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gutter-blood

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a base born person, scum of the earth type

Many politicians are gutter-bloods in my opinion.

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accede

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to agree formally to a demand or treaty
Japan in surrendering acceded to the permanent disassembly of its military.

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parvanimous

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having a little or ignoble mind
Most liberals are parvanimous.

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leitmotif

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a recurring theme in music

The Democratic leitmotif is Orange Man Bad.

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fractious

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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.

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aggrandize

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to make greater

Our funneling of Military resources to the Ukraine has markedly aggrandized their capabilities.

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tediferous

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one who bears the torch

The tediferous runner lit the Olympic flame.

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aboriginal

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the first inhabitants

The American Indians are aboriginal.

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diffidence

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unassertive

Furious, she stormed towards her Bosses office, but then her diffidence caused her to stop and turn away.

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monitory

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warning like

Putin made a monitory statement that the US should leave the Ukraine or risk inciting a World War.

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stricture

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something that limits or restrains something

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle is the stricture in Quantum Mechanics.

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Machiavellian

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ruthlessly and unscrupulously advancing only ones self

If Pelosi is advancing the bill, you can be certain that it is Machiavellian.

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galvanize

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to strengthen a commitment to action

The FBI raid on Mar El Lago has galvanized the Maga populace.

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kakistocracy

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rule by the worst/least competent

A kakistocracy is the principal form of government in the United States.

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kalopsia

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seeing things as more beautiful than they are

Clearly, the Biden administration suffers from kalopsia.

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vicissitude

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a turn of events

The vicissitudes of living with CoVid has changed society forever.

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vitiate

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to spoil or corrupt

Zoltan’s constant checking of his iphone at the movie vitiated the whole experience.

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grok

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to understand someone and empathize

I clearly I need to grok with BLM…..bwahaha.

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ambsace

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a snake-eyes roll 1-1, or bad luck

His ambsace causes him to avoid mirrors and ladders.

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telos

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ultimate aim

The telos of the government is to cede to Socialism.

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factionalism

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splitting apart of groups of people

The political factionalism that exists in the United States is unhealthy.

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recondite

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difficult to understand

Quantum Mechanics is recondite.

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rectitude

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moral rightness

Ovid “The mind that is conscious of its rectitude, laughs at lies and rumors.”

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sophistry

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Arguments that sound reasonable but are lies

The sophistry of Defund The Police is patently obvious.

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gnathonic

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sycophantic

Dad was wrong about our visit. It was hardly a gnathonic display.

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claque

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hired audience to clap for a performer

With every teleprompter line read, Bidens claque of five people, applauded feebly.

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divaricated

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to diverge

Two roads divaricated in a yellow woods….hmmm not as sexy.

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iatromelia

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when a doctor or medical institution ignores a patient’s illness

The iatromelia with respect to the dangers of the covid vaccine are inexcusable.

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propinquity

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nearness in time or place

The propinquity of the fire in the store and his bankruptcy surely are not coincidental.

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disquisition

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a formal inquiry

There will be a disquisition on Biden’s involvement in his son’s larceny.

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invective

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denunciations

The invectives rained down upon the traitor.

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quaestuary

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one whose entire life revolves around seeking making money

Is Ty a quaestuary ?

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hugger-mugger

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chaotic or disorganized

The teen’s hugger-mugger bedroom smelled like a sweat sock.

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eunomy

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equal justice for all

No longer is eunomy the rule of law in the United States.

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hygge

hew gah

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a mood of coziness

Apres ski hygge requires hot cocoa and a real log fire in the fireplace.

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flinders

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splinters of wood, metal, or glass

Flinders are excellent kindling.

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passe-par-tout

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a master key

The hotel detective used his passe-par-tout to gain entry to the widows jewels.

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submontane

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at the base of the mountain

Submontane Ouray is my favorite place in the world.

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imperturbable

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unshakable

Job’s reliance on God’s mercy was imperturbable.

