Zg Flashcards
irascible
characterized by easily losing one’s temper
Without sleep, I was always irascible.
tractate
a formal piece of writing or discussion or treatise
The young teenage girl listened in horror as her Father delivered a tractate on dating propriety to her pimpled date.
fiduciary
having to do with trust
The Federal Government has violated there fiduciary responsibility.
aegis
the protection and support of someone or something
Confidence in the correct running of the country has been restored under the aegis of Trump.
a den of…
a den of thieves
Who knew that Congress is a den of thieves.
Walpurgisnacht
a demonic orgy
Taylor Swift in satanic red led the Walpurgisnacht concert.
caliginous
misty and very dim
The candelabra floated in the caliginous haunted hall.
epicaricacy
ehpee kara kacee
Schadenfreude, pleasure in the misfortunes of others
Who can blame the epicaricacy being experienced by Trumper’s over Liberal tears?
mountebank
mon tuh bank
a flashy salesman selling fake wares or medicines
The mountebanks of the government sold the populace another round of covid vaccine mandates.
erudition
profound scholarship
Chomsky is a man of extraordinary erudition.
wooly
fuzzy and unclear
The thinking on the new dark matter theory is a tad wooly.
apodictic
proven and incontestable
To Hitler, the Aryan race’s superiority was apodictic.
jackanapes
A rude impertinent person
Zelensky played the jackanapes at his meeting with Trump.
charlatan
an imposter, or one who pretends to have skills that they do not actually have
As President, Biden was a charlatan.
adamantine
unyielding and inflexible
Suing for peace, an adamantine Trump kicked the belligerent Zelensky out of the White House.
prognathic
abnormally large jaws
Prognathic elderly actors is a sure sign of growth hormone therapy.
obelisk
Ancient Egyptian obelisks were associated with the Sun god Ra and symbolized rebirth and the heavens and were often dedicated to Pharaohs.
a shoal of…
a shoal of fish
“A shoal“ is more proper than “a school “ when referring to a group of fish.
quondam
former
Trump should not use any quondam Intelligence Heads of Staff.
eyeservant
one who works only while being watched
The government is beleaguered with eyeservants that accomplish nothing.
peroration
a long lofty and pompous speech
Hitler was the Prince of Peroration.
miscegenation
marriage or sex between different races
Miscegenation was the ultimate sin in NAZIism, for it polluted the pure Aryan River.
obsecrate
to formally beg
Zelensky will have to obsecrate for forgiveness from Trump before any support by the United States is given.
rebarbative
repellant or objectionable =french=“beard to beard”
Zelensky’s rebarbative behavior will cause his impeachment.
