Zdd Flashcards

(37 cards)

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epistolize

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Thoughtful formal writing

Einstein and Gödel epistolized each other frequently.

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mumpsimus

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a person who insists on doing things the wrong way

How do mumpsimus Liberals get their perverted and twisted thoughts?

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yaw

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the rotation of a rigid body about its vertical axis

A plane’s yaw is controlled by its rudder. And a helicopter’s yaw is controlled by its tail rotor.

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bursary
noun

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A bursary was arranged for the student as his parent’s could not afford the tuition.

bursary = a job at the College or University to assist needy students pay for their education

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cacoethes

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an undesirable urge to do something unwise

He had a cacoethes to invest in every cryptocurrency that came out, and lost everything.

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iteration

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repeatedly performing a set of steps

In real life, each iteration of La Bamba grew steadily worse.

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izzat

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honor or prestige

After winning 20 Gold medals Michael Phelps’ izzat was stratospheric.

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shunpiking

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the practice of driving on back roads rather than on freeways

Easy Rider was about two friends shunpiking across the US.

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sibyl

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a prophetess

The sibyl predicted the downfall of England to Islam 50 years ago, before any immigration.

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cadre

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a core group of trained personnel who are capable of assuming leadership

Our initial strikes in Operation Epic Fury eliminated Khomeini and his cadre.

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caeteris paribus

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if all relevant things remain unaltered

With regard to Operation Epic Fury, caeteris paribus we will have to send in troops.

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itinerant

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wandering from place to place, aimless

Before Jack Reacher, Rambo was the quintessential itinerant.

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jabot

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frills or lace about the collar

Seinfeld wore the jabot collared shirt on Letterman to the hilarity of the audience.

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simulacrum

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a sham likeness of somebody or something

The cardboard simulacrum of the most recent mullah leader of Iran hangs in Trump’s Oval Office.

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sine qua non

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an essential condition or requirement

The sine qua non for a ceasefire with Iran is unconditional surrender.

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calumny

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false accusations

Trump will survive the Liberal calumny.

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callowly

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characterized by an action lacking in adult sophistication

The Liberals continue to shriek callowly.

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jacquerie

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a peasants revolt

30000+ Iranians have been slaughtered in the current jacquerie.

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jactitate

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to falsely boast

Sherman McCoy, NY bond trader extraordinaire, jactitated that He was A “Master of the Universe”.

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sinistral

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left handed

Mollusk shells have sinistral winding towards their apex.

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sinuous

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deceptive

The witness gave a sinuous answer to the difficult and embarrassing question.

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vade mecum

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a frequently used item that a person carries around

The quintessential Liberal Karen’s vade mecum is an “always on” iPhone camera.

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bon ton

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fashionable society

Cinderella was never allowed by her Step Mother to mix in bon ton.

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felicitate

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to congratulate after a happy event

The Dearborn mullahs felicitated one another following the “joyous” school shooting.

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prescind
to leave something out of consideration Soldiers are expected to prescind their political views from their statements and their actions.
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perspicacity
keen understanding and discernment DOGE had perspicacity in rooting out government fraud.
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inhere
to exist as an inseparable entity if something Sin inheres in lies.
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eidolon
a phantom or apparition The eidolons of fort-nine Mullahs shriek through the bombed out streets of Teheran.
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pericope pear RIH cohpee
a self-contained passage in a larger text In his sermon Father used the pericope of the prodigal son.
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triumverate
an association of three offices and officers Early Greece was ruled by a triumverate of Kings.
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expiscate
to discover through detailed exam DOGE expiscated the Minnesota Fraud and discovered Waltz at the top.
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vainglory
excess pride in ones achievements SCVS was a study in group vainglory.
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incommunicado
deprived of all communication Tehran is incommunicado.
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antiquarian
a scholarly collector of antiquities or antiques The pawn broker called an antiquarian to assess the value of the 1980’s video game.
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abstemious
eating food or drink in moderation Lent requires us to go beyond abstemious and fast.
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absterge
to wipe clean, to erase My vile past cannot be absterged.
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beshrew
curse! Beshrew my jealousy! Polonius