Deck U Flashcards
cordon sanitaire
a buffer line or zone between two hostile territories
Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if it had remained a cordon sanitaire to territories belonging to NATO. But the threat of Ukraine joining NATO changed that calculus.
cosmopolitanism
excessive adulation for another country’s culture ie language and manners at the expense of losing their own culture
Russian High Society in 1800 suffered from French cosmopolitanism.
scintilla
the tiniest mote or trace of something
There is not a scintilla of physical evidence for the multiverse theory.
misogamy
hatred of marriage
Currently, about one in six young adults expresses feelings of misogamy.
onanism
masturbation
Overall 60% of men engage in twice weekly or more onanism.
gnathic
having a large jaw
Growth hormone supplements can cause a gnathic face.
organza
a stiff synthetic silk
Her wedding dress of white organza made her look like a pastry.
to swizzle
to stir a drink
The pissed off bartender refused to swizzle the asshole’s drink.
envoi
final communication
Frasier gave his envoi to Seattle in the final episode.
monitory
adj
warning
The Kodiak monitory sirens warned us of the oncoming tsunami.
votaries
a devoted admirers
Taylor Swift’s votaries stormed the stage.
peregrinations
voyages from place to place
For Pope Francis it’s another tiring year of papal peregrinations.
cavalcade
a formal procession
The cavalcade of the King’s Guards in their Bearskins is a traditional tourist stop when visiting London.
caudillo
the self installed dictator of a Banana Republic
Biden is a Banana Republic caudillo.
longanimity
long continued patience in the face of suffering
The longanimity of the Jewish People is without equal.
parabolically
as of a parable, allegorically
Jesus’ sermons were delivered parabolically to facilitate their understanding.
sempiternal
eternal and unchanging
Congress’ deficit spending is sempiternal.
indubitably
that cannot be doubted
Indubitably Iran is behind the turmoil in the mideast.
supererogatory
superfluous
He felt supererogatory.
inexorable
impossible to stop
The addict’s craving was inexorable.
daubing
characterized by a smear of paint
The daubing sun weakly broke through the dense, interminable, San Francisco fog.
fettle
condition
The newborn is in excellent fettle.
whaled
verb
to beat or hit at
The black teens whaled relentlessly on the old Japanese woman.
pullulating
flourishing
The pullulating hydra of the CIA needs to be decapitated.
preponderate
to exceed in power or influence
Where Blacks preponderate is where I will not be.
Brobdingnagian
gigantic, the fictional land of giants by Johnathan Swift
No one could compete with Kevin’s Brobdingnagian appetite.
beastie
an animal
All Venture Outers were out walking there beasties.
withal
nevertheless
Weather that day was to be brilliantly sunny, but withal it rained.
coda
the concluding part of writing , speech, or music
Biden’s coda, politically and vitally, is fast approaching.
approbate
approval
Our remodeling is awaiting the approbate of the County Office.
to harrow
to crush and pulverize
The feral black youths harrowed the old Japanese woman.
chignon
sheen yon
hairstyle in which the hair is coiled in the back of the head or nape
She wore her hair in a chignon.
coterminous
having the same extent in meaning , space .
Often when religious and geographic boundaries are not coterminous regional strife ensues.
fulminating
characterized as violent and explosive
Biden’s fulminating State of the Union speech at 87 million Republicans in the USA and all the members Supreme court, proves his unworthiness to lead this nation.
utilitarian
adj stressing practicality rather then beauty
Cities are usually ugly and utilitarian.
enjoin
to instruct someone to do something
We were at first enjoined and then browbeaten to get the Vaccine. Fuck them!
ennoble
to increase in dignity
With the passage of time, Prince William and Kate have become ennobled in England, while the lugubrious Harry and mopey Meghan have fallen off the radar of royal significance.
ex officio
unquestionably authoritative by virtue ones office
While the Pope may make ex officio pronouncements to the world, neomort and corrupt Biden will never have that luxury, except to his dog.
orotund
unduly strong in speech
Trump has an orotund tendency.
tu quoque
“you also” …Implying that the accuser is more guilty than you of the same offense.
Democrats are constantly leveling tu quoque arguments.
sophistry
specious reasoning
Saying all immigrants are lawful is sophistry.
lurid
gruesome and horrifying
I am not into movies with lurid scenes.
defi
a challenge
The defi was hurled to disprove relativity.
cacoethes
an urge to do something inadvisable
We all suffer from some cacoethes.
benefic
kindly
Our new neighbors do not seem benefic.
beldam
a mean and physically repulsive woman
Pelosi is the quintessential beldam.
bescumbered
splattered with feces
The airport toilet was so bescumbered that I decided to just hold on for another six hours.
amor fati
a love of fate, happy with whatever comes
With God and Jesus I have amor fati.
