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seriatam

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serially

The gruesome Murdaugh Murders were published seriatim in the New York Times.

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probative

adj

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serving to prove, substantiating

The exacting chemistry required to synthesize a polypeptide is probative evidence of a Divine Watchmaker.

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in media res

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in the thick of it

Hera caught Zeus and Leto in media res.

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perforce

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all the more reason to do something, inevitably

He was caught. That was a fact. Perforce why not commit another robbery?

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oligarchy

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a rule by the few, usually family

Oligarchies by nature foment nepotism.

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fictive

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fictitious

Diaries are notoriously fictive and self serving.

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flagitious

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extremely wicked

The flagitious rapes and murders by Hamas on December seventh validates their expungement by Israel.

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Micawberish

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irresponsibly optimistic

I was Micawberish with respect to Pepex.

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midden

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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.

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aptronym

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a name that imitates a person’s metier

Usain Bolt is obviously an aptronym for a sprinter.

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metier

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a person’s calling

My metier was always in medicine and helping people directly.

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officious

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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.

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organon

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a method of acquiring knowledge

True, skeptical, scientific inquiry is the ultimate organon.

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restive

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characterized by disquietude causing erratic behavior

The horse became restive in the dark shadow of the woods.

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levity

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lacking in seriousness

Levity at a funeral is inappropriate.

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fleering

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to laugh scornfully at

His fleering at the angry protesters did not help the situation.

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oligomania

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obsessed by only a few thoughts

Her oligomania about death is unhealthy.

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mimesis

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imitation

Mimesis is the greatest form of flattery.

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forsooth

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truly

Forsooth, I thought the movie Barbie as the worst one I had ever seen.

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pantophagous

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eating a great variety of foods

I am not pantophagous but a rib and steak kind of guy.

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contumelious

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spiteful and wicked

I was aghast at Biden’s contumelious attack of the Supreme Court Justices.

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harridan

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a bullying hag

You are a harridan! Fuck off.

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Erebusic

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as Erebus is the ruler of darkness and evil

Hillary and Michelle are Erebusic harridans.

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recision

noun

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the act of canceling

The recision of student debt is absurd.

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recondite

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difficult to understand

Quantum Theory is recondite.

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ad hominem

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marked by an attack on a persons character

The RNC debates repeatedly devolve into a free for all of ad hominem attacks.

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devolve

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to pass into a worse state

The RNC debates repeatedly devolve into shouting matches.

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forswear

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to renounce earnestly

The headlines read “DeSantis forswears Candidacy“.

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minatory

A

menacing

At ready, the minatory ICBMs were silhouetted by the fire that consumed Moscow.

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misanthrope

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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.

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ombudsman

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a dispute mediator

The ombudsman passed back and forth between the two litigants.

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fungible

A

interchangeable

Paper money is just paper. While gold is as fungible as grain or oil.

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bergamot

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an orange oil extract

The bergamot tea is superb.

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affectation

A

artificial behavior

Many actresses are given to affectation. It goes with the metier.

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synaesthetic

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appealing to all the senses

The Bach and Barbecue Fest was synaesthetic.

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prehensile

A

clutching greedily

The baby orangutan was prehensile to Mom.

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catechizing

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severe questioning to arouse moral guilt

The Senator is catechizing the obtuse Harvard President, Professor Gay.

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omnipotent

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all powerful

Zeus is omnipotent in Greek mythology.

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omniscient

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all knowing

He is smart and encyclopedic, but not omniscient.

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foudroyant

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characterized by being struck by lightning

Her foudroyant beauty stunned the audience.

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miscegenetic

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Marriage between blacks and whites

Despite representing only 10% of all marriages, almost 100% of commercials on television are miscegenetic.

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John-a-Dreams

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A day dreamer

There he is again. In class but looking out the dirty window…such a John-a-Dreams.

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judder

A

to shake and vibrate violently

The SpaceX Dragon rocket juddered the astronauts.

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fossick

verb

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to search by digging and rummaging about

The tourist fossicked about the inactive volcano crater and found a seven carat diamond.

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risible

A

provoking laughter

The outraged and supposedly misgendered transvestite launched into a risible tirade.

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