Deck L Flashcards
afflatus
a sudden burst of inspiration
I had an afflatus and created the fetal celltrode.
a fortiori
all the more reason to do something
A woman has de facto rights over her body, but as a mother, a fortiori must protect her unborn child.
bestirred
to rile up
George Floyd’s murder bestirred the Black community.
booboisie
the unintelligent masses
The booboisie elected Biden and they can have the senile stumble bum.
climacteric
the critical stage of something
The climacteric is reached and the count-down begins.
discomfit
to make someone uncomfortable
I was discomfited by her beauty.
execrate
to loathe
I understand why Chrissy execrates us, but I have sincerely apologized.
perpense
with strong purpose
The hawk swooped down on the dove with malice perpense.
vouchsafe
to graciously bestow something to someone
Jesus bestowed his forgiveness to us.
satisfice
to be satisfied with something
I must satifice with only one week of vacation a year.
analogue
a similar version
All SUVs are analogues of the Highlander.
anarchic
lawless
Companies are fleeing the anarchic streets of San Francisco.
bugaboo
a concern that is blown out of proportion
LeLe is always beset by bugaboos.
cavil
to raise frivolous objections
The starlet cavilled continuously about her Four Seasons penthouse suite.
cede
to give up something
I will not cede my right to vote.
demiurge
a powerful creative force
Adam Heller is a demiurge of electrochemistry.
effluvium
an unpleasant vapor
The drying sponges cast their effluvium over the Shark Key billionaire homes.
anamnesis
Plato , remembering things in one’s prior existence
The soothsayer claimed my dreams were an anamnesis of my prior life as a frog.
Schadenfreude
Laughing at other’s misfortunes
I do enjoy a good schadenfreude every now and then.
genteel
stylish and upper class
Thank God I will never be genteel.
autosche-
diastic
impromptu
In the Awhanee pool, I gave an autoschediatsic presentation of why I believe in God.
tractable
easily manageable
Using Fourier Analysis has made the problem much more tractable.
animadversion
a criticism
You had better accustom yourself to animadversions if you decide to go into politics.
animus
ill will
The worldwide animus towards Jews is despicable.
burden
central theme
The burden of Antifa is, “White Man, he be bad” (sic).
codicil
an addendum to an original
The Ukraine will ultimately be another codicil NATO member.
demur
to show reluctance and not support
If you dare demur against Hamas, then you are a racist.
paroexia
The desire to eat strange foods
Bug Burgers are the latest paroexia fad.
ruthful
full of sorrow
Gretchen was ruthful after scarfing down the Cheese Nips.
cupidity
the desire for excess riches
Cupidity, not philanthropy, is fashion of the day .
solon
a wise judge
There are no solons in congress.
devoir
one’s duty
My devoir is to be a good Catholic husband.
outre
an over the top violation of propriety
The kindergarten trans show was definitely outre.
amour fou
obsessive passion
Driven by his amour fou for Brittany Spears he began creepily stalking her.
numinous
holy
The numinous Eucharist is displayed during Adoration.
picaresque
characterized by roguish protagonist
Captain Jack Sparrow is picaresque.
pococurante
a careless indifferent person
He is a typical pococurante teen. A nuke could go off downtown and he would care less.
anomie
rootlessness
The current anomie of the United States is based in its Godlessness.
folderol
nonsense, silliness
What a bunch of folderol.
cacoethes
an uncontrollable desire of an evil habit
Mark’s drinking is his cacoethes.
captious adj
vs cavil verb
Fault finding
I could never visit Dad without some captious remark by Joni. So I just quit going.
