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Deck Y Flashcards

1
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misprision

miss prishun

A

misuse of elected office

Kamala’s handling of the border crisis was one of misprision.

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Mnemosyne
nemo sine

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Greek goddess of memory

As we age, we all could use some assistance from Mnemosyne.

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modus vivendi

mode us viv end ee

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ones manner of living

I have toned down my modus vivendi.

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pundits

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wise men

Democratic pundits are calling for Biden to resign.

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caeteris paribus

say tare us par eh buss

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if all things remain the same

Caeteris paribus economically, many families will default on their loans.

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licentiousness

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lewd behavior that disregards societal norms

Drag Queen Story Hour is one further example of transvestite licentiousness.

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Fauvist

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markedly vivid

I love the fauvist colors of Van Gough.

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canard

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a groundless rumor

9/11 was an inside job is unfortunately not a canard.

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to act meechingly

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to act sneakily

Liars tend to act meechingly.

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unshirted

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undisguised

Biden’s unshirted dementia is finally revealed.

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monomachy

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a one on one battle or fight

The monomachy at the Roman Coliseum was gruesome.

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molet

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the five pointed American and Scottish star

Somehow the “Molets and Stripes “ just doesn’t ring out when you hear it.

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obstreperous

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stubbornly and showily defiant

Biden remains obstreperous.

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banausic

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utilitarian rather than creative or artistic

The Beckman buildings were incredibly banausic and ugly.

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paean

pee un

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an expression of joy and praise

All of Main Stream Media is singing paeans of praise to Kamala.

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revirescence

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to grow younger

The aging starlet underwent plastic revirescence.

17
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impavid

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unafraid

I remain impavid of the future.

18
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impasto

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applying paint on a canvas thickly.
Van Gough perfected the artistic technique of impasto.

19
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militate

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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.

20
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jussive

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in a commanding fashion

After the fall of Rouen in 1419 , Henry V’s jussive demands of the Paris Council and Royalty were approved.

21
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demagogue

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a pandering politician

Biden, the demagogue, tried to get the student vote by promising loan forgiveness.

22
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vainglorious

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boastful and conceited

Trump after the assassination attempt is no longer vainglorious.

23
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auspices

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the protective umbrella under which one operates

I learned heart surgery under the auspices of Hillel Laks, the best heart surgeon in the world.

24
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travesty

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a mockery

Gavin Newsome’s actions are a travesty of governance.

25
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emplace

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to put into position

The IDF has emplaced nuclear missiles in their silos.

26
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animadvert

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to comment critically upon something or someone

I could animadvert forever upon the evils of the FBI and CIA.

27
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miscreant

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one who acts criminally

The police officer arrested the miscreant motorcyclist for traveling at one hundred miles per hour in traffic.

28
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volubly

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talkatively

The MSM is volubly and mimetically singing paeans of praise to Ima Camel Harris.

29
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zazen

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meditation in a cross legged position

She sat zazen in the midst of the stampede.

30
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improvidence

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lack of discipline in action, rashness

Congress spends with the improvidence of a billionaire.

31
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querulous

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whining

Caroline is a typical querulous teenager.

32
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gravitas

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a seriousness associated with a wise man

Kamala lacks all gravitas and is a summer-puddle-deep cackling fool.

33
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enjambment

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continuation of a sentence by intimation

A well parsed sentence leads by enjambment to the proper conclusion without even being stated.

34
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pro tanto
adverb

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commensurately
applied pro tanto
The victim’s damage awards were applied pro tanto with injury.

35
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phlegmatic

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unexcitable, slow and stolid

Hillel’s excellent teaching allowed me to be phlegmatic in times of surgical crisis.

36
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gratuitous

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uncalled for

I was angry at Dad for his gratuitous advice to divorce Amy.

37
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titular

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in title only and without any real power

Biden is a titular President.

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