Deck Y Flashcards
misprision
miss prishun
misuse of elected office
Kamala’s handling of the border crisis was one of misprision.
Mnemosyne
nemo sine
Greek goddess of memory
As we age, we all could use some assistance from Mnemosyne.
modus vivendi
mode us viv end ee
ones manner of living
I have toned down my modus vivendi.
pundits
wise men
Democratic pundits are calling for Biden to resign.
caeteris paribus
say tare us par eh buss
if all things remain the same
Caeteris paribus economically, many families will default on their loans.
licentiousness
lewd behavior that disregards societal norms
Drag Queen Story Hour is one further example of transvestite licentiousness.
Fauvist
markedly vivid
I love the fauvist colors of Van Gough.
canard
a groundless rumor
9/11 was an inside job is unfortunately not a canard.
to act meechingly
to act sneakily
Liars tend to act meechingly.
unshirted
undisguised
Biden’s unshirted dementia is finally revealed.
monomachy
a one on one battle or fight
The monomachy at the Roman Coliseum was gruesome.
molet
the five pointed American and Scottish star
Somehow the “Molets and Stripes “ just doesn’t ring out when you hear it.
obstreperous
stubbornly and showily defiant
Maxine Waters foolishly remains obstreperous.
banausic
utilitarian rather than creative or artistic
The Beckman buildings were incredibly banausic and ugly.
paean
pee un
an expression of joy and praise
All of Main Stream Media is singing paeans of praise to Kamala.
revirescence
to grow younger
The aging starlet underwent plastic revirescence.
impavid
unafraid
I remain impavid of the future.
impasto
applying paint on a canvas thickly.
Van Gough perfected the artistic technique of impasto.
militate
militates against
the negation of a conclusion by more valid evidence
The panoply of illness that we are witnessing in those who received the Covid vaccine militates against their being medically safe.
jussive
in a commanding fashion
After the fall of Rouen in 1419 , Henry V’s jussive demands of the Paris Council and Royalty were approved.
demagogue
a pandering politician
Biden, the demagogue, tried to get the student vote by promising loan forgiveness.
vainglorious
boastful and conceited
Trump after the assassination attempt is no longer vainglorious.
auspices
the protective umbrella under which one operates
I learned heart surgery under the auspices of Hillel Laks, the best heart surgeon in the world.
travesty
a mockery
Gavin Newsome’s actions are a travesty of governance.
emplace
to put into position
The IDF has emplaced nuclear missiles in their silos.
animadvert
to comment critically upon something or someone
I could animadvert forever upon the evils of the FBI and CIA.
miscreant
one who acts criminally
The police officer arrested the miscreant motorcyclist for traveling at one hundred miles per hour in traffic.
volubly
talkatively
The MSM is volubly and mimetically singing paeans of praise to Ima Camel Harris.
zazen
meditation in a cross legged position
She sat zazen in the midst of the stampede.
improvidence
lack of discipline in action, rashness
Congress spends with the improvidence of a billionaire.
querulous
whining
Caroline is a typical querulous teenager.
gravitas
a seriousness associated with a wise man
Kamala lacks all gravitas and is a summer-puddle-deep cackling fool.
enjambment
continuation of a sentence by intimation
A well parsed sentence leads by enjambment to the proper conclusion without even being stated.
pro tanto
adverb
commensurately
applied pro tanto
The victim’s damage awards were applied pro tanto with injury.
phlegmatic
unexcitable, slow and stolid
Hillel’s excellent teaching allowed me to be phlegmatic in times of surgical crisis.
gratuitous
uncalled for
I was angry at Dad for his gratuitous advice to divorce Amy.
titular
in title only and without any real power
Biden is a titular President.
