we need a revalorization of the trades that precipitate science

285
Q

bugger

A

means anal intercourse or sex with animals used now as a mild expletive when to imply dissatisfaction – someone’s behavior is displeasing

286
Q

only so many times you can go to the well

A

iconoclastic,Characterized by an attack in cherished institutions. > a fresh, even iconoclastic perspective

287
Q

abbey

A

A collection of buildings occupied by monks or nuns

288
Q

bucolic

A

Relating to the pleasant aspects of country life > the church has a lovely bucolic setting

289
Q

josh

A

Tease or talk in a playful or joking manner > he loved to josh other people > I just joshed about turning on the water in the kitchen, but practically very few people had access to it

290
Q

parasol

A

A light umbrella used to give share from the sun

291
Q

prorate

A

to allocate a pro rata e.g., bonus is 8/12 if worked 8 months out of the 12 for the calendar year

292
Q

burlesque

A

As a noun: - a comically exaggerated imitation of something –a parody > burlesque Shakespearean stanzas - Variety show that typically includes striptease As a verb: cause appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated way > she struck a ridiculous pose that burlesqued her own vanity

293
Q

avatar

A

An incarnation, manifestation or embodiment of a person or idea. Originates in Hinduism.

294
Q

née

A

Originally called, or born as Typically used to refer to a woman’s maiden name or a person before they changed their name or went by pseudonym > the doyenne of burlesque, Dita Von Teese, née Heather Sweet of Michigan, … Mnemonic: French for born

295
Q

chichi

A

attempting at stylish elegance but achieving only an overelaborate pretentiousness > the chichi world of Manhattan cultural privilege

296
Q

dulcet

A

sweet and soothing sound Often used ironically: > record the dulcet sounds of your family and friends

297
Q

pudendum

A

external genitals, particularly of a woman

298
Q

itinerant

A

traveling from place to place > itinerant musicians

299
Q

rubberneck

A

person who turns to stare at something foolishly > sickening rubbernecking front page from the post (nypost cover of subway death)

300
Q

confound

A

cause surprise against expectations mix up something in science, a confound or confounding factor is something making a conclusion more tenuous or difficult to draw perhaps because it goes in the opposite direction

301
Q

midwife

A

someone/something that helps to bring something else into fruition origin is a woman who helps another during childbirth

302
Q

costermonger

A

a person who sells goods – especially fruit & vegetables – from a handcart in the street (British, dated)

303
Q

indolence

A

avoidance of activity or exertion. laziness, idleness, slothfulnes > a victory for indolence

304
Q

hoary

A

elderly, aged or used as a color: greyish white > pioneered by Microsoft in hoary old IE 6

305
Q

motif

A
  • decorative design or pattern * distinctive feature or idea in an artistic or literary composition * music: brief melodic formula out of which a longer passage is developed
306
Q

masquerade

A

syn impersonate

307
Q

bombast

A

high-sounding language with little real substance often used to impress

308
Q

ribald

A

referring to sexual matters in an amusing way > At one point, Jesus sees Mary Magdalene stroll by and makes a few ribald comments to Paul and Peter. The audience erupted in laughter.

309
Q

lugubrious

A

looking or sounding miserable

310
Q

melange

A

me’lange (French). a mixture, medley

311
Q

maven

A

yiddish, informal, an expert or connoisseur > fashion mavens

312
Q

salmoning

A

riding against the flow of traffic on a bike

313
Q

palaver

A

a fuss, commotion. or to talk at length unnecessarily

314
Q

Domain-specific language

A

a language specific to a particular problem domain. examples: * GraphViz * VHDL * SQL * HTML * awk * XSLT Not domain-specific: * general purpose programming languages * C * Python * general-purpose modeling language * UML

315
Q

flair

A

a particular aptitude for something, often that comes instinctively

316
Q

kleptocracy

A

voluble,verisimilitude,vicissitude,change in circumstances or fortune, often unwelcome or unpleasant alternation between opposite things > the vicissitude of the seasons > sharp vicissitudes of fortune

317
Q

rancor

A

Characterized by bitterness and resentment > A rancorous debate Mnemonic: rank smell

318
Q

enervating

A

something that drains one of energy and vitality

319
Q

impute

A

to attribute – to represent as being done by someone

320
Q

amortized

A

think “average” – the runtime averaged over a large number of operations e.g., insertion into a vector is an amortized constant

321
Q

patina

A

considered to be a good artistic quality of bronze that oxidizes to have a green or brown tint > waiting for a fine patina to develop

322
Q

CLOS

A

CLOS is the Common Lisp Object System. Added to Lisp to allow object oriented programming. Uses dynamic dispatch on multiple arguments.

