Zb Flashcards
imperturbable
unbothered or calm under pressure
I remain imperturbable in the Operating Room.
animus
hatred
The animus against Trump was drowned beneath a monstrous Red Wave that swept the Nation.
haute monde
high society
The Haute Monde is out tonight at Lincoln Center.
heirophant
one who understands and explains mysterious and esoteric knowledge esp. religious mysteries
Zacharia Stitchin was a hierophant of Ancient Aliens.
antipathy
repugnance towards someone or something
Bill Gates antipathy for the Human Race is palpable.
malentendu
a misunderstanding
The malentendu between the Capulets and the Montagues led to the lovers deaths.
cap-a-pie
head to foot
I stood cap-a-pie in goose down.
plebiscite
A group of qualified voters who vote on a public issue of importance
The Floridian plebiscite has defeated pro-abortion Proposition 4.
spancel
a rope on an animal to prevent straying
Henry would continuously fight, chokingly at the spancel’s limit.
mettlesome
spirited, courageous
The mettlesome amputee Veteran fought off the crowd of attackers.
handsel
a gift given for good luck
She gave her suitor a handsel, consisting of a Daisy with one petal, and then kissed him.
eristic
finely argumentative
JD Vance is wonderfully eristic.
mulct
to defraud or swindle
Kamala did her best to mulct her voters.
parvenue
a woman who has suddenly come into some money
John pulled me aside and whispered, “The hottest parvenue is 28 year old Sheila whose 90 year old husband finally, excuse me, unfortunately died.”
iatrophobia
fear of going to the doctor
Iatrophobia is quite common.
Baudelairian
salacious, morbid, satanic
The Baudelairian Taylor Swift song left me stunned.
asseverate
to declare earnestly
I can only asseverate my innocence.
valorous
courageous and brave
On Veteran’s Day we celebrate the valorous.
fey
unreal, enchanted, also gay
Suddenly Wendy was whisked off by Peter to the fey Kingdom of Neverland.
aberrant (noun)
a person whose behavior departs from normal
The pink-haired , pierced-tongued aberrant literally barked at the Trump supporter.
abjure
to swear off or formally disclaim
Putin will not abjure the use of nuclear weapons on the West.
asperity
noun=harshness in tone or manner
Joy Reid’s ugly asperity is consistent with the malignant tenets of MSNBC.
tenet
a principle belief or philosophy
Joy Reid’s asperity is consistent with the malignant tenets of MSNBC.
ineffable
incapable of being expressed
My joy is ineffable.
sanctimonious
overbearingly self-righteous and smug
The sanctimonious hosts on the View should be ashamed of their vitriol against 80 million citizens of the United States.
languidly
showing little energy or interest
The fat old cat lay languidly on the sill in the egg-frying heat.
festoon
a wreath of flowers
The funereal festoon drooped sadly in the rain.
jejune
empty of any substance
Her comments are jejune.
an alley of…
the collective noun for clowns
Liberals are an alley of clowns.
a sleuth of …
a sleuth of bears
We slowly backed away from the sleuth of bears.
a raft of…
a raft of otters
Marty skillfully weaved his magnificent Alaskan Lander through the raft of otters.
agastopia
admiration of part of someone’s body
He unfortunately committed the unforgivable sin of mammary agastopia on their first and last date.
ab initio
from the beginning
I am restarting my Vocabulary Studies ab initio.
burlesques
verb
to comically exaggerate
Shakespeare burlesques Pyramus and Thisbe in a Midsummer Night’s Dream.
derogate
to lessen something or someone in esteem
Do not derogate my attempts.
nabalitic
miserly
Scrooge is the most nabalitic character in English Literature.
habile
handy
Tim is extremely habile.
gothic
gloomy and horrific
Poe’s gothic stories scare the shit out of me.
gaucherie noun
socially clumsy mive
My arriving in my new favorite sweater at the apparently formal party was a gaucherie.
a convocation of…
a convocation of eagles
The convocation of eagles fed upon the fish carcasses.
a stemwinder
a rousing speech
Vance delivered a stemwinder speech at the Republican convention.
agelast
adj uh list
a person who never laughs
Around me, Shana is an agelast.
palmary
praiseworthy
The palmary film Gladiator won five Oscars.
misandrist
a hater of men
Whoopi and Joy Reid are misandrists.
pleionosis
an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance
All Liberals suffer from severe pleionosis.
