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gutter-blood

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a base born person, scum of the earth type

Many politicians are gutter-bloods in my opinion.

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accede

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to agree formally to a demand or treaty
Japan in surrendering acceded to the permanent disassembly of its military.

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parvanimous

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having a little or ignoble mind
Most liberals are parvanimous.

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leitmotif

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a recurring theme in music

The Democratic leitmotif is Orange Man Bad.

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fractious

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tending to cause trouble or be unruly

It is the fractious Blacks and their ‘smash and grab’ techniques that is leading to respectable companies leaving the cities.

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aggrandize

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to make greater

Our funneling of Military resources to the Ukraine has markedly aggrandized their capabilities.

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tediferous

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one who bears the torch

The tediferous runner lit the Olympic flame.

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aboriginal

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the first inhabitants

The American Indians are aboriginal.

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diffidence

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unassertive

Furious, she stormed towards her Bosses office, but then her diffidence caused her to stop and turn away.

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monitory

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warning like

Putin made a monitory statement that the US should leave the Ukraine or risk inciting a World War.

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stricture

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something that limits or restrains something

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle is the stricture in Quantum Mechanics.

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Machiavellian

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ruthlessly and unscrupulously advancing only ones self

If Pelosi is advancing the bill, you can be certain that it is Machiavellian.

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galvanize

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to strengthen a commitment to action

The FBI raid on Mar El Lago has galvanized the Maga populace.

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kakistocracy

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rule by the worst/least competent

A kakistocracy is the principal form of government in the United States.

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kalopsia

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seeing things as more beautiful than they are

Clearly, the Biden administration suffers from kalopsia.

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vicissitude

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a turn of events

The vicissitudes of living with CoVid has changed society forever.

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vitiate

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to spoil or corrupt

Zoltan’s constant checking of his iphone at the movie vitiated the whole experience.

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grok

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to understand someone and empathize

I clearly I need to grok with BLM…..bwahaha.

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ambsace

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a snake-eyes roll 1-1, or bad luck

His ambsace causes him to avoid mirrors and ladders.

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telos

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ultimate aim

The telos of the government is to cede to Socialism.

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factionalism

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splitting apart of groups of people

The political factionalism that exists in the United States is unhealthy.

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recondite

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difficult to understand

Quantum Mechanics is recondite.

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rectitude

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moral rightness

Ovid “The mind that is conscious of its rectitude, laughs at lies and rumors.”

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sophistry

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Arguments that sound reasonable but are lies

The sophistry of Defund The Police is patently obvious.

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gnathonic
sycophantic Dad was wrong about our visit. It was hardly a gnathonic display.
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claque
hired audience to clap for a performer With every teleprompter line read, Bidens claque of five people, applauded feebly.
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divaricated
to diverge Two roads divaricated in a yellow woods….hmmm not as sexy.
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iatromelia
when a doctor or medical institution ignores a patient’s illness The iatromelia with respect to the dangers of the covid vaccine are inexcusable.
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propinquity
nearness in time or place The propinquity of the fire in the store and his bankruptcy surely are not coincidental.
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disquisition
a formal inquiry There will be a disquisition on Biden’s involvement in his son’s larceny.
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invective
denunciations The invectives rained down upon the traitor.
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quaestuary
one whose entire life revolves around seeking making money Is Ty a quaestuary ?
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hugger-mugger
chaotic or disorganized The teen’s hugger-mugger bedroom smelled like a sweat sock.
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eunomy
equal justice for all No longer is eunomy the rule of law in the United States.
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hygge hew gah
a mood of coziness Apres ski hygge requires hot cocoa and a real log fire in the fireplace.
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flinders
splinters of wood, metal, or glass Flinders are excellent kindling.
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passe-par-tout
a master key The hotel detective used his passe-par-tout to gain entry to the widows jewels.
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submontane
at the base of the mountain Submontane Ouray is my favorite place in the world.
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imperturbable
unshakable Job’s reliance on God’s mercy was imperturbable.
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essayed
made an attempt at The tyro climber, first essayed to climb Half Dome. This was a bad idea.
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prig
an overly fussy person about minutia Muhammad was an outcast, a prig, and a wimp.
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consummate
complete and perfect Laks was the consummate Heart Surgeon.
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quodlibet
a topic put forth for philosophical discussion Each week Dennison would choose a quodlibet about which we would debate.
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fabulists
ones who make things up Children are consummate fabulists.
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firth
a narrow inlet to the sea The Clyde of Firth near Glasgow is nearly five hundred feet deep.
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multifarious
farious = modalities many different ways, diverse Never underestimate Joe’s multifarious ways to fuck things up.
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Bluebeard
a wife killer Tik Tok is a nest of Bluebeards.
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non grata
not approved, unwelcome The new Prime Minister was non grata, and quickly cashiered.
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synaesthetic
appealing to all the senses The synaesthetic 9th Symphony is all I need, said the castaway.
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obvallate
surrounded by a wall The Kremlin is literally an obvallate City within the City if Moscow.
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latitant
concealed or hidden His true motives remain latitant.
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guile
deceitful cunning Iago’s guile succeeded in ruining Othello.
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expiscate
to fish out the truth through thorough investigation The new Senate Majority will expiscate Hunter’s involvement with China.
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hebetate
to make or become dull and stupid Nowadays teens hebetate in front if their phones 24/7.
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prorogued
to have postponed a meeting without canceling it The G7 conference is prorogued.
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incept
to graduate from a university He desired to incept with his Business Degree as quickly as possible, and start making his first billion dollars.
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estival
occurring in the summer Ahh …the infamous estival estivation of teenage life.
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ambit
scope or range That disgusting question is outside of my ambit.
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arriviste
an aggressive social climber Megan Markle is a frustrated arriviste.
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ubiety
whereabouts His ubiety is unknown.
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turophile
a cheese lover Amy is a turophile.
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ultracrepidarian
one who has big opinions on things they know nothing about. AOC is an ultracrepidarian.
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accidie
sloth After chasing a feather for ten minutes, the cat was curled up in accidie.
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impasto
an artistic technique of laying paint on thickly with a palette knife Van Gough’s “Sunflowers” is an example of impasto.
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abessive adj
characterized by being absent He was an abessive Father.
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abjure
to renounnce I abjure my wastrel ways.
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ecumenical
worldwide in extent The Economic Forum in Berne has ecumenical representation.
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effete
overly refined and weak The USA is an effete factionalized country in decline.
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fallacious
false or erroneous Cari Lake of Arizona called out the Press Corps for their despicable, fallacious articles.
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gainsay
to deny There is no gainsaying Ali’s greatness.
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henotic
promoting harmony Biden claimed to be henotic when in fact he was factional.
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bel esprit
a witty person Travis is a bel esprit.
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absterge
to wipe clean He hired a lawyer to absterge his record.
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basial adj
related to kissing The actress always had difficulties with the basial scenes.
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cacodoxy noun
incorrect doctrine The cacodoxy of the Green New Deal is destroying the country.
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effrontery
a shamless audacity Parents reacted forcefully to the effrontery of CRT.
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restive
uneasiness I was always restive before my tests at Michigan.
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fasces fash is
a symbol of Roman Magisterial authority, a bundle of rods with an axe Fauci had his fasces ready whenever his cacodoxy was challenged.
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gamboled
to frolic or play The children gamboled in the backyard sprinklers.
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planiloquent
straight talking As a planiloquent candidate, DeSantis is a rarity.

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