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imperturbable

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unbothered or calm under pressure

I remain imperturbable in the Operating Room.

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animus

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hatred

The animus against Trump was drowned beneath a monstrous Red Wave that swept the Nation.

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haute monde

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high society

Musk moves in the Haute Mond in jeans and sneakers.

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heirophant

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one who understands and explains mysterious and esoteric knowledge esp. religious mysteries

Zacharia Stitchin was a hierophant of Ancient Aliens.

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antipathy

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repugnance towards someone or something

Bill Gates antipathy for the Human Race is palpable.

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malentendu

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a misunderstanding

The previously buried malentendu between the Hatfields and McCoys is resurrected and the feud is on again.

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cap-a-pie

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head to foot

During Michigan winters I was surrounded cap-a-pie in 10 pounds of goose down clothing.

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plebiscite

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A group of qualified voters who vote on a public issue of importance

The Floridian plebiscite has defeated pro-abortion Proposition 4.

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spancel

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a rope on an animal to prevent straying

Henry would continuously fight, chokingly at the spancel’s limit.

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mettlesome

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spirited, courageous

The mettlesome amputee Veteran fought off the crowd of attackers.

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handsel

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a gift given for good luck

She gave her suitor a handsel, consisting of a Daisy with one petal, and then kissed him.

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eristic

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finely argumentative

JD Vance is wonderfully eristic.

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mulct

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to defraud or swindle

Kamala did her best to mulct her voters.

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parvenue

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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.”

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iatrophobia

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fear of going to the doctor

Iatrophobia is quite common.

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Baudelairian

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salacious, morbid, satanic

The Baudelairian Taylor Swift song left me stunned.

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asseverate

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to declare earnestly

As flawed as he is, I asseverate my support for Trump.

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valorous

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courageous and brave

On Veteran’s Day we celebrate the valorous.

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fey

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unreal, enchanted, also gay

Suddenly Wendy was whisked off by Peter to the fey Kingdom of Neverland.

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aberrant (noun)

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a person whose behavior departs from normal

The pink-haired , pierced-tongued aberrant literally barked at the Trump supporter.

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abjure

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to formally disclaim

Putin will not abjure the use of nuclear weapons on the West.

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asperity

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noun=harshness in tone or manner
Joy Reid’s ugly asperity is consistent with the malignant tenets of MSNBC.

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tenet

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a principle belief or philosophy

Joy Reid’s asperity is consistent with the malignant tenets of MSNBC.

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed

My joy is ineffable.

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sanctimonious

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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.

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languidly

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showing little energy or interest

The fat old cat lay languidly on the sill in the egg-frying heat.

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festoon

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a wreath of flowers

The funereal festoon drooped sadly in the rain.

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jejune

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empty of any substance

All news services, including FOX, are now jejune.

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an alley of…

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the collective noun for clowns

Liberals are an alley of clowns.

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a sleuth of …

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a sleuth of bears

We slowly backed away from the sleuth of bears.

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a raft of…

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a raft of otters

Marty skillfully weaved his magnificent Alaskan Lander through the raft of otters.

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agastopia

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admiration of part of someone’s body

He unfortunately committed mammary agastopia on the first and last date.

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ab initio

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from the beginning

I am restarting my Vocabulary Studies ab initio.

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burlesques
verb

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to comically exaggerate

Shakespeare burlesques Pyramus and Thisbe in a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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derogate

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to lessen something or someone in esteem

Nowadays the term Salesman is derogated to someone who sells you an inessential thing.

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nabalitic

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miserly

Scrooge is the most nabalitic character in English Literature.

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habile

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handy

Tim is extremely habile.

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gothic

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gloomy and horrific

Poe’s gothic stories scare the shit out of me.

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gaucherie noun

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socially clumsy mive

My arriving in my new favorite sweater at the apparently formal party was a gaucherie.

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a convocation of…

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a convocation of eagles

The convocation of eagles fed upon the fish carcasses.

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a stemwinder

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a rousing speech

Vance delivered a stemwinder speech at the Republican convention.

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agelast

adj uh list

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a person who never laughs

Around me, Shana is an agelast.

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palmary

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worthy of praise

The palmary film, Gladiator won five Oscars.