Deck S Flashcards
pulchritude
physical beauty
The pulchritude on display at the Miss Universe Contest is amazing.
consanguinity
related by blood
In the 1700s inheritance was determined by consanguinity.
Jacobinical
characterized by violent revolution
I condemn the Jacobinical protests against the Jews of America.
rubric
the governing idea or concept
The main rubric of justice is innocence until guilt is proven.
quixotic
idealistic and unrealistic
The idea of living on Mars is quixotic.
essayed
to make an attempt
The tourist essayed his DuoLingo French at the local market and came home with a live swan instead of a grilled chicken sandwich.
disfranchised
denied the right to vote
A felon is disfranchised.
verisimilitude
authenticity
The verisimilitude of the Picasso is questionable.
salutary
effecting an improvement
The salutary effect of prohibiting Trans men in any Women’s NCAA competition saved Women’s Sports.
vox populi
Popular opinion
The current vox populi is to be pro Hamas.
effete
overlyrefined and decadent
Our effete society is exemplified by Jill Biden’s Christmas show.
impenitent
not repenting of sin
What is so amazing to me is just how impenitent Gavin Nesome is.
penury
extreme poverty
In Dehli I witnessed unbelievable penury, but also unbelievable kindness.
reifiable
characterized by turning something into a concrete advantage.
In chess, positional advantages are ultimately reifiable into material advantages.
odious
repulsive
The odious murder scene physically sickened the veteran detective.
esurient
hungry
In the days of the film Dog Day Afternoon, Pacino was a lean and esurient actor.
meretricious
characterized by vulgar and tawdry display
They thought my beloved sweater as meretricious.
fain
to be delighted under the circumstances
Obi Wan Kenobi was fain to instruct the young Skywalker.
boffo
wildly successful and popular
The boffo Taylor Swift has turned satanic.
gainsay
to deny or contradict a prior opinion
One cannot gainsay Ali’s greatness.
nugatory
Trifling and unimportant
You know you are an elite when you play nugatory games like croquet and beer pong.
maladroitness
an event characterized by lack of shrewd execution
The maladroitness of Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal killed hundreds of innocent people.
hegemonic
characterized by a preponderance of influence and respect
America has lost, almost irreversibly, its hegemonic position in the world. This jeopardizes other nascent countries wishing for a free society.
ethos
society’s fundamental outlook
The ethos that our Republic is evil, gives even less hope for the world.
oeuvre
oovruh
an artist’s body of work
I feel the most impressive oeuvre is that of Mozart.
merino
coarse Spanish wool
The merino turtleneck itched like hell.
mesmeric
hypnotic
As she walked seductively into the room, the mesmeric response was deafening silence.
schwag
promotional items usually in a tote bag
The ultimate schwag was when Oprah gave new cars to the audience.
palladium
protector or protection
Fool! He believes his money is his palladium.
anarchic
lawless and rebellious
All the stores on Market Street closed because of the anarchic inner city blacks.
coadjutor
an assistant
My hectic schedule required me to hire an experienced coadjutor.
propitious
favorable
The stock market remains propitious for gains on investments.
offal
rotting waste of an animal
Chitlins are nothing more than offal.
mesomorphic
athletic and muscular
Upon seeing the mesomorphic suspect, the officer immediately called for back-up.
etiolated
blanched white
The etiolated Elizabeth I died in 1603 because of the white lead cosmetic Venetian Ceruse.
offing
the distant horizon at sea
Perhaps a new beau is in the offing.
tocsin
a warning bell
The tocsin is ringing about the rampant voter fraud by the Democrats.
mutatis mutandis
making changes in the actors or institutions but not in the premise demonstrated
Biden accepted 1.2 million from China, mutatis mutandis to Trump. Would the public quietly allow it?
nabob
a person of high significance
While Fauci considers himself a nabob, I consider him a deceitful criminal.
commonweal
the common good of society
The commonweal of our country depends utterly upon free and fair elections.
exegesis
a critical analysis of passages from classic books such as the Bible or the oeuvre of Shakespeare, etc
His library overflowed with exegeses of Socrates and Plato.
oleaginous
having an irritating ingratiating manner
The most oleaginous politician in history was Hilary Clinton in “I ain’t too tired, I’s cum too far.”
miasma
a terribly foul smell, a poisonous effluvia
A miasma wafted off of our sargassum choked canal.
bespoke
tailor-made and very high quality
The Four Seasons Hotel delivers bespoke service to their customers.
