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kalpa

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the passing of time on a grand scale

the kalpa of the universe puts our ephemeral lives to shame

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cryptoscopophilia

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the urge to look into the windows of others homes

frasier’s cryptoscopophilia worried daphne

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aleatory

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depending on chance

His success was purely aleatory.

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eclat

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a brilliant display

Lang Lang’s eclat is renowned.

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dandle

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to bounce on ones knee or play in ones lap

the proud father dandled his son upon his knee

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dastardly

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a dastard = a caitiff, a despicable coward

the dastardly guard that hid during the school shooting was thrown into prison

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expostulatory

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characterised by demanding earnestly

she wrote an expostulatory letter for her husband’s release from the iranian prison

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geste

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an adventurous talebeau

geste “ the beautiful adventure” is about the saharan foreign legion

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flying buttress

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an arched support from the top of a wall to a lateral upright pier in the groundtransfers the outer wall collapse force to the ground

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parapet

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a low protective wall on the edge of the keep’s roof or balcony to offer protection behind

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enigmatic

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puzzling

Quantum theory is enigmatic.

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enjambment

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a run on phrase or sentence

faulkner was fond of enjambments

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clinquant

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glittering in a tawdry way

Like tinsel,the clinquant “fools gold” hypnotized the amateur miner

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clishmaclaver

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casual gossip

Clishmaclaver got Bulldog fired.

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cafune

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to run your fingers through a loved ones hair

the mother cafuned her newborn’s mop of hair

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res gestae

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the events leading up to or circumstances surrounding an event

the res gestae of my downfall are understandable

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phosphenes

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the stars you see when you rub your eyes

after my glaucoma surgery the phosphenes were less in number than before

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decolletage

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the low cut neck of a dress

crab dip fell down her decolletage

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decorum

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correct behavior

decorum dictates you curtsy before the queen

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expugnable

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capable of being thoroughly defeated

Taiwan’s position is expugnable.

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impugnable

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open to attack

His position is impugnable, and also I might say expugnable.

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dunned

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repeated demands for payments

i was dunned by creditors

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impassible

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incapable of feeling emotions or pain

The ideal soldier, to some, is an impassible automaton.

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crenellation

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the rectangular spaces along a parapet through which weapons were shot or used

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battlement

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a parapet with its regularly spaced crenellations

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enjoin

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to order someone to do something

He was enjoined to be more frugal.

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enmity

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mutual dislike

There was enmity between ali and frasier

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conglobate

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to fashion into a globe or ball

She conglobated her yarn so the kitten could play with it.

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consuetude

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custom

Local consuetude cares about community.

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hexaemeron

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the treatise describing the six days of creation

Is the hexaemeron fictitious?

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dormiveglia

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the state between sleeping and waking

He stumbled around in a state of dormiveglia.

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decrescent

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waning as the moon

The decrescent moon hung in the deep blue fall dusk

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fabular

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as of a fable

The fabular writing of Mark Twain has entertained generations.

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wether

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a castrated billy goat or ram

I wonder whether wethers wither in the heat

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embrasure

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an outwardly beveled portal in a parapet

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merlon

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the solid part of the parapet between the nothches or crenellations

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ennui

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apathy due to boredom

The rothschild heir was beset by ennui

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specie

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coins

i deal in gold specie

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distrait

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distraught and distracted

After the news of his inoperable cancer, he was distrait.

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perforce

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necessarily,

Keegan perforce must leave.

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eristic

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argumentative

Wfb was an eristic sort of guy.

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palladium

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anything believed to offer protection as did pallas athena to the greeks

We desperately need a palladium on our border…a border fence.

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fleshpot

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places of luxurious hedonistic living

The fleshpot of the Four Seasons Hotel.

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sublunary

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belonging to the mundane physical world vs the sublime spiritual world

I loathe the sublunary world.

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en regle

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in a proper fashion

It was all done en regle.

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fortnight

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fourteen days
We will stay a fortnight.

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hobbledehoy

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a clumsy awkward youththat hobbledehoy actually has a girlfriend

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demurely

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shyly

What about sex? she asked demurely.

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sere

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dry and withered
the sere driftwood burnt quickly in the bonfire

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levant

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to run away and leave unpaid debtslevanting is on the rise given the credit crisis

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officious

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meddlesome , playing the role of an official in other peoples affairs
Take care of your own problems. Don’t be officious.

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reproof

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blame

The reproof for the shitty state of things lies at the Democrat’s feet. But no one cares anymore.

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epicure

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one who delights in fine foods

morris is an epicure

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rill

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a small stream

kannah creek is a rill

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bourn

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a goal or destination

Again he is off to some unkown bourn.

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sylph

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a spirit of the air

The sylph cast a spell over the Prince.

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capricious

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given to changes in mood

Chrissy is capricious.

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vouchsafe

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to grant a favor graciously

Do you vouchsafe your love for me, Desdemona asked Othello.

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parterre

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an ornamental garden
the parterre at the hearst castle is magnificent

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seraglio

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a women’s apartment in an ottoman sultan’s residence

The Arab Prince left for her seraglio

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equanimity

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mental eveness of temperment

chrissy lacks equanimity

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machinations

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Plottings
Thomas Shelby’s machinations caught his opponent’s by surprise.

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Jacobins

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far left politicians of the French Revolution in charge of the guillotine

the Jacobins have taken over the house of representatives

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diaphanous

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sheer and nearly transparentshe wore a diaphanous negligee

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licentious

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lewdness, lacking moral restraint
The sex scene in the movie was licentious.