323
Q

detent

A

not “detente”, pronounced di-tent. a catch in a machine that prevents motion until released

324
Q

loping your chicken

A

> if you don’t have the exact specification they want, then you’re just loping your chicken taking all this crude down there jerking off – wasting your time

325
Q

florid

A

Flush, red, or intricate > florid prose > stout man with a florid face Mnemonic: floral, red as roses

326
Q

perfidious

A

Untrustworthy, deceitful As a noun, perfidy (deceitfulness) Mnemonic: from Latin perfidia, treachery, Brutus

327
Q

treachery

A

A betrayal of trust.

328
Q

spurious

A

Not being what it purports to be: false or fake. > separate spurious and authentic claims Apparently but not actually valid. > spurious conclusions

329
Q

superfluous

A

Unnecessary or more than enough > asking for superfluous information

330
Q

homunculus

A

a small human or humanoid creature from Manhattan (Woody Allen) > I don’t know you always talked about how he was a lady’s man and opened you up sexually and then this little homunculus comes up. not what I expected

331
Q

self-rigteous

A

characterized by unfounded certainty, view that one is totally correct and morally superior

332
Q

bloviate

A

to talk at length in an inflated and empty way Mnemonic: “blow.” blow steam > I ran away from Iran while half my family was imprisoned and you sit there bloviating about Haliburton?

333
Q

altercate

A

dispute or argue noisily and publicly

334
Q

unabashed

A

not embarrassed, disconcerted or ashamed > he was unabashed about the furor that his words provoked

335
Q

habitué

A

a resident of or frequent visitor to a particular place

336
Q

adroid

A

skillful. adept. > adroit tax evader

337
Q

maladroit

A

adj: ineffective or bungling (carrying something out incompetently). clumsy synonyms: - bungling - bumbling - gauche

338
Q

feral

A

wild - resembling a wild animal who’s just been released into the wild from domestication

339
Q

dowdy

A

Unfashionable, without style Can also be used as a noun to mean an unattractive or unfashionably dressed woman

340
Q

road to Damascus

A

biblical idiom. a point where a person’s life changes course (or a reversal of ideals or beliefs)

341
Q

lugubrious

A

looking or sounding sad and dismal Mnemonic; from Latin, to mourn (lugere)

342
Q

obeisance

A

deferential respect for a bow or curtsy mnemonic: “obey”

343
Q

quiddity

A

the inherent nature, or essence of something or, a distinctive feature or peculiarity > his quirks and quiddities latin, quid meaning what

344
Q

schadenfreude

A

pleasure derived from someone else’s misfortune German. shaden (harm) + freude (joy)

345
Q

vituperation

A

Bitter and abusive language. Vitriol

346
Q

obstreperous

A

Noisy and difficult to control. > the boy was arrogant and obstreperous Think clamorous, vociferous (the Latin origins)

347
Q

boutonnière

A

A splay of flowers worn in a button hole > a who will forget the congressman’s boutonnière

348
Q

shopworn

A

made dirty or imperfect by being displayed or handled in a store > in a small community of investors it doesn’t take long for a company to get the stigma of being shopworn

349
Q

“In-ear monitor”

A

in-ear monitor is just an in-ear noise blocking headphone

350
Q

morass

A

a boggy, muddy ground or, a complicated/confusing situation > she was lost in a morass of lies and deception

351
Q

moor

A

noun: a tract of land preserved (uncultivated), often for shooting/hunting > a grouse moor verb: tie a boat to a dock