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essayed

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made an attempt at

The tyro climber, first essayed to climb Half Dome. This was a bad idea.

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prig

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an overly fussy person about minutia

Muhammad was an outcast, a prig, and a wimp.

42
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consummate

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complete and perfect

Laks was the consummate Heart Surgeon.

43
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quodlibet

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a topic put forth for philosophical discussion

Each week Dennison would choose a quodlibet about which we would debate.

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fabulists

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ones who make things up

Children are consummate fabulists.

45
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firth

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a narrow inlet to the sea

The Clyde of Firth near Glasgow is nearly five hundred feet deep.

46
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multifarious

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farious = modalities
many different ways, diverse

Never underestimate Joe’s multifarious ways to fuck things up.

47
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Bluebeard

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a wife killer

Tik Tok is a nest of Bluebeards.

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non grata

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not approved, unwelcome

The new Prime Minister was non grata, and quickly cashiered.

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synaesthetic

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appealing to all the senses

The synaesthetic 9th Symphony is all I need, said the castaway.

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obvallate

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surrounded by a wall

The Kremlin is literally an obvallate City within the City if Moscow.

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latitant

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concealed or hidden

His true motives remain latitant.

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guile

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deceitful cunning

Iago’s guile succeeded in ruining Othello.

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expiscate

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to fish out the truth through thorough investigation

The new Senate Majority will expiscate Hunter’s involvement with China.

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hebetate

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to make or become dull and stupid

Nowadays teens hebetate in front if their phones 24/7.

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prorogued

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to have postponed a meeting without canceling it

The G7 conference is prorogued.

56
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incept

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to graduate from a university

He desired to incept with his Business Degree as quickly as possible, and start making his first billion dollars.

57
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estival

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occurring in the summer

Ahh …the infamous estival estivation of teenage life.

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ambit

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scope or range

That disgusting question is outside of my ambit.

59
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arriviste

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an aggressive social climber

Megan Markle is a frustrated arriviste.

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ubiety

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whereabouts

His ubiety is unknown.

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turophile

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a cheese lover

Amy is a turophile.

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ultracrepidarian

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one who has big opinions on things they know nothing about.

AOC is an ultracrepidarian.

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accidie

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sloth

After chasing a feather for ten minutes, the cat was curled up in accidie.

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impasto

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an artistic technique of laying paint on thickly with a palette knife

Van Gough’s “Sunflowers” is an example of impasto.

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abessive adj

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characterized by being absent

He was an abessive Father.

66
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abjure

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to renounnce

I abjure my wastrel ways.

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ecumenical

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worldwide in extent

The Economic Forum in Berne has ecumenical representation.

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effete

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overly refined and weak

The USA is an effete factionalized country in decline.

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fallacious

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false or erroneous

Cari Lake of Arizona called out the Press Corps for their despicable, fallacious articles.

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gainsay

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to deny

There is no gainsaying Ali’s greatness.

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henotic

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promoting harmony

Biden claimed to be henotic when in fact he was factional.

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bel esprit

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a witty person

Travis is a bel esprit.

73
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absterge

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to wipe clean

He hired a lawyer to absterge his record.

74
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basial

adj

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related to kissing

The actress always had difficulties with the basial scenes.

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cacodoxy

noun

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incorrect doctrine

The cacodoxy of the Green New Deal is destroying the country.

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effrontery

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a shamless audacity

Parents reacted forcefully to the effrontery of CRT.

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restive

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uneasiness

I was always restive before my tests at Michigan.

78
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fasces

fash is

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a symbol of Roman Magisterial authority, a bundle of rods with an axe

Fauci had his fasces ready whenever his cacodoxy was challenged.

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gamboled

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to frolic or play

The children gamboled in the backyard sprinklers.

80
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planiloquent

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straight talking

As a planiloquent candidate, DeSantis is a rarity.

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