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pulchritude

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physical beauty

The pulchritude on display at the Miss Universe Contest is amazing.

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consanguinity

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related by blood

In the 1700s inheritance was determined by consanguinity.

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Jacobinical

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characterized by violent revolution

I condemn the Jacobinical protests against the Jews of America.

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rubric

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the governing idea or concept

The main rubric of justice is innocence until guilt is proven.

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quixotic

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idealistic and unrealistic

The idea of living on Mars is quixotic.

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essayed

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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.

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disfranchised

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denied the right to vote

A felon is disfranchised.

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verisimilitude

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authenticity

The verisimilitude of the Picasso is questionable.

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salutary

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effecting an improvement

The salutary effect of prohibiting Trans men in any Women’s NCAA competition saved Women’s Sports.

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vox populi

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Popular opinion

The current vox populi is to be pro Hamas.

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effete

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overlyrefined and decadent

Our effete society is exemplified by Jill Biden’s Christmas show.

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impenitent

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not repenting of sin

What is so amazing to me is just how impenitent Gavin Nesome is.

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penury

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extreme poverty

In Dehli I witnessed unbelievable penury, but also unbelievable kindness.

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reifiable

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characterized by turning something into a concrete advantage.

In chess, positional advantages are ultimately reifiable into material advantages.

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odious

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repulsive

The odious murder scene physically sickened the veteran detective.

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esurient

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hungry

In the days of the film Dog Day Afternoon, Pacino was a lean and esurient actor.

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meretricious

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characterized by vulgar and tawdry display

They thought my beloved sweater as meretricious.

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fain

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to be delighted under the circumstances

Obi Wan Kenobi was fain to instruct the young Skywalker.

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boffo

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wildly successful and popular

The boffo Taylor Swift has turned satanic.

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gainsay

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to deny or contradict a prior opinion

One cannot gainsay Ali’s greatness.

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nugatory

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Trifling and unimportant

You know you are an elite when you play nugatory games like croquet and beer pong.

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maladroitness

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an event characterized by lack of shrewd execution

The maladroitness of Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal killed hundreds of innocent people.

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hegemonic

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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.

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ethos

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society’s fundamental outlook

The ethos that our Republic is evil, gives even less hope for the world.

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oeuvre

oovruh

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an artist’s body of work

I feel the most impressive oeuvre is that of Mozart.

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merino

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coarse Spanish wool

The merino turtleneck itched like hell.

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mesmeric

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hypnotic

As she walked seductively into the room, the mesmeric response was deafening silence.

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schwag

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promotional items usually in a tote bag

The ultimate schwag was when Oprah gave new cars to the audience.

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palladium

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protector or protection

Fool! He believes his money is his palladium.

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anarchic

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lawless and rebellious

All the stores on Market Street closed because of the anarchic inner city blacks.

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coadjutor

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an assistant

My hectic schedule required me to hire an experienced coadjutor.

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propitious

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favorable

The stock market remains propitious for gains on investments.

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offal

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rotting waste of an animal

Chitlins are nothing more than offal.

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mesomorphic

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athletic and muscular

Upon seeing the mesomorphic suspect, the officer immediately called for back-up.

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etiolated

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blanched white

The etiolated Elizabeth I died in 1603 because of the white lead cosmetic Venetian Ceruse.

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offing

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the distant horizon at sea

Perhaps a new beau is in the offing.

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tocsin

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a warning bell

The tocsin is ringing about the rampant voter fraud by the Democrats.

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mutatis mutandis

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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?

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nabob

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a person of high significance

While Fauci considers himself a nabob, I consider him a deceitful criminal.

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commonweal

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the common good of society

The commonweal of our country depends utterly upon free and fair elections.

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exegesis

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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.

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oleaginous

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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.”

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miasma

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a terribly foul smell, a poisonous effluvia

A miasma wafted off of our sargassum choked canal.

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bespoke

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tailor-made and very high quality

The Four Seasons Hotel delivers bespoke service to their customers.

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