352
Q

interstitial

A

interstice is a small “intervening space” – e.g., between trees or columns interstitial: occupying or forming interstices > interstitial mobile ads

353
Q

pathos

A

a quality evoking pity or sadness > the director manages to strike a mix of pathos and mirth in the confab

354
Q

confab

A

a private informal conversation

355
Q

gentrify

A

to make more refined. originally, to improve an area so that it goes from slum to middle class standard

356
Q

leitmotif

A

a recurrent theme in a musical or literary composition pronounced “light-motif” German: leading motive

357
Q

inured

A

become accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant > constant pressure makes employees inured to it

358
Q

StanChart

A

StanChart = Standard Chartered bank

359
Q

bete noire

A

French “black beast” – person or thing someone particularly dislikes

360
Q

bog

A

Google NoSQL cloud or local database. word/boga swamp/marsh or wet ground bogged down

361
Q

gratuitous

A

lacking good reason. unwarranted. > a gratuitous pun

362
Q

abstruse

A

difficult to understand or obscure

363
Q

mirth

A

the emotion associated with laughter: merriment, gaiety amusement > oh, I can never hold my mirth

364
Q

demimonde

A

group of people considered to be on the fringes of respectable society esp. hedonistic women in 19th century France mnemonic: French half world (think hedonistic underworld)

365
Q

incipient

A

something that’s beginning to develop > an incipient black eye > he could feel the incipient anger build up mnemonic: in-cipient. taking toward; coming

366
Q

precarious

A

not well secured – likely to fall or collapse or, uncertain

367
Q

barker

A

a person who stands at the front of a theater to sell something

368
Q

shill

A

an accomplice who pretends to be an enthusiastic customer to draw others

369
Q

astringent

A

causing contraction or, sharp or bitter > the astringent smell of rotting apples > I don’t know what bons > bois is, but I enjoyed the astringent > flavor of Connery’s judgment

370
Q

titter

A

to give a short, half-suppressed laugh or giggle

371
Q

deconstructed

A

meaning a dish separated into it’s “essences”

372
Q

penury

A

extreme poverty. destitution

373
Q

petulant

A

childishly sulky and ill-tempered. moody > a petulant shake of the head > his character was supposed to be menacing but comes off more like petulant

374
Q

prattle

A

talk at length in a foolish and inconsequential way > she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist > it was hard to stay awake for 99 minutes of their prattling about fame and privacy

375
Q

ire

A

anger > the plans provoked the ire of the conservationists

376
Q

Directly Responsible Individual

A

the individual responsible for achieving a particular objective the “OKRs” (defined by Google) are the specific high-level quantifiable outputs that are expected from a task examples: - hire 3 engineers - reach level 6 in g-force exercise - prepare list of major risks faced during launch - create spec of social media strategy These are high-level objectives that the whole company could be working toward,” but there’s always a single individual who’s checking in and driving the whole process forward”

377
Q

chit

A

A pert young woman. A child > she was constantly put down by this chit of a woman

378
Q

pert

A

Trim and fashionable. Small and attractive > a pert little hat Flippantly cocky and forward, but in an amusing way. Jaunty. “Piquantly stimulating” Lively, vivacious, zippy

379
Q

sassy

A

Confident and energetic. Lively. Stylish. Also, brash and showing a lack of respect. Distinctive. > sassy new haircut > sassy retort

380
Q

piquant

A

Pleasant, spicy, interesting, exciting Engaging and provocative > piquant information about the new neighbors

381
Q

anodyne

A

a-ne-dine Not likely to cause offense or pain, or something alleviating pain or tension Can be both adjective or noun. As noun, an analgesic > he told an anodyne story that broke the ice > it’s an oversimplification and cannot be an anodyne for all things, but boy is it useful

382
Q

mentor whiplash

A

Mentor that intentionally throws dirt on all the elements of your startup, some valid, some invalid, just to get you to think through everything

383
Q

garboil

A

Confusion, state of confusion (noun) > always in a garboil

384
Q

evince

A

To reveal or display clearly > evinced an interest in XYZ

385
Q

Lothario

A

a man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his relationships with women > the resident Lothario …

386
Q

turnip truck

A

I don’t know why you think I just fell off the turnip truck means that you think they’re “hopelessly naive, uninformed or gullible”

387
Q

pilazzo pants

A

loose fitting pants, often wider at the base than at the top

388
Q

Club chair

A

an armchair originally created in france that’s

389
Q

soupcon

A

a small amount French. circonflex.

