Deck Y

Question 1

misprision

miss prishun

Answer 1

misuse of elected office

Kamala’s handling of the border crisis was one of misprision.

Question 2

Mnemosyne
nemo sine

Answer 2

Greek goddess of memory

As we age, we all could use some assistance from Mnemosyne.

Question 3

modus vivendi

mode us viv end ee

Answer 3

ones manner of living

I have toned down my modus vivendi.

Question 4

pundits

Answer 4

wise men

Democratic pundits are calling for Biden to resign.

Question 5

caeteris paribus

say tare us par eh buss

Answer 5

if all things remain the same

Caeteris paribus economically, many families will default on their loans.

Question 6

licentiousness

Answer 6

lewd behavior that disregards societal norms

Drag Queen Story Hour is one further example of transvestite licentiousness.

Question 7

Fauvist

Answer 7

markedly vivid

I love the fauvist colors of Van Gough.

Question 8

canard

Answer 8

a groundless rumor

9/11 was an inside job is unfortunately not a canard.

Question 9

to act meechingly

Answer 9

to act sneakily

Liars tend to act meechingly.

Question 10

unshirted

Answer 10

undisguised

Biden’s unshirted dementia is finally revealed.

Question 11

monomachy

Answer 11

a one on one battle or fight

The monomachy at the Roman Coliseum was gruesome.

Question 12

molet

Answer 12

the five pointed American and Scottish star

Somehow the “Molets and Stripes “ just doesn’t ring out when you hear it.

Question 13

obstreperous

Answer 13

stubbornly and showily defiant

Maxine Waters foolishly remains obstreperous.

Question 14

banausic

Answer 14

utilitarian rather than creative or artistic

The Beckman buildings were incredibly banausic and ugly.

Question 15

paean

pee un

Answer 15

an expression of joy and praise

All of Main Stream Media is singing paeans of praise to Kamala.

Question 16

revirescence

Answer 16

to grow younger

The aging starlet underwent plastic revirescence.

Question 17

impavid

Answer 17

unafraid

I remain impavid of the future.

Question 18

impasto

Answer 18

applying paint on a canvas thickly.
Van Gough perfected the artistic technique of impasto.

Question 19

militate

Answer 19

militates against
the negation of a conclusion by more valid evidence

The panoply of illness that we are witnessing in those who received the Covid vaccine militates against their being medically safe.

Question 20

jussive

Answer 20

in a commanding fashion

After the fall of Rouen in 1419 , Henry V’s jussive demands of the Paris Council and Royalty were approved.

Question 21

demagogue

Answer 21

a pandering politician

Biden, the demagogue, tried to get the student vote by promising loan forgiveness.

Question 22

vainglorious

Answer 22

boastful and conceited

Trump after the assassination attempt is no longer vainglorious.

Question 23

auspices

Answer 23

the protective umbrella under which one operates

I learned heart surgery under the auspices of Hillel Laks, the best heart surgeon in the world.

Question 24

travesty

Answer 24

a mockery

Gavin Newsome’s actions are a travesty of governance.

Question 25

emplace

Answer 25

to put into position The IDF has emplaced nuclear missiles in their silos.

Question 26

animadvert

Answer 26

to comment critically upon something or someone I could animadvert forever upon the evils of the FBI and CIA.

Question 27

miscreant

Answer 27

one who acts criminally The police officer arrested the miscreant motorcyclist for traveling at one hundred miles per hour in traffic.

Question 28

volubly

Answer 28

talkatively The MSM is volubly and mimetically singing paeans of praise to Ima Camel Harris.

Question 29

zazen

Answer 29

meditation in a cross legged position She sat zazen in the midst of the stampede.

Question 30

improvidence

Answer 30

lack of discipline in action, rashness Congress spends with the improvidence of a billionaire.

Question 31

querulous

Answer 31

whining Caroline is a typical querulous teenager.

Question 32

gravitas

Answer 32

a seriousness associated with a wise man Kamala lacks all gravitas and is a summer-puddle-deep cackling fool.

Question 33

enjambment

Answer 33

continuation of a sentence by intimation A well parsed sentence leads by enjambment to the proper conclusion without even being stated.

Question 34

pro tanto adverb

Answer 34

commensurately applied pro tanto The victim’s damage awards were applied pro tanto with injury.

Question 35

phlegmatic

Answer 35

unexcitable, slow and stolid Hillel’s excellent teaching allowed me to be phlegmatic in times of surgical crisis.

Question 36

gratuitous

Answer 36

uncalled for I was angry at Dad for his gratuitous advice to divorce Amy.

Question 37

titular

Answer 37

in title only and without any real power Biden is a titular President.