Deck N Flashcards
naufrageous
in a state of complete destruction
Maui is currently as naufrageous as Dresden in 1945.
naucified
despised
After Larry Way made a pass at Sue Brown she naucified him.
confuted
disproved
Einstein confuted simultaneity.
disabuse
to correct a mistaken impression
I must disabuse you of that notion.
metonymy
a trope whereby a set of words is a substitute name for something
The phrase “lend me your ears” is a metonymy for a request to listen.
chicanery
the use of deception to achieve one’s goal
Newsome’s meeting of foreign dignitaries for “mere pleasure” is chicanery.
ambient
characterized as being in the immediate surrounding environment
The ambient temperature in Phoenix was 110 degrees.
verso
the left hand page or obverse of a coin or paper
The verso of the priceless da Vinci had sic “make in China” written upon it.
bijou
a small elegant residence
With B2B you can find thousands of bijous throughout the world in which to stay.
parapraxis
a Freudian slip
The Dr. Jenny said in her parapraxis that “the sputum grew multiple tiny orgasms.”
epistemology
what is knowledge and how do we gain it and affirm it
Aristotle was concerned wit issues of epistemology.
superjacent
overlying
The superjacent airspace over the Continental US nations is often challenged by Chinese high altitude balloons.
wraith
a shadow of a person often recently dead, an insubstantial form of ones prior self
After his chemotherapy, he was a mere wraith.
dragooned
brutally forced into doing
Many young Russian men were dragooned into its Army.
enjoin
to command or order
The Colonel enjoined the troops to charge despite the fusillade.
naupathia
seasickness
Compazine relieves naupathia.
quackled
choked
Ironically he quackled on the Duck L’Orange.
catachresis
the incorrect use of a word
My catachresis on “The brassieres were lit,” was embarrassing.
apoplectic
furious
He was positively apoplectic at being passed over for the raise.
nosism
nah sizz em
referring to oneself as “we”
His annoying nosism, such as “oops…we over slept today.”is irritating.
charette
a meeting of concerned person’s to solve a problem
To address the issue of ICU infections I called a charette.
disapprobation
strong disapproval on moral grounds
My disapprobation of transvestites in children’s schools is adamantine.
sciolist
a pretender to knowledge
I am not a sciolist an will focus my studies.
altricial
hatched or born helpless
The altricial blind baby birds cheeped loudly for their Mother.
tralatious
passed down by oral tradition
Greek myth was tralatious.
impugns
to attack the veracity of something vs oppugn to question validity
I impugned the murder suspect’s alibi.
imputed
blamed
From the cheese dust on her muzzle, it was imputed that Gretchen ate the Cheese Nips.
trepid
fearful
I was always trepid of the upcoming school year.
ensconce
to conceal
“I shall ensconce myself behind the arras.”, said Falstaff.
quaver
to tremble with fear or excitement
The Oscar Candidates quavered with excitement.
quercine
from an oak
Acorns are quercine.
nebbish
noun
a pitiful and inadequate person
A nebbish, such as a George Castanza on Seinfeld, leads to many hilarious moments.
doyen and doyenne
the most respected man or woman of a group
Despite his young age, Travis was the doyen at Colorado Outward Bound.
dialectics
the artful enquiry into metaphysical contradictions or difficult opinions
The dialectics concerning Man Made Global Warming are proving it to be false.
incarnadine
blood red
Niles held up the incarnadine nightgown as proof of his innocence in the Pinnipedicide.
fabulist
a liar of dishonest stories
Biden is a first class fabulist.
diapasonal
harmonious
FEMA’s response has not been diapasonal.
doytin
to walk around stupidly
The hundreds of drug addicts doytin around the streets of San Francisco.
necromancy
communicating with the dead
Necromancy may lead to evil effects.
cabotinage
noun overacting by second-rate actor
The old Shakespearean actor’s cabotinage was extremely embarrassing.
exigency
a crisis requiring immediate attention
The exigency of the Maui fires was shamefully ignored by Biden.
nefandous
characterized as a topic of which it is forbidden to be discussed
Talking about sex used to be a nefandous and private topic.
drachenfutter
a gift of guilt from a husband to his wife
After the affair, he gave his wife a flawless, 10 carat, drachenfutter.
didactic
doing teacher like things
Teachers need to be less concerned about gender and more didactic in the basics.
himbo
a male bimbo
He may be gorgeous, but his two total neurons make him a himbo.
catastasis
heightened action in a play or movie before the denouement
The intense argument between the two principal actors signaled the catastasis in the movie.