390
Q

gingerly

A

Carefully, in an alert way > he was walking gingerly from the hospital

391
Q

Balkanize

A

To divide or partition

392
Q

importunate

A

Making repeated annoying requests. Being a pest

393
Q

intercede

A

To intervene between two people with the aim of resolving differences. To mediate

394
Q

lugubrious

A

Very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way

395
Q

haltertop

A

a style where there is no back to the dress, only a strap around the neck. (named “halter” after the strap used to tie pulling animals)

396
Q

effervescent

A

bubbly, vivacious, enthusiastic, lively, animated, high-spirited

397
Q

tendril

A

a thread-like appendage of a climbing plant

398
Q

staunch

A

loyal and committed strong or firm construction > a staunch supporter > her staunch femininity

399
Q

callow

A

inexperienced and immature > earnest but callow undergraduates mnemonic: hollow – lacking experience

400
Q

lilt

A

pleasant, gently swinging rhythm the rising and falling (in pitch) of the voice when speaking (cadence) > the lilt of the Hawaiian music > until even they lilted lovelier

401
Q

cadence

A

the modulation of the pitch of voice particularly, falling pitch at the end of a sentence or, rhythm > the thumping cadence of the engines

402
Q

addle

A

make unable to think clearly – to confuse used humorously (previously used to refer to the rotting of eggs) > it’s just the heat. it addles the noodles

403
Q

Harlequin

A

a mute character in pantomime > (after another guy talks too loudly to him) who’s he think I am, harlequin?

404
Q

Montessori

A

Montesorri education style is an approach where children learn at their own pace - mixed age classrooms - range of activity options - learn by working with materials see Montessori education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

405
Q

gorgon

A

a fierce, frightening or repulsive woman > Nobody respects her more than I do, > and I can’t stand her. > She is a veritable gorgon!

406
Q

expatiate

A

to speak or write at length or in detail > You’ve often expatiated > on the thorough good feeling with which we’ve worked together.

407
Q

harpy

A

a grasping, unpleasant woman in mythology: a rapacious monster with a woman’s head and body and bird wings > (surrounded by 2 women with “attacks of excessive philanthropic zeal”) oh for god’s sack you pair of harpies get out I’m working

408
Q

rapt

A

fascination. complete absorption. enraptured > with rapt attention

409
Q

> Ce n’est pas à moi de le dire

A

it’s not for me to say.

410
Q

balderdash

A

senseless talk or writing. nonsense > that’s patent balderdash

411
Q

fatuous

A

silly and pointless > That’s highly amusing, Willy. > No, it’s fatuous.

412
Q

philistine

A

a person who’s hostile or indifferent to the arts; uncultured > (arrogantly remarks) Philistine. I’m baffled that you’re baffled

413
Q

crevette

A

a shrimp > Merci, Crevette!

414
Q

gibbet

A

pronounced “jibit” (historical) a gallows. > get ready. > for what, the gibbet

415
Q

negilgee

A

a woman’s light usually translucent dressing gown worn to bed

416
Q

surreptitiously

A

secretly (e.g., because it would not be approved of) > they surreptitiously tracked the intruders

417
Q

avarice

A

extreme greed for wealth

418
Q

provisional

A

a temporary stand-in for something else, which is unavailable > her provisional celebrity

419
Q

diatribe

A

bitter, forceful verbal assault > a diatribe against religion

420
Q

gadfly

A

an annoying person, esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism.

