Vocab

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ad=ven=ti=tious?

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ad=ven=ti=tious
adventitious
Added extrinsically;
not essentially inherent

Body Language can be adventitious,
a fad, e.g., tatto

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pari passu

PAIR-ee-PASS-o

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pari passu
At an equal pace or rate

A picture should grow ~
in all its parts; otherwise
because there is no certainty
of its keeping together
when finished.
—The Autobiography of a Journalist

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TAR-RA-DID-DLE

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TAR-RA-DID-DLE
Nonsense

tarradiddles of this magnitude
cannot go unchallenged

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nolens volens ?

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NOLENS VOLENS
= "is" is what is, so live with it

e.g., living with gravity
is nolens volens

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FAI=NE=ANT
faineant

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FAI=NE=ANT
faineant

LAZY OR IDLE

~ GOVERNMENT

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GAR=BOIL

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GAR=BOIL
garboil
CONFUSION

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ker=fuf=fle

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kerfuffle
a disorderly
outburst or tumult

In the courtroom today there was a ~ over the issue

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Sep=pu=ku

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Seppuku is also known as hara-kiri -- "Stomach cutting")
In Japanese, hara-kiri is a colloquialism, seppuku being the more formal term. Samurai (and modern adherents of bushido) would use seppuku, whereas ordinary Japanese (who in feudal times as well as today looked askance at the practice) would use hara-kiri

Hara-kiri is the more common term in English, where it is often mistakenly rendered "hari-kari.

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qui=e=tus ?

kwy-EE-tuhs

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Quietus: Ending
quietus

e.g., put the ~ to a debt

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CA=NOR=OUS

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CA=NOR=OUS
canorous
MELODIOUS

e.g., bird whistles

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bê=tise ?

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bê=tise
bêtise

stupid or foolish
act or remark.

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be-di-zen ?
bedizen

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Bedizen = GAUDY
~ with gems of pink paste

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rod=o=mon=tade
rodomontade

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ROD=O=MON=TADE
rodomontade
VAIN AND PRETENTIOUS
e.g.,IN SPEECH

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A=THIRST
athirst

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A=THIRST
athirst for news

A STRONG DESIRE OR WANT

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TO=TI=PO=TENCY

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TOTIPOTENCY
TO=TI=PO=TENCY

The ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells
and so to develop a new organism or part;
"animal cells lose their totipotency
an early stage in embryonic development"

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per·i·pe·te·ia ?

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Per=i=pe=te=ia
peripeteia is a sudden and unexpected change
of fortune or
of circumstances
(especially in a literary work);
"a peripeteia swiftly turns
a routine sequence of events
into a story worth telling"

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dé·ga·gé (dgä-zh)

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dégagé
dé·ga·gé (dgä-zh)

UNEMOTIONAL

SAY A BIG TEST OR VISIT

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inveigle

in-vay-gull

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Inveigle is to obtain by ingenuity or flattery

"Deep Blue had tried to inveigle Kasparov into grabbing several pawn offers..."

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a-bu-li-a ?

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Abulia
inability to act/react

"There's little escape
from her black hole
of abulia"

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or·tho·e·py

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or·tho·e·py
customary pronunciation

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MUG-WUMP

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mugwump: a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, esp. in politics

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STOCK DOUCHE

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Stock Douche
The guy that just happens
to own every stock
that ever takes off

A self-proclaimed Warren Buffet

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MOM MOM

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Grandmother

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MUL-I-E-BRITY

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MUL--I-E-BRITY

FEMININE

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E=RIS=TIC

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eristic: pertaining to argument for its own sake

One of those 24/7 news networks Talking Heads

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E=PON=MOUS

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EPONONYMOUS

a real or mythical person from whose name the name of a nation, institution, etc. is derived William Penn is the eponym of Penn sylvania; a person whose name has become identified

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SAVOIR-FAIRE

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SAVOIR-FAIRE
say or do the right
or graceful thing

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TOIL-SOME

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TOILSOME

TIRESOME

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DU-PLI-CITY

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DUPLICITY

DECEPTIVE

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habitué
(huh-BICH-oo-ey)

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habitué
(huh-BICH-oo-ey)

One who frequents a particular place

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MA=JES=CULE
majescule

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MA=JES=CULE
majescule
all CAPS.

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MAL=EH=PERT
MALAPERT

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MAL=EH=PERT
MALAPERT

Unbecomingly bold or saucy.

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DIS=CALCED
(dis=calsd)

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DIS=CALCED =
(dis=calsd)

WITHOUT SHOES

Used of members of religious orders

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DIASPORA (di=ah=po=rah)

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DIASPORA (di=ah=po=rah)

GROUPING BASED ON COMMON POINTS

...the family is scattered in a disapora world-wide

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HEGEMONY (he=gem=o=ny)

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HEGEMONY (he=gem=o=ny)

Authorian control, e.g., a boss

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STIPPLE ART

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STIPPLE ART

PAINTING WITH DOTS
TO FORM, E.G., A PORTRAIT

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IN=ERADICA=BLY
eradicate @ in prefix

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IN=ERADICA=BLY
eradicate @ "in" prefix

CANNOT BE ERADICATED

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INTRACTABLE

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INTRACTABLE

NOT CONTROLLABLE

~ pain

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IN=COM=MEN=SUR=A=BLIITY

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IN=COM=MEN=SUR=A=BLIITY

UNABLE TO COMPARE,
E.G., WORLD'S VARIOUS
RELIGIONS AGAINST EACH OTHER

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ANTI=NO=MI=AN

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ANTI=NO=MI=AN

FAITH ALONE LEADS TO SALVATION

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE

The ~ at the front of the book keep the cast of characters straight

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THRUM

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THRUM

Make a rhythmic sound, e.g., the sound of an air conditioner

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O=LE=A=GI=NOUS
oleaginous

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O=LE=A=GI=NOUS
oleaginous: smarmy

