Zi Flashcards
durance
imprisonment
He was released from durance vile at The Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) .
ignominy
IG noh minny
public disgrace
I retired from Medicine in ignominy.
escutcheon
the decorative and functional plate around a pipe’s emergence from a wall
The escutcheon kept the dry wall dust from entering the house.
indolence
habitual laziness
Why are teenagers so often creatures of indolence?
lodestar
the guiding light
In its nascence, I was the lodestar of Pepex.
wanderlust
an innate desire to travel far from home
Throughout my life I have always had wanderlust.
leitmotif
Beethoven’s Fifth four note leitmotif is immediately recognizable.
iconoclast
one who actively destroys cherished beliefs
Trump is a governmental iconoclast.
sententious
excessively moralizing and preachy
Oftentimes I find the TV Series Yellowstone overly sententious.
paregmenon
the juxtaposition of words with a common root
Jane Austen’s book title “Sense and Sensibility “ is a classic example of a paregmenon.
volitionless
the lack of will to do anything
After her husband’s death she became volitionless.
garrulity
excessive talkativeness
Interrupting her garrulity he screamed “please shut the fuck up”…and mirabile dictu …she did.
hobbledehoy
an awkward clumsy youth
Henry was a hobbledehoy.
provincial
simple and unsophisticated in manner
Henry Sutpen was a provincial hobbledehoy.
intractable
not easily controlled
Trump is very intractable.
a posteriori
a conclusion arrived at through a set of prior observations or experiences
Pfizer claimed falsely that the CoVid vaccine trials a posteriori demonstrated their safety and efficacy.
anabasis
an invasion of a country’s interior from the coast
While an amphibious landing of China onto the coast of Taiwan is possible, the following anabasis by China into Taiwan proper is not.
terpsichorean
related to dancing
Amy’s and my terpsichorean skills are simply nonexistent.
tete-a-tete
a face to face meeting
A tete-a-tete is needed immediately between Putin and Trump.
abjured
to formally renounce and shun
Henry Sutpen formally abjured his Father and renounced his birthright.
surcease
noun or verb
as a noun, a coming to an end
I have always hoped for a surcease from my nightmares.
to gull
to deceive or trick
Hiding the tryst, she gulled her Mother into believing she was sleeping at her friend’s house.
concupiscent
lustful
The concupiscent need to repent.
mutatis mutandis
the necessary changes having been made
Given the recent Judicial mutatis mutandis Trump can now proceed with his plans.
clarion
clear and shrill
The teenager groaned at the clarion call of the alarm clock set to 10am.
velleity
volition in its weakest form, a mere wish but no further
His desire to climb Everest is a mere velleity.
irenic
something that promotes peace
Germans hoped that the new Weimar Republic would be irenic and lead to a prosperous era for all.
latent
present but not visible
Democratic hatred is no longer latent.
tryst
a secret appointment amongst lovers
Romeo and Juliet planned their tryst for the next eve.
durance
imprisonment
He was released from durance vile at The Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) .