421
Q

prevaricate

A

to speak or act evasively > he prevaricated when asked pointed questions

422
Q

aposematic

A

adaptation of bright color in animals warning predators that they’re poisonous or bad-tasting

423
Q

dour

A

relentlessly gloomy and severe

424
Q

trenchant

A

vigorous and incisive mnemonic: from French “cutting”

425
Q

arm candy

A

equipoise,a balancing of forces and interests or, a counterbalance or balancing force > it can take decades for hip-for-the-moment areas to evolve into a gentle, livable equipoise

426
Q

greensward

A

literary. grass-covered ground > the Parks Department staff continually accomplishes the miraculous maintaining our greensward

427
Q

propriety

A

the quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior and morals > marches in the direction of bourgeois propriety

428
Q

wend

A

go in a specific direction, slowly or by in indirect route > they wended their way across the city > we found ourselves scattering every few minutes as cop cars wended their way down lanes mnemonic: from German, wenden, to wind

429
Q

zaftig

A

full, plump yiddish. from German for ‘juicy’ > dressed as a zaftig grandmother

430
Q

alabaster

A

translucent white gypsum. ornamental > alabaster hands

431
Q

dingbat

A

a stupid or eccentric person

432
Q

coup de grace

A

the final blow to kill a wounded person an action serving as the culmination of a bad or deteriorating situation Mnemonic: stroke of grace

433
Q

impecunious

A

having little or no money mnemonic: “no procure”

434
Q

polemic

A

strong verbal or written attack polemics: art/practice of controversial debate > embroiled in religious polemics polemical: a critical or controversial writing/speech > a polemical essay

435
Q

schlocky

A

second rate, cheap, inferior goods > they peddle their schlock to willing tourists

436
Q

schlub

A

a talentless, unattractive, boorish person > interesting that their guy is the schlub

437
Q

bunfight

A

a heated argument or exchange informal British. > now the bunfight for funds will start

438
Q

[Understanding Restaurant and Menu Terms - 50 Explained](http://francescad

A

hubpages.com/hub/50-menu-terms-you-were-afraid-to-ask-about)

439
Q

sapid

A

tasteful and engaging (root of word/insipid)

440
Q

vapid and sapid are antonyms

A

when both go to lunch, they can’t stand each other

441
Q

terroir

A

the set of characteristics imparted on a food by the geography in which it’s grown

442
Q

pique

A

a feeling of irritation resulting from a slight, esp. to one’s pride > the pique is less about Mr Bohannon’s 4,200 word article …

443
Q

interface element

A

provenance,the origin of something > a discussion that inevitably turns to price tags and provenance

444
Q

Template method

A

like inheritance for methods – you have a boilerplate method with substitutable parts

445
Q

Omakase

A

Japanese for “I leave it to you” i.e., it’s for you to decide. In the japanese context, this is used when serving a la carte sushi.

446
Q

effete

A

over-refined to the point of being ineffective

447
Q

dour

A

relentlessly severe or gloomy in appearance stern, unsmiling, unfriendly

448
Q

pecuniary

A

concerning money > motivated by less pecuniary factors

449
Q

beau monde

A

fashionable society French literally meaning fine world

450
Q

lability

A

mutable, easily altered emotional instability: emotions that are easily aroused for freely expressed and that tend to alter quickly and spontaneously > a certain lability is attributed to them

451
Q

rapt

A

filled with intense and pleasurable emotion; enraptured Completely fascinated by what you’re hearing or seeing > we’re in rapt conversation, as usual

452
Q

decadent

A

luxuriously self-indulgent > I love pomegranates. they’re decadent. > a decadent soak in a scented bath

453
Q

blandish

A

To cajole or persuade with flattery > Tim’s coworkers blandished him into doing their work by Mnemonic: comes from the root for bland, meaning smooth. So to smooth over

454
Q

vamp

A

fun(); } word/vampa woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men as a verb: blatantly set out to attract > she vamped him like a wicket Jezebel origin “vampire”

455
Q

lascivious

A

feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire > he gave her a lascivious wink

456
Q

salacious

A

treating sexual matters in an indecent way, typically conveying undo interest > the salaciousness of her having had a relationship with duchamp > marcel, marcel, I love you like hell

457
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copacetic

A

very satisfactory – in excellent order > everything is copacetic it’s informal and of unknown origin

458
Q

nag champa

A

The type of incense typically used in a yoga meditation session

459
Q

chicane

A

Pronounced shikane To trick or deceive

460
Q

guillemet

A

word for the quote marks used in french Guillemet not to be confused with guillemot, a species of sea bird

