Za Flashcards
pedagogical
peh-duh-GOG-jick-all
characterized by teaching
The pedagogical methods of remote learning will never be as successful as in class teaching.
elide
to leave out or suppress something
The young woman’s diary stated “We got up and took a shower…” clearly eliding the obvious out of modesty.
stentorian
loud and emphatic
Nixon raised his arms in victory and in a stentorian voice said, “I am not a crook!”.
adventitious
accidental , not inherent
Kamala’s candidacy is clearly NOT adventitious.
proscribed
forbidden or prohibited
Taking lobsters less than 12 inches is proscribed.
labret
lip piercing
The stunning beauty destroyed herself with heinous labrets.
abessive
lacking something
There is something morally abessive about that man.
abiogenesis
the spontaneous generation of life
The theory of abiogenesis fails to answer how mrna came to exist when mrna itself encodes reverse transcriptase necessary for its formation.
abscond
to steal away
The thief absconded away from the rich mansion with a cache of diamonds, as well as two leftover chili dogs from the frig.
accrue
to increase
The 20K shares of Spdr GLD continue to accrue value.
acokoinonia
ay ko KOY no nee ya
sex without passion
I am certain that prostitutes must suffer from acokoinonia.
viator
a traveler or wayfarer
The viator who knocked on the door was an illegal alien.
plenilune
a full moon
A blue moon is the second plenilune of the month.
absconce
a covered lantern in a church for reading vespers
Adumbrating His Holiness’ future, the wind blew out the Papal absconce.
absquatulte
to exit without warning
Being a social triglodyte, I absquatulate routinely from chit chat parties.
collude
to meet and plot in secret
The main stream media continues to collude with the Democrats.
confute
to disprove
Copernicus confuted geocentism.
confute
to disprove
Copernicus confuted geocentism.
agastopia
ogling of another’s body
Agastopia is a bad idea on a first date.
punnet
a small open basket of fruits or vegetables
I picked up a punnet of fresh strawberries at the Farmers Market.
punnet
a small open basket of fruits or vegetables
I picked up a punnet of fresh strawberries at the Farmers Market.