Zcc Flashcards

(33 cards)

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bull

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an authoritative statement

Nero handed down there juridical bull, “No one but I shall wear purple on pain of death.”

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bumptiousness

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cocky irritating aggressive talking over others when it is their turn to speak

Jasmine Crocket’s bumptiousness at the congressional hearing should be slapped with a contempt charge.

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irruent

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characterized by running rapidly

The irruent black teenager was mistaken for a criminal in a recent burglary.

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isagogic

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introductory esp. in Bible study

Many of my Math books, although on complex topics, are simply isagogic.

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shibboleth

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a custom that identifies a particular class of people

When anchoring off an unknown Tongan Isle, I always kept the unspoken shibboleth of giving a gift of Kava to the local Chief.

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shiksa and sheigitz

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a girl or woman and a boy or man who is not Jewish

Ellen’s Mother did not want her to become a shiksa and marry a sheigitz.

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adret

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a side of the mountain receiving direct sunlight

The Sun melted the glacier first on the adret side of the mountain.

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lunation

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the time span between two new moons

For some reason the past lunation seemed to last forever.

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billet-doux vs billets-doux

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a love letter vs love letters, “sweet notes”

She destroyed all of her ex’s billets-doux.

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Ernstfall

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when things get very serious

With literal Satanists deeply embedded within the US Goverment and its agencies we have reached this Nations Ernstfall.

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buncombe

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empty and insincere talk

The Ayatollah’s buncombe concerning their desire for reining in their nuclear weapons program will not go over well with Trump.

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burden

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the central idea

The burden of Hamilton’s definition of reality is that it secondary and only consciousness is truly fundamental.

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isochronous

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occurring at regular intervals of time

The arrival of elevators to this floor is clearly not isochronous.

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isolationism

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keeping to oneself

China’s historical isolationism was due a governmental doctrine in order to preserve their culture and “superior ways”.

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shill

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a person who poses as a customer to increase business

Expensive Art Auction Houses often have shills in the audience to increase the bidding fallaciously.

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schtick

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an attention getting device

The entire Guthrie kidnapping is a shtick to avoid the attention of the deeply entrenched Satanism occurring in the government.

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schlep

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to carry or lug

He schlepped that heavy boat motor all over town trying to sell it.

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loblolly

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a mud hole

The children c]screamed in delight as they wallowed in the loblolly.

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catechize

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to question closely

The shamus catechized the suspected murderer.

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eudemonia

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true happiness

After visiting California, one comes away with the impression that eudemonia is only found in two French Bulldogs and a Tesla.

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vilipend

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to treat something as of little value

I will quit vilipending the graces given to me daily.

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equanimous
adj.

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showing mental composure

The equanimous Policeman simply placed the cuffs on his assailant’s outstretched wrist.

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xylography

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woodblock or “xylem” engraving to lay ink upon to y]then print

The Japanese perfected xylography.

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mantic

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pertaining to prophecy

King’s often kept mantic advisors to review occult signs and thus time their wars.

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plangent
resounding loudly and sorrowfully The plangent Church bells rang out through the city and I knew that Pope Pius had died.
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sobersided
solemn , serious and mirthless The sobersided Judge pronounced the life sentence upon the murderer.
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breviloquent
speech or writing characterized as terse and concise A good sentence should be breviloquent.
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lodestar
a guiding star that captures attention Jesus is my only lodestar.
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supervene
to ensue Kevin’s stomachache supervened after the four apple pancakes and equivalent sides of patty sausage.
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mythomania
an extraordinary amount of lying Liberal mythomania always flabbergasts me.
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tutoyer
to address in the familiar term of tu vs vous in French Please tutoyer me as Eric rather than Dr. Peper.
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plage Plah juh
a sandy bathing beach The plage at the French Riviera is world renowned.
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boustrophedon
lines of righting left to right and then right to left Sumerian cuneiform texts are boustrophedon in nature.