Deck E Flashcards
gutter-blood
a base born person, scum of the earth type
Many politicians are gutter-bloods in my opinion.
accede
to agree formally to a demand or treaty
Japan in surrendering acceded to the permanent disassembly of its military.
parvanimous
having a little or ignoble mind
Most liberals are parvanimous.
leitmotif
a recurring theme in music
The Democratic leitmotif is Orange Man Bad.
fractious
tending to cause trouble or be unruly
It is the fractious Blacks and their ‘smash and grab’ techniques that is leading to respectable companies leaving the cities.
aggrandize
to make greater
Our funneling of Military resources to the Ukraine has markedly aggrandized their capabilities.
tediferous
one who bears the torch
The tediferous runner lit the Olympic flame.
aboriginal
the first inhabitants
The American Indians are aboriginal.
diffidence
unassertive
Furious, she stormed towards her Bosses office, but then her diffidence caused her to stop and turn away.
monitory
warning like
Putin made a monitory statement that the US should leave the Ukraine or risk inciting a World War.
stricture
something that limits or restrains something
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle is the stricture in Quantum Mechanics.
Machiavellian
ruthlessly and unscrupulously advancing only ones self
If Pelosi is advancing the bill, you can be certain that it is Machiavellian.
galvanize
to strengthen a commitment to action
The FBI raid on Mar El Lago has galvanized the Maga populace.
kakistocracy
rule by the worst/least competent
A kakistocracy is the principal form of government in the United States.
kalopsia
seeing things as more beautiful than they are
Clearly, the Biden administration suffers from kalopsia.
vicissitude
a turn of events
The vicissitudes of living with CoVid has changed society forever.
vitiate
to spoil or corrupt
Zoltan’s constant checking of his iphone at the movie vitiated the whole experience.
grok
to understand someone and empathize
I clearly I need to grok with BLM…..bwahaha.
ambsace
a snake-eyes roll 1-1, or bad luck
His ambsace causes him to avoid mirrors and ladders.
telos
ultimate aim
The telos of the government is to cede to Socialism.
factionalism
splitting apart of groups of people
The political factionalism that exists in the United States is unhealthy.
recondite
difficult to understand
Quantum Mechanics is recondite.
rectitude
moral rightness
Ovid “The mind that is conscious of its rectitude, laughs at lies and rumors.”
sophistry
Arguments that sound reasonable but are lies
The sophistry of Defund The Police is patently obvious.
gnathonic
sycophantic
Dad was wrong about our visit. It was hardly a gnathonic display.
claque
hired audience to clap for a performer
With every teleprompter line read, Bidens claque of five people, applauded feebly.
divaricated
to diverge
Two roads divaricated in a yellow woods….hmmm not as sexy.
iatromelia
when a doctor or medical institution ignores a patient’s illness
The iatromelia with respect to the dangers of the covid vaccine are inexcusable.
propinquity
nearness in time or place
The propinquity of the fire in the store and his bankruptcy surely are not coincidental.
disquisition
a formal inquiry
There will be a disquisition on Biden’s involvement in his son’s larceny.
invective
denunciations
The invectives rained down upon the traitor.
quaestuary
one whose entire life revolves around seeking making money
Is Ty a quaestuary ?
hugger-mugger
chaotic or disorganized
The teen’s hugger-mugger bedroom smelled like a sweat sock.
eunomy
equal justice for all
No longer is eunomy the rule of law in the United States.
hygge
hew gah
a mood of coziness
Apres ski hygge requires hot cocoa and a real log fire in the fireplace.
flinders
splinters of wood, metal, or glass
Flinders are excellent kindling.
passe-par-tout
a master key
The hotel detective used his passe-par-tout to gain entry to the widows jewels.
submontane
at the base of the mountain
Submontane Ouray is my favorite place in the world.
imperturbable
unshakable
Job’s reliance on God’s mercy was imperturbable.
essayed
made an attempt at
The tyro climber, first essayed to climb Half Dome. This was a bad idea.
prig
an overly fussy person about minutia
Muhammad was an outcast, a prig, and a wimp.
consummate
complete and perfect
Laks was the consummate Heart Surgeon.
quodlibet
a topic put forth for philosophical discussion
Each week Dennison would choose a quodlibet about which we would debate.
fabulists
ones who make things up
Children are consummate fabulists.
firth
a narrow inlet to the sea
The Clyde of Firth near Glasgow is nearly five hundred feet deep.
multifarious
farious = modalities
many different ways, diverse
Never underestimate Joe’s multifarious ways to fuck things up.
Bluebeard
a wife killer
Tik Tok is a nest of Bluebeards.
non grata
not approved, unwelcome
The new Prime Minister was non grata, and quickly cashiered.
synaesthetic
appealing to all the senses
The synaesthetic 9th Symphony is all I need, said the castaway.
obvallate
surrounded by a wall
The Kremlin is literally an obvallate City within the City if Moscow.
latitant
concealed or hidden
His true motives remain latitant.
guile
deceitful cunning
Iago’s guile succeeded in ruining Othello.
expiscate
to fish out the truth through thorough investigation
The new Senate Majority will expiscate Hunter’s involvement with China.
hebetate
to make or become dull and stupid
Nowadays teens hebetate in front if their phones 24/7.
prorogued
to have postponed a meeting without canceling it
The G7 conference is prorogued.
incept
to graduate from a university
He desired to incept with his Business Degree as quickly as possible, and start making his first billion dollars.
estival
occurring in the summer
Ahh …the infamous estival estivation of teenage life.
ambit
scope or range
That disgusting question is outside of my ambit.
arriviste
an aggressive social climber
Megan Markle is a frustrated arriviste.
ubiety
whereabouts
His ubiety is unknown.
turophile
a cheese lover
Amy is a turophile.
ultracrepidarian
one who has big opinions on things they know nothing about.
AOC is an ultracrepidarian.
accidie
sloth
After chasing a feather for ten minutes, the cat was curled up in accidie.
impasto
an artistic technique of laying paint on thickly with a palette knife
Van Gough’s “Sunflowers” is an example of impasto.
abessive adj
characterized by being absent
He was an abessive Father.
abjure
to renounnce
I abjure my wastrel ways.
ecumenical
worldwide in extent
The Economic Forum in Berne has ecumenical representation.
effete
overly refined and weak
The USA is an effete factionalized country in decline.
fallacious
false or erroneous
Cari Lake of Arizona called out the Press Corps for their despicable, fallacious articles.
gainsay
to deny
There is no gainsaying Ali’s greatness.
henotic
promoting harmony
Biden claimed to be henotic when in fact he was factional.
bel esprit
a witty person
Travis is a bel esprit.
absterge
to wipe clean
He hired a lawyer to absterge his record.
basial
adj
related to kissing
The actress always had difficulties with the basial scenes.
cacodoxy
noun
incorrect doctrine
The cacodoxy of the Green New Deal is destroying the country.
effrontery
a shamless audacity
Parents reacted forcefully to the effrontery of CRT.
restive
uneasiness
I was always restive before my tests at Michigan.
fasces
fash is
a symbol of Roman Magisterial authority, a bundle of rods with an axe
Fauci had his fasces ready whenever his cacodoxy was challenged.
gamboled
to frolic or play
The children gamboled in the backyard sprinklers.
planiloquent
straight talking
As a planiloquent candidate, DeSantis is a rarity.
