Deck T Flashcards
seriatam
serially
The gruesome Murdaugh Murders were published seriatim in the New York Times.
probative
adj
serving to prove, substantiating
The exacting chemistry required to synthesize a polypeptide is probative evidence of a Divine Watchmaker.
in media res
in the thick of it
Hera caught Zeus and Leto in media res.
perforce
all the more reason to do something, inevitably
He was caught. That was a fact. Perforce why not commit another robbery?
oligarchy
a rule by the few, usually family
Oligarchies by nature foment nepotism.
fictive
fictitious
Diaries are notoriously fictive and self serving.
flagitious
extremely wicked
The flagitious rapes and murders by Hamas on December seventh validates their expungement by Israel.
Micawberish
irresponsibly optimistic
I was Micawberish with respect to Pepex.
midden
a dung hill or trash heap
Every Midden Monday in Kannah Creek, I drove the Little Black Jeep to the dump to search for useful discarded items.
aptronym
a name that imitates a person’s metier
Usain Bolt is obviously an aptronym for a sprinter.
metier
a person’s calling
My metier was always in medicine and helping people directly.
officious
rudely offering unwanted advice
The officious manner in which The Green Movement tries to tell us what to do actually causes me to do the exact opposite.
organon
a method of acquiring knowledge
True, skeptical, scientific inquiry is the ultimate organon.
restive
characterized by disquietude causing erratic behavior
The horse became restive in the dark shadow of the woods.
levity
lacking in seriousness
Levity at a funeral is inappropriate.
fleering
to laugh scornfully at
His fleering at the angry protesters did not help the situation.
oligomania
obsessed by only a few thoughts
Her oligomania about death is unhealthy.
mimesis
imitation
Mimesis is the greatest form of flattery.
forsooth
truly
Forsooth, I thought the movie Barbie as the worst one I had ever seen.
pantophagous
eating a great variety of foods
I am not pantophagous but a rib and steak kind of guy.
contumelious
spiteful and wicked
I was aghast at Biden’s contumelious attack of the Supreme Court Justices.
harridan
a bullying hag
You are a harridan! Fuck off.
Erebusic
as Erebus is the ruler of darkness and evil
Hillary and Michelle are Erebusic harridans.
recision
noun
the act of canceling
The recision of student debt is absurd.
recondite
difficult to understand
Quantum Theory is recondite.
ad hominem
marked by an attack on a persons character
The RNC debates repeatedly devolve into a free for all of ad hominem attacks.
devolve
to pass into a worse state
The RNC debates repeatedly devolve into shouting matches.
forswear
to renounce earnestly
The headlines read “DeSantis forswears Candidacy“.
minatory
menacing
At ready, the minatory ICBMs were silhouetted by the fire that consumed Moscow.
misanthrope
one who hates many people
Transvestites, who claim to be accepting, are the worst misanthropes of all. The universally have a gigantic chip on their shoulder.
ombudsman
a dispute mediator
The ombudsman passed back and forth between the two litigants.
fungible
interchangeable
Paper money is just paper. While gold is as fungible as grain or oil.
bergamot
an orange oil extract
The bergamot tea is superb.
affectation
artificial behavior
Many actresses are given to affectation. It goes with the metier.
synaesthetic
appealing to all the senses
The Bach and Barbecue Fest was synaesthetic.
prehensile
clutching greedily
The baby orangutan was prehensile to Mom.
catechizing
severe questioning to arouse moral guilt
The Senator is catechizing the obtuse Harvard President, Professor Gay.
omnipotent
all powerful
Zeus is omnipotent in Greek mythology.
omniscient
all knowing
He is smart and encyclopedic, but not omniscient.
foudroyant
characterized by being struck by lightning
Her foudroyant beauty stunned the audience.
miscegenetic
Marriage between blacks and whites
Despite representing only 10% of all marriages, almost 100% of commercials on television are miscegenetic.
John-a-Dreams
A day dreamer
There he is again. In class but looking out the dirty window…such a John-a-Dreams.
judder
to shake and vibrate violently
The SpaceX Dragon rocket juddered the astronauts.
fossick
verb
to search by digging and rummaging about
The tourist fossicked about the inactive volcano crater and found a seven carat diamond.
risible
provoking laughter
The outraged and supposedly misgendered transvestite launched into a risible tirade.