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SA=PI=ENT
sapient

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SA=PI=ENT
sapient: wise

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ORR=E=RY

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ORR=E=RY

PLANETARIUM

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THREN=O=DY

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THREN=O=DY

RELATING TO DEATH
SUCH AS A POEM

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PARI PASSU
PA=RI=PAS=SU

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pari passu

PARI PASSU
PA=RI=PAS=SU

EQUAL

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Buridan's ass

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Buridan's ass

A situation demonstrating the impracticality of decision-making using pure reason, especially a situation involving two equal choices

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RAPS=CALL=ION

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RAPS=CALL=ION

RASCAL

Jay Gould, a 19th-century
railroad tycoon and unrepentant ~

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NOC=TI=VA=GANT

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NOC=TI=VA=GANT
noctivagant = nocturnal

~ ANIMALS

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CON=GE=RIES

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CON=GE=RIES

GROUPING ITEMS

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PROF=A=NATION

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PROF=A=NATION

DESECRATION

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DIKTAT

DIK=TAT

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DIK=TAT
any decree or authoritative statement
: The Board of Education issued
a diktat that all employees
must report an hour earlier

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gormandize
GOR=MAN=DIZE

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GOR=MAN=DIZE

Glutton

I want to eat till I am full, I want to drink my fill! to gormandize! to sleep! to do nothing!
—Les Miserables

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SCHLEP

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SCHLEP: lug around

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MANDARIN

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MANDARIN

a pedantic official

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DIRIGISTE

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DIRIGISTE
DI=RI=GESTM

Economic planning
and control
by the state

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A=MYG=DA=LA
amygdala

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A=MYG=DA=LA
amygdala
Lizard part of the brain

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DOPAMINE

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DOPAMINE

Nuerotransmitter fluid secreted by the brain

Emotions and cements memories

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ASHRAM

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ASHRAM
religious retreat

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DHOTI

DO=TE

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DHOTI

A loincloth worn
by Hindu men in India

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Dam=na=tio me=mo=ri=ae

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Damnatio memoriae
removal from remembrance
--a form of dishonor

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MY=E=LIN

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MYELIN

"PLASTIC" INSULATION AROUND NERVES

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SEN=E=SCENCE

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Senescence or biological aging

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BA=RI=A=TRIC

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BA=RI=A=TRIC

Surgery for obesity

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BA=RO=NI=AL

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BA=RO=NI=AL

Stately and grand

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BOFFIN

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BOFFIN

Armies of ~

chiefly British : a scientific expert; especially : one involved in technological research

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IMPRECATION

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IMPRECATION

The prisoner imprecating his curse under his breath

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BON MOT (bon mo)

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BOT MOT

Right word

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PREFONTAL CORTEX

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PREFONTAL CORTEX

front of the brain, located right beneath the forehead
It is in the anterior (front) region of the frontal lobes
Besides being the front of the brain physically, it is responsible for the executive functions, which include mediating conflicting thoughts, making choices between right and wrong or good and bad, predicting future events, and governing social control — such as suppressing emotional or sexual urges.

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SEROTONIN

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SEROTONIN

Regulation of body processes

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NON COMPOS MENTIS

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NON COMPOS MENTIS

Nimcaboob

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DEPORTATION

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DEPORTATION: moving

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LINGUA FRANCA

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LINGUA FRANCA:
Common language
across cultures,
e.g., medicine

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CETERIS PARIBUS

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CETERIS PARIBUS:
Other things being equal

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COUL=RO=PHOBIA

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COUL=RO=PHOBIA is an abnormal
or exaggerated fear of clowns

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VER=I=SI=MIL=I=TUDE
ver·i·si·mil·i·tude

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VER=I=SI=MIL=I=TUDE

Appearance of truth

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HARRIDAN

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HAR-RI-DAN: scolding woman

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festschrift

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fest-schrift
a volume of writings
by different authors
presented as a tribute
or memorial especially
to a scholar

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sudorific

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sudorific: sweat producer

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mump-si-mus

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mump-si-mus
Deliberate mis-pronunciation of a word
out of habit or obstinacy

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sensus plenior

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sensus plenior
scriptural text
contains
a fuller or
deeper meaning,
than can be apparent
at first glance

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chi=astic

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chi=astic irony
Cris-cross
reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases: he came in triumph and in defeat departs

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feuil·le·ton

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feuil·le·ton
a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.

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mot

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mot
pithy word
witty remark

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pil·lion

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pil·lion
 Backseat on a bike

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sudorific: causing sweat.

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su=do=ri=fic.
causing sweat.
Such as heat or emotional tension, that promotes sweating

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sedulous

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sedulous student
is diligent

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inexorable

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inexorable: relentless
~ rise of something

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bespoke

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bespoke
is custom made
~ suits are tailored for me

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TROPE

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TROPE: OVERUSED
the usual ~
of the horror genre

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PHENO types

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PHENO Types
Gene Traits

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APERÇU

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APERÇU
Brief Survey

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FECKLESS

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FECKLESS
WEAK

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sen=ten=tious
sententious

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sententious \sen-TEN-shuhs\ , adjective:
Too much pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book

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elide

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elide: slur over

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ineluctable

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ineluctable: inevitable

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glial cells

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glial cells
brain's "housekeeper"
around the neurons

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zeugma
zeug=ma

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The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold.

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Xanthippe

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nagging, ill-tempered woman.

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Vampiric

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a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist
~ intensity

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nuque

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the back of the neck.

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APERÇU

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Brief Survey