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naufrageous

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in a state of complete destruction
Maui is currently as naufrageous as Dresden in 1945.

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naucified

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despised

After Larry Way made a pass at Sue Brown she naucified him.

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confuted

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disproved

Einstein confuted simultaneity.

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disabuse

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to correct a mistaken impression

I must disabuse you of that notion.

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metonymy

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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.

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chicanery

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the use of deception to achieve one’s goal

Newsome’s meeting of foreign dignitaries for “mere pleasure” is chicanery.

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ambient

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characterized as being in the immediate surrounding environment

The ambient temperature in Phoenix was 110 degrees.

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verso

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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.

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bijou

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a small elegant residence

With B2B you can find thousands of bijous throughout the world in which to stay.

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parapraxis

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a Freudian slip

The Dr. Jenny said in her parapraxis that “the sputum grew multiple tiny orgasms.”

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epistemology

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what is knowledge and how do we gain it and affirm it

Aristotle was concerned wit issues of epistemology.

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superjacent

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overlying

The superjacent airspace over the Continental US nations is often challenged by Chinese high altitude balloons.

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wraith

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a shadow of a person often recently dead, an insubstantial form of ones prior self

After his chemotherapy, he was a mere wraith.

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dragooned

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brutally forced into doing

Many young Russian men were dragooned into its Army.

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enjoin

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to command or order

The Colonel enjoined the troops to charge despite the fusillade.

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naupathia

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seasickness

Compazine relieves naupathia.

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quackled

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choked

Ironically he quackled on the Duck L’Orange.

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catachresis

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the incorrect use of a word

My catachresis on “The brassieres were lit,” was embarrassing.

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apoplectic

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furious

He was positively apoplectic at being passed over for the raise.

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nosism

nah sizz em

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referring to oneself as “we”

His annoying nosism, such as “oops…we over slept today.”is irritating.

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charette

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a meeting of concerned person’s to solve a problem

To address the issue of ICU infections I called a charette.

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disapprobation

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strong disapproval on moral grounds

My disapprobation of transvestites in children’s schools is adamantine.

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sciolist

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a pretender to knowledge

I am not a sciolist an will focus my studies.

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altricial

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hatched or born helpless

The altricial blind baby birds cheeped loudly for their Mother.

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tralatious

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passed down by oral tradition

Greek myth was tralatious.

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impugns

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to attack the veracity of something vs oppugn to question validity

I impugned the murder suspect’s alibi.

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imputed

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blamed

From the cheese dust on her muzzle, it was imputed that Gretchen ate the Cheese Nips.

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trepid

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fearful

I was always trepid of the upcoming school year.

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ensconce

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to conceal

“I shall ensconce myself behind the arras.”, said Falstaff.

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quaver

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to tremble with fear or excitement

The Oscar Candidates quavered with excitement.

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quercine

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from an oak

Acorns are quercine.

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nebbish
noun

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a pitiful and inadequate person

A nebbish, such as a George Castanza on Seinfeld, leads to many hilarious moments.

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doyen and doyenne

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the most respected man or woman of a group

Despite his young age, Travis was the doyen at Colorado Outward Bound.

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dialectics

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the artful enquiry into metaphysical contradictions or difficult opinions

The dialectics concerning Man Made Global Warming are proving it to be false.

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incarnadine

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blood red

Niles held up the incarnadine nightgown as proof of his innocence in the Pinnipedicide.

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fabulist

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a liar of dishonest stories

Biden is a first class fabulist.

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diapasonal

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harmonious

FEMA’s response has not been diapasonal.

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doytin

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to walk around stupidly

The hundreds of drug addicts doytin around the streets of San Francisco.

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necromancy

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communicating with the dead

Necromancy may lead to evil effects.

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cabotinage

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noun overacting by second-rate actor

The old Shakespearean actor’s cabotinage was extremely embarrassing.

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exigency

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a crisis requiring immediate attention

The exigency of the Maui fires was shamefully ignored by Biden.

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nefandous

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characterized as a topic of which it is forbidden to be discussed

Talking about sex used to be a nefandous and private topic.

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drachenfutter

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a gift of guilt from a husband to his wife

After the affair, he gave his wife a flawless, 10 carat, drachenfutter.

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didactic

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doing teacher like things

Teachers need to be less concerned about gender and more didactic in the basics.

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himbo

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a male bimbo

He may be gorgeous, but his two total neurons make him a himbo.

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catastasis

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heightened action in a play or movie before the denouement
The intense argument between the two principal actors signaled the catastasis in the movie.