deck_7061576 Flashcards
(135 cards)
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kalpa
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the passing of time on a grand scale
the kalpa of the universe puts our ephemeral lives to shame
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cryptoscopophilia
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the urge to look into the windows of others homes
frasier’s cryptoscopophilia worried daphne
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aleatory
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depending on chance
His success was purely aleatory.
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eclat
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a brilliant display
Lang Lang’s eclat is renowned.
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dandle
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to bounce on ones knee or play in ones lap
the proud father dandled his son upon his knee
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dastardly
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a dastard = a caitiff, a despicable coward
the dastardly guard that hid during the school shooting was thrown into prison
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expostulatory
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characterised by demanding earnestly
she wrote an expostulatory letter for her husband’s release from the iranian prison
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geste
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an adventurous talebeau
geste “ the beautiful adventure” is about the saharan foreign legion
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flying buttress
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an arched support from the top of a wall to a lateral upright pier in the groundtransfers the outer wall collapse force to the ground
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parapet
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a low protective wall on the edge of the keep’s roof or balcony to offer protection behind
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enigmatic
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puzzling
Quantum theory is enigmatic.
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enjambment
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a run on phrase or sentence
faulkner was fond of enjambments
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clinquant
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glittering in a tawdry way
Like tinsel,the clinquant “fools gold” hypnotized the amateur miner
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clishmaclaver
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casual gossip
Clishmaclaver got Bulldog fired.
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cafune
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to run your fingers through a loved ones hair
the mother cafuned her newborn’s mop of hair
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res gestae
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the events leading up to or circumstances surrounding an event
the res gestae of my downfall are understandable
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phosphenes
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the stars you see when you rub your eyes
after my glaucoma surgery the phosphenes were less in number than before
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decolletage
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the low cut neck of a dress
crab dip fell down her decolletage
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decorum
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correct behavior
decorum dictates you curtsy before the queen
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expugnable
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capable of being thoroughly defeated
Taiwan’s position is expugnable.
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impugnable
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open to attack
His position is impugnable, and also I might say expugnable.
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dunned
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repeated demands for payments
i was dunned by creditors
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impassible
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incapable of feeling emotions or pain
The ideal soldier, to some, is an impassible automaton.
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crenellation
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the rectangular spaces along a parapet through which weapons were shot or used
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battlement
a parapet with its regularly spaced crenellations
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enjoin
to order someone to do something
He was enjoined to be more frugal.
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enmity
mutual dislike
There was enmity between ali and frasier
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conglobate
to fashion into a globe or ball
She conglobated her yarn so the kitten could play with it.
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consuetude
custom
Local consuetude cares about community.
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hexaemeron
the treatise describing the six days of creation
Is the hexaemeron fictitious?
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dormiveglia
the state between sleeping and waking
He stumbled around in a state of dormiveglia.
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decrescent
waning as the moon
The decrescent moon hung in the deep blue fall dusk
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fabular
as of a fable
The fabular writing of Mark Twain has entertained generations.
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wether
a castrated billy goat or ram
I wonder whether wethers wither in the heat
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embrasure
an outwardly beveled portal in a parapet
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merlon
the solid part of the parapet between the nothches or crenellations
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ennui
apathy due to boredom
The rothschild heir was beset by ennui
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specie
coins
i deal in gold specie
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distrait
distraught and distracted
After the news of his inoperable cancer, he was distrait.
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perforce
necessarily,
Keegan perforce must leave.
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eristic
argumentative
Wfb was an eristic sort of guy.
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palladium
anything believed to offer protection as did pallas athena to the greeks
We desperately need a palladium on our border…a border fence.
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fleshpot
places of luxurious hedonistic living
The fleshpot of the Four Seasons Hotel.
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sublunary
belonging to the mundane physical world vs the sublime spiritual world
I loathe the sublunary world.
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en regle
in a proper fashion
It was all done en regle.
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fortnight
fourteen days
We will stay a fortnight.
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hobbledehoy
a clumsy awkward youththat hobbledehoy actually has a girlfriend
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demurely
shyly
What about sex? she asked demurely.
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sere
dry and withered
the sere driftwood burnt quickly in the bonfire
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levant
to run away and leave unpaid debtslevanting is on the rise given the credit crisis
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officious
meddlesome , playing the role of an official in other peoples affairs
Take care of your own problems. Don’t be officious.
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reproof
blame
The reproof for the shitty state of things lies at the Democrat’s feet. But no one cares anymore.
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epicure
one who delights in fine foods
morris is an epicure
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rill
a small stream
kannah creek is a rill
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bourn
a goal or destination
Again he is off to some unkown bourn.
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sylph
a spirit of the air
The sylph cast a spell over the Prince.
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capricious
given to changes in mood
Chrissy is capricious.
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vouchsafe
to grant a favor graciously
Do you vouchsafe your love for me, Desdemona asked Othello.
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parterre
an ornamental garden
the parterre at the hearst castle is magnificent
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seraglio
a women’s apartment in an ottoman sultan’s residence
The Arab Prince left for her seraglio
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equanimity
mental eveness of temperment
chrissy lacks equanimity
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machinations
Plottings
Thomas Shelby’s machinations caught his opponent’s by surprise.
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Jacobins
far left politicians of the French Revolution in charge of the guillotine
the Jacobins have taken over the house of representatives
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diaphanous
sheer and nearly transparentshe wore a diaphanous negligee
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licentious
lewdness, lacking moral restraint
The sex scene in the movie was licentious.
