Deck K

Question 1

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Question 2

apodictic

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expressing absolute truth

Apodictic statements in Science are rare.

Question 3

Catonically

Answer 3

Characterized by repeatedly expressing warnings

Financial experts have Catonically warned of a major market downturn.

Question 4

desideratum

Answer 4

something that is desired as essential

Racial blindnesss is a desideratum.

Question 5

engender

Answer 5

to give rise to

The explosion in the Palestinian Hospital engendered worldwide hatred towards Israel.

Question 6

a posteriori

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a truth later deduced as true based upon prior evidence and facts

All these young people dying of blood clots leads me to conclude a posteriori that the covid vaccine is dangerous.

Question 7

a priori

Answer 7

a truth based from theories formed before, from general to specific

Prior Mathematical theorems, lead a priori to further mathematical truths.

Question 8

effulgent

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characterized by shining brightly

The effulgent supernova was visible to the wise men.

Question 9

galliard

Answer 9

cheerful

Depression has destroyed his usual galliard mood.

Question 10

dactylogram

Answer 10

a fingerprint scan

IOS allows access to files using dactylograms.

Question 11

cathexis

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concentrating on only one thing

Katie’s cathexis is on passing her boards.

Question 12

fricative

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an eff caused by sound blowing air through pursed lips

Abruptly and dangerously cut off by a “little shitty car” I hurled a fountain of fricatives at the aggressive driver.

Question 13

bosky

Answer 13

wooded

Our yard in Sacramento was bosky with oaks.

Question 14

opuscule

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a small literary or musical work (c.f opus)

Pachabel’s opuscule Canon is nonetheless gorgeous.

Question 15

accretion

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growth by gradual addition of material

The snowball’s accretion eventually yielded a 10 foot snowman.

Question 16

acerbic

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bitingly ironic and humorous

All enjoy Tim Watt’s acerbic wit.

Question 17

acidulous

Answer 17

harsh in words

Perhaps calling her a “fat cow” at the Thanksgiving Dinner was a bit too acidulous.

Question 18

beleaguered

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surrounded by difficult circumstances

The beleaguered Ukrainian troops surrendered.

Question 19

bellicose

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provocatively war-like

North Korea is perennially bellicose.

Question 20

cadre

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a core group of people

Turin was where the cadre of jewel thieves met.

Question 21

cant

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trite unconsidered talk

AOC should be proud, as she is The Queen of Cant and The Supreme of Stupid.

Question 22

dauntless

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intrepid or fearless

General Mattis is dauntless.

Question 23

de facto

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existing in fact

Light is a de facto wavelike particle.

Question 24

adiaphorous

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neither beneficial or harmful

Some say Social Media is adiaphorous. I think it is ruinous.

Question 25

thallasophile

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one who loves the sea

I am an unrepentant thallasophile.

Question 26

foursquare

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determined or resolute

The football team despite being down zero wins and twenty losses was foursquare in their upcoming victory next week against Mahomes.

Question 27

Gemutlich

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pleasant and cheerful
Lisa’s Thanksgiving Dinner had a gemutlich, easy going atmosphere.

Question 28

ad libitum

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According to one’s wishes

He was buried at sea ad libitum.

Question 29

ad rem

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on topic

Biden is incapable of an ad rem speech.

Question 30

adventitious

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not native, coming from outside the usual source

Iguanas are adventitious to Florida.

Question 31

beneficence
noun

Answer 31

active kindness

My beneficence in allowing the homeless person to stay at Mom’s house was a mistake.

Question 32

caudillo

Answer 32

A banana Republic dictator

The only thing now that the caudillo Biden needs is a yellow panama hat and a chimpanzee.

Question 33

clerisy

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the intelligentsia

The clerisy recognized immediately Biden’s senility.

Question 34

delope

Answer 34

In a duel, To fire one’s pistol into the air

Foolishly he deloped, and was then promptly shot between the eyes.

Question 35

ectype

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a clone or reproduction of something

All SUVs are ectypes of each other.

Question 36

Micawberish

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optimistically foolish

I have always been Micawberish.

Question 37

oppugn

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to call into question the validity of something vs impugn is to attack

A good investigative journalist oppugns his subject’s motives.

Question 38

neoteric

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modern-day

This neoteric preoccupation with Transvestism is a symptom of National rot.

Question 39

adumbrated

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to forshadow

When the adumbrated market crash occurred, he could only utter, “Why?, Why?”.

Question 40

affect
verb

Answer 40

verb=To pretend or give the impression of something

He affected to be a doctor, with ill effects on unknowing patients.

Question 41

Benthamite

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utility = morality

Hitler’s Benthamitic logic embraced the euthanasia of the sick and elderly.

Question 42

bombastic

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pretentious, inflated

Just another bombastic Biden speech.

Question 43

reproof noun
rebuke verb

Answer 43

criticism of a fault
to criticize a fault

I was rebuked for not taking care of Shankar’s mistake.

Question 44

deflation

Answer 44

the economic situation in which prices fall because of decreased consumer spending

We are entering the deflationary phase of rampant inflation.

Question 45

efflorescence

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the epitome of some general category of THING (c.f apotheosis =person)

The Bugati Veryon is the efflorescence of an automobile.

Question 46

feuilleton

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the section of a newspaper or magazine dedicated to reviewing written fiction

Goodreads is an online feuilleton.

Question 47

syncretic

Answer 47

The attempted amalgamation of different religions or cultures.

The syncretic experiment in London of flooding of streets with poor Muslim refugees is failing.