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Vocabulary 7 > Deck V > Flashcards

Deck V Flashcards

1
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sprent with

A

speckled or spotted

The night sky was sprent with stars.

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contiguous

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immediately adjacent

The Miami Airport is contiguous to Highway 836.

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preternatural

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beyond what is natural

I have a preternatural ability to sense mood.

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lachrymal

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tearful

Facing a scary possible cancer diagnosis I am lachrymal lately.

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laconic

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using a few precise words

Her laconic response to the long winded question was a simple nod.

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parsimonious

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extremely unwilling to spend money

Unless Congress becomes parsimonious the Nation will be bankrupt like China.

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7
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persiflage

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teasing banter

After telling Tim Watt I lived near Key West, I was subjected to his typical persiflage “I didn’t know you were gay.”

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solipsism

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only oneself exists everyone and everything else is imaginary

The way a rude New Yorker behaves is consistent with a philosophy of solipsism.

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prepossessing

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attractive in manner or appearance

The lecturer’s prepossessing manner captivated the audience.

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Aesopian

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characterized by a simple sounding message that contains a secret to those who have special knowledge

The mafioso Aesopian message “It is what it is.” relays the upcoming assassination of whomever it speaks.

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centripitalization

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a move towards the center

His newly avowed views marks the beginning of his political centripitalization to garner more votes than before.

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12
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fons et origo

Fonz ett or eego

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the source

Liberalism is the fons et origo of the current decay in America.

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13
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locus classicus

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the classic example

St. Augustine is the locus classicus of sinner turned Saint.

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tantamount

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equal in value

The Houthi’s repeated firing of rockets at the US Naval Fleet is tantamount to war.

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andragogy

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adult education

ESL is the most popular class in andragogy.

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brimborion

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something that is useless

Male drivers of overly large trucks are compensating for their obvious brimborion.

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neoteny

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an indefinite period of prolongation of infantile qualities and behavior

Older GenZers suffer from profound neoteny.

18
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paracme

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past ones prime

Even paracme, the group Boston rocked.

19
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roinous

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mean and nasty

Beth Dutton is roinous red head in Yellowstone.

20
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fictile

A

made of clay and moldable
fict = latin to mold

Sumerians were fond of fictile arts.

21
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felicitously

A

done in a way that makes people happy

She felicitously handled the feuding families.

22
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vedette

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the female lead star, the center of attention

Natalie Portman is always the vedette in videos.

23
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obloquy

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harsh public criticism and verbal abuse

Fauci will face obloquy for his role in the Wuhan Lab leak.

24
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winnowed

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sifting out only the best

Doctors and pilots should be winnowed by merit rather than pigmentation.

25
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indefeasible

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not able to be annulled or defeated

By move 15 my position was indefeasible.

26
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guileless

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naive

The guileless students don’t even understand which river and sea they want Palestine to have, ie the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

27
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tropism

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the innate tendency to react to a stimulus

Unfortunately, the hard-learned tropism of many inner city Blacks is violence.

28
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unasinous

A

equally stupid

Joe and Jill

29
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cockalorum

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a self important little man

Fauci is a cockalorum.

30
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latifundian

A

One who is rich in real estate

Marty is a latifundian.

31
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paraph

A

a flourish in a signature to prevent forgery

My paraph is a bit ostentatious.

32
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veridical

A

truthful
Entanglement is veridical.

33
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pervicacity

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stubborness

Petulant pervicacity is expected in two year olds, not Ivy League grads.

34
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couturier

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a fashion designer

In September all couturiers descend on Paris.

35
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eudaemonism, eudaemonia

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a system of ethics that stresses morality only if it leads to happiness

Unfortunately, modern dissolute society has found eudaemonia in the excessive care of yippy, little French Bulldogs, rather than in the love of sacrificial Christ.

36
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hegira

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a journey taken to avoid danger

I was planning a hegira in my sailboat while the case proceeded.

37
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Attican

A

characterized by simple Athenian elegance

The Attican home was beautiful.

38
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superannuation

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becoming useless with age

The superannuation of Biden and McConnell is complete.

39
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egrote

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to feign sickness to avoid work

Roz egroted in Acapulco, calling Frasier at home with an incriminating Mariachi band in the background.

40
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sippet

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a small piece of bread to dip into sauce

The sourdough baguette was the perfect sippet for the Shrimp Scampi.

41
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simulacrum

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an inferior imitation

Transvestites are mere simulacrums, both physically and mentally, of magnificent real women.

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