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importuning
constant urgent solicitationher importuning for justice in her husbands murder won over the judge
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incede
to advance in a stately manner
the bride will incede up the aisle
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rococo
overly elaborate
the rococo trump residence is all gilded
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hidebound
inflexible and narrow mindedaoc is a hidebound socialist
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omnibus
providing for multiple things at one time
The trillion dollar porked -out omnibus bill passed in the House
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fustian
noun
pompousness
Aoc ‘s fustian and stupidity are an embarrassment.
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fait accompli
a thing already donea socialist america is not a fait accompli
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necromancy
black magic
Necromancy is dangerous.
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vade mecum
a reference book
A true vade mecum should bend the shelf upon which it sits…like the oed.
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halation
a ring of light blurring an image
halation is a sign of cataracts
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ingenuous
naive
The second and ingenuous Mrs. DeWinter was overwhelmed at Manderlay.
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firebrand
a person passionate about a radical cause
AOC is a a dumb, green firebrand.
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gainsay
deny, dispute
One cannot gainsay the redoubtable Ali.
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mandarin
an ornate over refined stylehenry james mandarin writing causes confusion in many readers
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numinous
divine magical
Lang Lang’s numinous style is without peer.
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ratiocination
the process of logical reasoning
Math theory requires creative ratiocination.
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metier
an area of one’s expertise or calling
Medicine is my metier.
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zeugma
a double duty verb
In Washington, We serve the people and Lunch.
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portent
an evil warning sign
He ignored the portent of the black cat of yesterday, and continued his 20 story, netless, hi-wire, unicycle act.
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levity
lacking in seriousness
Levity at a funeral is inappropriate.
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preciosity
excessive fastidiousness
Niles’ preciosity pisses off Fraser.
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impenitent
not repenting from sini am not impenitent
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mammon
Evil riches are mammon.
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turpitude
disgraceful conducttrump’s turpitude may haunt him
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feckless
ineffective
congress is feckless
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volubly
a constant flow of words
The excited Dublin whores spoke volubly of Stephen’s misbehavior at the brothel.
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gravamen
the main aspect of a complaint Portnoy’s gravamen was she spurned him.
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pace
pay cee
With all due respect
Pace, I know what I am doing.
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puckish
mischievous
Captain Jack Sparrow’s puckish behavior attracted her.
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soi-disant
so calledthe soi-disant sailor
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woolgathering
aimless talk
In awkward situations with Paul Kelly, I resorted to woolgathering.
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nugatory
of no importance, trifling my opinion is not nugatory
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vox populi
the voice of the peopletrump is our president, that is the vox populi
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illaudable
not admirablethat behavior is illaudable
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baleful
harmful , menacing
Putin cast a baleful glare at Zelensky.
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malum in se
wrong in itself by nature, irregardless of law
Abortion is malum in se.
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meliorist
the belief that mankind can make the world a better placei am not a meliorist
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fractious
peevish irritablei can be fractious without coffee
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pro forma
following a standard format
The pro forma Presidential Speech was again with a creepy, whispering, Biden.
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malapert
boldly disrespectful of superiors
The child, although brilliant, is also a malapert.
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fulsome
sickeningly excessive
The MSM’s fulsome praise lauded upon Biden, who is clearly incompetent, is not seconded by the vast majority of the USA.
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hebdomadal
occurring weekly
Its time for our hebdomadal crossword puzzle.
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gulled
deceived
I was gulled by her charms.
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obiter dicta
passing remarks
The malicious obiter dicta in the office convinced him that he should be wary.
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debouch
to emerge
The crystalline blue Gunnison debouched from the black canyon.
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obsign
to confirm or enact by signing
Trump obsigned the antiabortion bill.
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proffer
to offer or put forth
I hereby proffer my resignation.
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indite
to set down in writing
He indited a poem to her.
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stolid
unemotional
The condemned prisoner remained stolid as the death sentence was read.
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gyre
to whirl
The tornado gyred through the town.
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ben trovato
appropriate for the situationhis words to her were ben trovato
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demur
objection
He obeyed the King’s heinous demands without demur.
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persiflage
frivolous talk
Its all ephemera and persiflage.
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tractable
easy to controlwill is not a tractable child
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naif
a naive person
The new naif arrived at Manderlay.
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gasconading
boasting
Trumps gasconading bothers many in Washington.
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suzerainty
absolute authority
The suzerainty of the Supreme Court is unquestionable.
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sanguine
hopefuli am sanguine about the future
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oligarchy
rule by a small group of powerful people
Global oligarchy is the goal of the new world order.
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obstreperous
difficult to control
Will is obstreperous ie not tractable.
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marcescent
withered
Jesus kissed the leper’s marcescent hand.
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ombudsman
a mediator
The ombudsman reminded the University President of the famous Father’s lavish donations.
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exegete
a person skilled in analysis and explanation , especially of a text
Chris reich is an exegete of Joyces Ulysses.
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implacable
unable to be appeased
Michael was implacable after he lost BiBi the Blanket.
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estimable
worthy of great respect
I never cared to be estimable.
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proem
a short preface
i always read a book’s proem to understand the author’s focus
cf prolegomenon a long preface or introductory essay
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ex cathedra
ultimately authoritative
The Pope’s pronouncements are always ex cathedra.
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necropolis
a large cemetary in an ancient citya necropolis was found near the khufu pyramids
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ethos
the prevailing attitude or spirit of something
“Manyana” is the ethos of the keys.
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panegyric
a public praiseful speechBiden delivered a panegyric on the Green New Deal...As I snickered.
