Vocabulary

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ukase

{ you KAYS }

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imperial Russian proclamation or law

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neologism

{ nee OLL uh *** um }

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a new word or expression
creation of new words / expressions
an invented, meaningless word
- used by a crazy person
a new view or interpretation of scripture

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atelier

{ at L yay }

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workshop, studio

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concinnity

{ kuhn SIN uh tee }

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internal harmony or fitness
the adaptation of the parts to a whole or to each other
studied elegance of design
- esp literary style

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bildungsroman

{ BIL doo ngz ruh mahn }


[german bildung = education ]

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novel dealing with a person's development or spiritual education

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agon

{ AH gahn }

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a struggle or conflict
- esp in literary work between protagonists and antagonist

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moiety

{MOY uh tee }

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one of two equat parts, half
an indefinite part, a small portion
one of two basic tribal subdivisons

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fliggertgibbet

{ FLIB ur tee jib it }

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silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person
- esp pertaining to a young woman

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doyen

{DOY en }


..... doyenne (f )

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senior member
most experienced and knowledfeable
a woman who is a ......

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doula

{ DOO luh }

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labor coach: an assistant who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her...

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bete noire

{ bet NWAHR }

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something or someone particularly detested or avoided
a bug bear

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fustian

{FUHS chuhn }

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pompous, ridiculously inflated
inflated style of writing or speech
prententious

coarse twilled cotton ( corduroy )

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hubris

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1.Excessive pride or self-confidence.
2.(in Greek tragedy) Excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis

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hobson's choice

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a choice without alternatives.
A choice of taking what is available or nothing at all.

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probity

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complete and confirmed in integrity, uprightness

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argot

{ AHR go }

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specialized or secert vocabulary, language, or slang

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provender

{ PROV uhn duhr }

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dry food for domestic animals

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aninmus

{ AN uh muhs }

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attitude or animating spirit.
feeling of ill will, animoisty
(Jungian ) inner masculine part of female personality

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obloquy

{ OB luh kwee }

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strong condemnatory abusive utterance
being the object, or in disgrace a a result of public shame or abuse or condemnation

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animadversion

{ an uh mad VUHR zhun }

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harsh criticism or disapproval

ex nothing in his conduct requires ....... from this court

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volupturary

{ vuh LUHP choo er ee}

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a person devoted to luxury, gratification of sensula appetites

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toper

{ TOH puhr }

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one who drinks frequently or to excess

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suasion

{ SWAY zhun }

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the act of persuading

ex moral .....

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sotto voice

{ SAH to VOH chee }

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spoken low, so as not to be overheard
notes softly played

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trammel

{ TRAM uhl }

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a net for catching birds
a horse shackle
something that impedes activity, progress, freedom
iron hook, intstrument for drawing elipisis

[t.v.] to entangle, hamper

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equipoise

{ EE Kwuh poiz }

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state of being equally balanced
esp moral, political or social forces
counterbalance

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coxcomb

{ KOKS kohm }

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vain showy fellow
( from a cap worn by jesters )

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compunction

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anxiety or deep unease proceeding from a sens of guilt or conciousness of causing pain

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punctilio

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a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony or proceedure

strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities

ex: unbending on protocol and .....

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abecedarian

{ ay bee see DAIR ee uhn }

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pertaining to the alphabet

beginner

ruimentary

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aesthete

{ES theet }

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having great sensitivity to beauty

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antiquarian

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one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities

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arriviste

{a ree VEEST

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A self-seeking person who has recently acquired wealth or social status.

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tarn

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a small mountain lake or pool, usu formed by glaciers

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epigone

{EP uh gohn }

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inferior imitator ( usu of a distinguished author)

ex: harvard and its .....

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apothegm

{AP uh them }

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short witty instructive saying

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jeremaid

{ jair uh My uhd }

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tail of sorrow, disappointment
complaint
angry tirade
doleful story

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abulia

{uh BOO lee uh }

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los or impariment of the ability to act or make decisions

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mendicant

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a beggar, esp one who makes a business of begging

member of an order of friars supported only by alms.

adj - practicing beggary, begging.

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bllingsgate

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coarsely abusive, foul, profane language

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circumlocution

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the use of many words to express an idea that could be expressed with a few

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approbation

{ ap ruh BAY shuhn }

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act of approving
formal, official approval
praise

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cant

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Noun
1.Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.
2.A slope or tilt.
Verb
1.Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.
2.Cause (something) to be in a slanting or oblique position; tilt: "he .... his head to look at the screen".

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esplanade

{ESS pluh nahd }

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level open stretch of paved or grass ground
esp one designed for walking or driving along a shore

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factotum

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person employed to do all kinds of work

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fanfaronade

{ fan fair uh NAYD }

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swaggering, empty boasting
blustering manner
ostentatious

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congeries

{KON juh reez }

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collection
aggregation

....... of vast differing types
....... of self contained regions

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conspectus

{ kuhn SPEK tuhs }

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general sketch or survey
synopsis, outline

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Deus ex Machina

{ DAY uhs eks MAH kuh nah }

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in ancient Greece, a god introduced to unravel and resolve a plot.

An unexpected power or event saving a hopeless situation, esp. as a plot device in a play or novel

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eddy

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current running contrary to the main current

a tendency or current ( of opinion or history ) contrary to the main current

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desideratum

{dih sid uh RAY tum }

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something desired or considered necessary

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emolument

{ ih MOL you muhnt }

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wages or prequisites from employment, labor, office etc

compensation

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caesura

{ sih ZHUR uh }

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break or pause in a line of verse
any break, pause , or interrupition

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busker

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a person who enterains in public places
esp by playing music

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inkhorn

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affectly learned
small bottle of hron used to hold ink

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martinet

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strict disciplinarian
someone who stresses rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods

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valetudinarian

{val uh too din AIR ee un }

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weak or sickly person, esp on mordibly concerned with his health

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shibboleth

{ SHIB uh lith }

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sayings associated with a group or cause
slogans, catchword

words that distinguish one group form anothe
custom distinctive to a particular group

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excrescence

{ik SKRESS uhn ess}

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something, esp abnormal, growing out from something else

disfiguring or unwanted mark

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amanuensis

{uh man you EN sis }

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a person employed to take dictation or copy manuscripts

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kraken

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legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway

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revenant
{ rev uh nuh nt }

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a person who reurns as a spirit after death

one who returns after a lengthy absence

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physiognomy

{fiz ee OG nuh mee }

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the art of discovering temperment and other charcteristic qualities of the mind from outward appearance
esp features of the face

general appearance or aspect of a thing

face or face features indicating character

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gallimaufry

{ gal uh MAW free }

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1.A confused jumble or medley of things.
2.A hash made from diced or minced meat.

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triskaidekaphobia

{ tris ky dek uh FOH bee uh }

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Extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen.