Deck Z Flashcards

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shanked

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becoming rotted at the base of a tree or plant

Palm trees as they age become shanked and fall over in mild tropical storms.

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praxis

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One’s usual routine or practice

My morning praxis is to swim two miles.

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3
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de haut en bas

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condescending in manner

Kamala explained de haute en bas to the financial specialists, her theory on how to successfully impose price controls on the Grocery Stores usurious 1.5% margins.

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bellicose

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aggressive and warlike

It is clearly apparent to any creodont with a brain the diameter of a pea, that Islamic immigrants are bellicose.

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naif

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a naive person

It is clear to me that Kamala is a naif on all positions except those in the Kama Sutra.

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stultifying

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causing a person to appear stupid and ridiculous

The debate between Trump and Biden proved stultifying for the latter.

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extortionate

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characterized by the use of extortion

Extortionate Oil Cartels are driving up the price of crude

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luciferous

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characterized by providing enlightenment

Unfortunately college education is no longer luciferous.

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impetration

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a pitiful begging

My impetration failed to get the car dealer to sell me the used Toyota.

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prodigality

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reckless spending

Our government’s prodigality will ruin this country.

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Coueism

coo AY ism

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psychology branch of optimism

“Everyday in every way I am getting better and better.” Chief Inspector Dreyfuss

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vaticination

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prophecy
vaticinaio=latin=prophecy

The vaticination of stock market movement by Elliot Wave Theory is questionable in my mind.

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redolent

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sweet smelling

We received the redolent roses.

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inimitable

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not able to be imitated

Michael Phelps is an inimitable Olympian.

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numen

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a divinity or god

Baal is a satanic numen.

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16
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diffident

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shy and modest

As a marmish secretary to the Big Boss for the past twenty years, she was too diffident to ever ask for a raise. Sadly, that was why he hired her.

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to quail

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to cower in fear

Sinners quail beneath the wrath of God.

18
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risible

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provoking laughter at something or someones ludicrousness

The alley of clowns are was risible.

19
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cataphatic

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defining God or important ideas in positive terms

Coueism is a cataphatic psychology.

20
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tracasseries

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petty annoyances

The tracasseries of costive roadways has hit the Lower Keys. “ Mus’ be lobstah season.”

21
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faex populi

FIE ex POP yul ee

A

the dregs of society
faex=latin=dregs

The NYC streets are bemuted with faex populi.

22
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omnibus

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providing for many things at once

A Congress omnibus bill used to be a beneficence for many people. Now its a red flag for deception, and pork overspending.

23
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metanoia

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a significant change in ones beliefs

Since my metanoia, I no longer care about worldly things.

24
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wuthering

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wind blowing forcefully

The wuthering hurricane struck the coast.

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vainglorious
boasting and prideful Trump tends to be vainglorious.
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balatron
a self-indulgent , nonsense babbling, buffoon Whoopi is a balatron.
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supramundane
Transcending the physical world God is supramundane.
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prolegomenon
a preliminary discussion, or prologue Its too late to change your theme, as the prolegomenon has already been written.
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filiopiestic
excessive reverence for tradition The surgical trade is filiopiestic by nature and evolves, if at all, slowly.
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palsied
paralyzed Saturday Morbidity and Mortality conferences ran on to palsied lengths on one of our only days of “freedom” from indentured servitude.
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malversation
improper conduct in ones office or ones job The Democrats are experts at malversation.
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opsimath
One who learns late in life I am an opsimath.
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cataleptic
rigidity in schizophrenia The cataleptic patient was moved into position to receive my ping-pong serve.
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fleeted
felicitous, starry, piquant It has been 50 yrs since Ellen’s and my fleeted romance.
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traduced
slandered Trump is suing every mainstream media that traduced him.
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exiguous
scant or meager Pepex failed because of exiguous funding.
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wontless
unaccustomed The beggar was wontless to such a lavish meal.
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piquant
pleasantly stimulating=mid french Ellen and my meeting was piquant.
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knavish
mischievous John is knavish while Michael is stolid.