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importuning

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constant urgent solicitationher importuning for justice in her husbands murder won over the judge

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incede

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to advance in a stately manner

the bride will incede up the aisle

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rococo

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overly elaborate
the rococo trump residence is all gilded

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hidebound

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inflexible and narrow mindedaoc is a hidebound socialist

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omnibus

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providing for multiple things at one time
The trillion dollar porked -out omnibus bill passed in the House

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fustian
noun

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pompousness
Aoc ‘s fustian and stupidity are an embarrassment.

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fait accompli

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a thing already donea socialist america is not a fait accompli

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necromancy

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black magic
Necromancy is dangerous.

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vade mecum

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a reference book

A true vade mecum should bend the shelf upon which it sits…like the oed.

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halation

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a ring of light blurring an image
halation is a sign of cataracts

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ingenuous

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naive
The second and ingenuous Mrs. DeWinter was overwhelmed at Manderlay.

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firebrand

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a person passionate about a radical cause
AOC is a a dumb, green firebrand.

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gainsay

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deny, dispute
One cannot gainsay the redoubtable Ali.

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mandarin

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an ornate over refined stylehenry james mandarin writing causes confusion in many readers

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numinous

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divine magical
Lang Lang’s numinous style is without peer.

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ratiocination

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the process of logical reasoning
Math theory requires creative ratiocination.

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metier

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an area of one’s expertise or calling
Medicine is my metier.

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zeugma

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a double duty verb

In Washington, We serve the people and Lunch.

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portent

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an evil warning sign
He ignored the portent of the black cat of yesterday, and continued his 20 story, netless, hi-wire, unicycle act.

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levity

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lacking in seriousness
Levity at a funeral is inappropriate.

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preciosity

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excessive fastidiousness

Niles’ preciosity pisses off Fraser.

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impenitent

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not repenting from sini am not impenitent

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mammon

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Evil riches are mammon.

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turpitude

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disgraceful conducttrump’s turpitude may haunt him

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feckless

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ineffective
congress is feckless

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volubly

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a constant flow of words
The excited Dublin whores spoke volubly of Stephen’s misbehavior at the brothel.

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gravamen

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the main aspect of a complaint Portnoy’s gravamen was she spurned him.

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pace

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pay cee

With all due respect

Pace, I know what I am doing.

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puckish

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mischievous

Captain Jack Sparrow’s puckish behavior attracted her.

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soi-disant

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so calledthe soi-disant sailor

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woolgathering

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aimless talk

In awkward situations with Paul Kelly, I resorted to woolgathering.

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nugatory

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of no importance, trifling my opinion is not nugatory

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vox populi

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the voice of the peopletrump is our president, that is the vox populi

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illaudable

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not admirablethat behavior is illaudable

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baleful

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harmful , menacing

Putin cast a baleful glare at Zelensky.

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malum in se

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wrong in itself by nature, irregardless of law
Abortion is malum in se.

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meliorist

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the belief that mankind can make the world a better placei am not a meliorist

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fractious

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peevish irritablei can be fractious without coffee

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pro forma

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following a standard format
The pro forma Presidential Speech was again with a creepy, whispering, Biden.

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malapert

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boldly disrespectful of superiors

The child, although brilliant, is also a malapert.

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fulsome

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sickeningly excessive

The MSM’s fulsome praise lauded upon Biden, who is clearly incompetent, is not seconded by the vast majority of the USA.

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hebdomadal

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occurring weekly
Its time for our hebdomadal crossword puzzle.

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gulled

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deceived

I was gulled by her charms.

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obiter dicta

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passing remarks
The malicious obiter dicta in the office convinced him that he should be wary.

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debouch

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to emerge
The crystalline blue Gunnison debouched from the black canyon.

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obsign

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to confirm or enact by signing
Trump obsigned the antiabortion bill.

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proffer

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to offer or put forth
I hereby proffer my resignation.

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indite

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to set down in writing
He indited a poem to her.

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stolid

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unemotional

The condemned prisoner remained stolid as the death sentence was read.

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gyre

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to whirl

The tornado gyred through the town.

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ben trovato

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appropriate for the situationhis words to her were ben trovato

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demur

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objection

He obeyed the King’s heinous demands without demur.

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persiflage

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frivolous talk
Its all ephemera and persiflage.

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tractable

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easy to controlwill is not a tractable child

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naif

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a naive person
The new naif arrived at Manderlay.

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gasconading

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boasting
Trumps gasconading bothers many in Washington.

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suzerainty

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absolute authority
The suzerainty of the Supreme Court is unquestionable.

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sanguine

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hopefuli am sanguine about the future

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oligarchy

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rule by a small group of powerful people
Global oligarchy is the goal of the new world order.

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obstreperous

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difficult to control
Will is obstreperous ie not tractable.

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marcescent

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withered

Jesus kissed the leper’s marcescent hand.

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ombudsman

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a mediator
The ombudsman reminded the University President of the famous Father’s lavish donations.

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exegete

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a person skilled in analysis and explanation , especially of a text

Chris reich is an exegete of Joyces Ulysses.

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implacable

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unable to be appeased
Michael was implacable after he lost BiBi the Blanket.

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estimable

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worthy of great respect
I never cared to be estimable.

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proem

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a short preface

i always read a book’s proem to understand the author’s focus
cf prolegomenon a long preface or introductory essay

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ex cathedra

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ultimately authoritative

The Pope’s pronouncements are always ex cathedra.

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necropolis

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a large cemetary in an ancient citya necropolis was found near the khufu pyramids

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ethos

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the prevailing attitude or spirit of something
“Manyana” is the ethos of the keys.

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panegyric

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a public praiseful speechBiden delivered a panegyric on the Green New Deal…As I snickered.

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