Zg Flashcards
irascible
characterized by easily losing one’s temper
Mom became irascible as her Alzheimer’s worsened.
tractate
a formal piece of writing or discussion or treatise
The young teenage girl listened in horror as her Father delivered a tractate on dating propriety to her pimpled date.
fiduciary
having to do with trust
The Federal Government has violated there fiduciary responsibility.
aegis
the protection and support of someone or something
Confidence in the correct running of the country has been restored under the aegis of Trump.
a den of…
a den of thieves
Who knew that Congress is a den of thieves.
Walpurgisnacht
a demonic orgy
Taylor Swift in satanic red led the Walpurgisnacht concert.
caliginous
misty and very dim
The candelabra floated in the caliginous haunted hall.
epicaricacy
Schadenfreude, pleasure in the misfortunes of others
Having born Liberal disparagement for the past twelve years , Trumper’s epicaricacy at their tearfulness is easily understood.
mountebank
a flashy salesman selling fake wares or medicines
The mountebank sold another bottle of snake oil.
erudition
profound scholarship
Chomsky is a man of extraordinary erudition.
wooly
fuzzy and unclear
Chamberlain’s racial ideas were quite wooly.
apodictic
proven and incontestable
To Hitler, the Aryan race’s superiority was apodictic.
jackanapes
A rude impertinent person
Ricky Gervais was a delightful jackanapes at the 2023 self-adulatory Oscars.
charlatan
one who pretends to have skills that they do not actually have
As President, Biden was a charlatan.
adamantine
unyielding and inflexible
The 1960 Olympics witnessed an adamantine willed USA Hockey Team beat Russia for the Gold medal.
prognathic
abnormally large jaws
Prognathic elderly actors is a sure sign of growth hormone therapy.
obelisk
Ancient Egyptian obelisks were associated with the Sun god Ra and symbolized rebirth and the heavens and were often dedicated to Pharaohs.
a shoal of…
a shoal of fish
“A shoal“ is more proper than “a school “ when referring to a group of fish.
quondam
former
Trump should not use any quondam Intelligence Heads of Staff.
eyeservant
one who works only while being watched
The government is beleaguered with eyeservants that accomplish nothing.