461
Q

deep navigation

A

for a single page app, navigating within the app similarly, deep navigating within a native app from a link

462
Q

chafe

A

to rub abrasively

463
Q

hypnagogic

A

the state immediately before sleep > I started with the hypnogogic images

464
Q

turgid

A

tediously bombastic and pompous swollen, distended (bloated), congested

465
Q

supine

A

face up palm up failing to act out of moral weakness or indolence

466
Q

supplicate

A

to earnestly beg for something

467
Q

disconsonant

A

discontent; unhappy > he shuffled around the room disconsonantly

468
Q

coruscating

A

glittering light. or something brilliant and striking “in content or style” > coruscating wit

469
Q

Earned income tax credit

A

dotage,a period of a person’s life when they’re old and feeble. old age.

470
Q

guayabera

A

button-down shirt with 4 pockets rather than 1 or 2

471
Q

abbot and costella

A

> I feel like I’m stuck in an abbot and costella act

472
Q

plutocrat

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a person whose power derives from their wealth > the biggest plutocrat in a plutocratic capital

473
Q

yurt

A

a dwelling typical in mongolia resembling a hut - highly durable - inexpensive

474
Q

idée fixe

A

an idea that dominates the mind or ones thoughts – an obsession

475
Q

panopoly

A

an impressive assortment

476
Q

foyer

A

large open space entrance to a building.

477
Q

convalescence

A

time spent recovering, e.g. from illness

478
Q

pro forma

A

perfunctory. done as a matter of form and procedure. in business, statement of a company’s financial activities excluding nonrecurring or unusual transactions

479
Q

travertine

A

a kind of limestone often used in flooring and tiling

480
Q

brasserie

A

an informal French restaurant with a large drink selection

481
Q

a la grecque

A

French. prepared in the greek manner. e.g., “lobster a la grecque” means lobster with wine, olive oil, lemon, herbs, spices

482
Q

torchon foie gras

A

just describes the dish it’s prepared in

483
Q

malarkey

A

meaningless talk. Nonsense > for the time being, I’m going to make all this slavery malarkey work to my benefit

484
Q

glitterati

A

fashionable set of people engaged in show business or other glamorous activities (fashion)

485
Q

cavort

A

enthusiastically pursue something sexual or disreputable > he spent his nights cavorting with the glitterati

486
Q

saturnine

A

Cold and steady in mood Gloomy, surly, sardonic/disapproving > his saturnine personality made people reluctant to invite him to parties

487
Q

carabiner

A

Rock climbing hook or clamp

488
Q

sardonic

A

Showing your disapproval of something in a mocking or derisive way Grimly mocking or cynical > a sardonic smile

489
Q

derisive

A

Expressing contempt or ridicule > a derisive poem Derision is ridicule or scorn. The feeling you have when you laugh at something in an insulting way Or a state of being derided > a source of derision for comedians

490
Q

disdain

A

Feeling or showing a strong dislike for something > a disdain for the bourgeoise

491
Q

lurid

A

Causing disgust or revulsion, typically involving sex or violence in a way that’s meant to be shocking Sensational, shocking, horrifying > the lurid videography of the birth of a baby scene

492
Q

melodramatic

A

Sensational in a typically exaggerated way to appeal to the emotions > the melodramatic declaration that he was contemplating

493
Q

kingpin

A

A person who controls an organization or activity > mob kingpin The big boy. The big cheese

494
Q

ardent

A

Fiery, warmth of feeling expressed as zealous support for an activity > ardent proponents of the bill > ardent declarations of love Also, fiery or glowing Mnemonic: comes from ardor to burn

495
Q

gadabout

A

a person who goes around from place to place for their own amusement

496
Q

imperious

A

arrogant, domineering, assuming power without justification

497
Q

fastidious

A

concerned with cleanliness, detail, accuracy

498
Q

philistine

A

a person who doesn’t appreciate the arts

499
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catty

A

deliberately hurtful in one’s remarks

500
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balderdash

A

senseless talk

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