vocabulary

• substitution of part for whole or whole for part; special for general or general for special
• ten sail (ships)
• Croesus (rich man)
• All hands (sailors) on deck
• plastic (credit card)
• wheels (car)

• substitution of cause for effect, proper name for one of its qualities
• scepter for sovereignty
• Washington for federal government, John Hancock for signature
• ear for attention,
• pen mightier than the sword

similar origins, different function (wing of bird for flight, leg of horse for walking)

different origins, similar function (wing of bird, wing of bee, both for flight)

ten thousand

brunch, smog, frenemy

enjoying the misery of others

logical fallacy in which the proof merely restates the premise, e.g. "She is unattractive because she is ugly"

lame-crippled-handicapped-disabled-physically challenged-differently able

hating humanity

state of particularity

rebirth, regeneration (palin = again)

• word or phrase resulting from misinterpretation of what was heard
• "Ye Highlands and ye Lowlands,
• Oh, where hae ye been?
• They hae slain the Earl O' Moray,
• "and laid him on the green" (Lady Mondegreen)
• "the girl with colitis goes by"
• "If you see Kay/Tell him he may/See you in tea/Tell him from me" (Ulysses)

• palo: paling fence
• impale

nautical derivation: jury-mast, a temporary mast to replace broken or missing one

slightly, unsubstantially, defectively built

to turn inside out

to turn aside, prevent

any large, overpowering, destructive force or object: from Jagannath, crude idol form of Krishna

• the point at which a popular television show has gone past its peak and has resorted to stunt programming
• refers to episode of Happy Days

making love in a canoe

magic

swindle, cheat

• product of simple manual skill made by camper or scout
• work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy
• 1935, said to have been coined by R.H. Link, scoutmaster
• popularized during the NewDeal as a contemptuous word for make-work
• projects for the unemployed. Said to have been a pioneer word for "gadget."

• 1886, gadjet (but said to date back to 1850s)
• sailors' slang word for any small mechanical thing or part of a ship
• for which they lacked, or forgot, a name
• perhaps from Fr. gâchette "catchpiece of a mechanism"
• dim. of gâche "staple of a lock"

causing fright or fear

• frightful, causing fear or respect;
• but also full of fear, timid

ask, reserve in advance; indicate; foretell

Braggadocchio, Spenser Faeirie Queene (1590)

• contradict, misrepresent, e.g.
• "The newspaper belied the facts."

• demonstrate to be false, e.g.
• "The evidence gives the lie to his testimony."

• system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries,
• and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacredmysteries. Among its central doctrines: all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.

• 1.a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
• 2.the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue. 3.a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
• 1520s, "mystical interpretation of the Old Testament,"
• later"society, small group meeting privately" (1660s),
• from Fr. cabal ,in both senses, from M.L. cabbala.
• Popularized inEnglish 1673 as an acronym for five intriguing ministers of
• CharlesII (Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale),
• which gave the word its sinister connotations.

• a small exclusive group of friends or people with common interests; clique
• (1738, from Fr., originally an organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord, from cotier "tenant of a cotter", cottager)
• cf. cabal, cadre

• 1.the nucleus of trained professional servicemen forming the basis for the training of new units or other military expansion 2.a basic unit or structure, esp of specialists or experts; nucleus;core 3.a group of revolutionaries or other political activists, esp when taking part in military or terrorist activities
• [1830, from Fr. cadre , lit. "a frame of a picture" (16c.), so, "a detachment forming the skeleton of a regiment" (1851), from It. quadro, from L. quadrum "a square" (see quadrille). The communist sense is from 1930.]

the attempt to reconcile contrary beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought

salutations and farewell

former, formerly

anything that relieves distress or pain

• 1. UTET
• 2. TOBIA GORRIO
• 3. ANNA

1. scoff, mock, show disdain [ME flauten, to play the flute]

2. display boldly or conspicuously

peak, summit

founder, sink [inabbissarsi, a ship going down "a picco"]

• homophonic: "Atheism is a non-prophet institution" - G. Carlin
• recursive: "A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother"

from pandit, Brahman learned in Sanskrit, esp. Hindu religion, philosophy, or law

displaying a definite tendency, bias, or purpose

• rigorous, harsh;
• from laws of Draco

• 1. insensitive, uninformed, materialistic
• 2. self-righteous, hypocritical, sanctimonious

leader, pacesetter, front-runner, trailbrazer

catchword, slogan; peculiarity of dress, pronunciation, comportment, etc. as distinction of a particular class or set of persons

esiguo

• divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality,dishonesty, or the like; immorality,dishonesty, or the like.immorality,dishonesty, or the like. immorality, dishonesty, or the like
• mental perversity
• a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, esp. if deliberately so

oppress, coerce

• again - say
• oppose, deny, dispute

• paper of Pergamum
• from goats, sheep, etc.

• (veal)
• from calf, lamb, kid

appease, relieve, soothe, mitigate, calm

manifestation of supernatural or divine reality; moment of great or sudden revelation

deification, glorification

one who intrudes in some region or field of trade without qualification or license

• 1. entice, beguile
• protest vehemently, rail

• originally a cut or mark in the ear of sheep and cattle, serving as a sign of
• ownership; first recorded 1570s in figurative sense.

to outline; to foreshadow; to darken

face to face

• incorrect grammatical construction; impropriety; breach of etiquette
• (You don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent--?)

theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified

• deductive logic
• A=B B=C A=C

• 1. chop, sever; but also
• 2. uphold, conform

non+plus = no further: perplexed

of or resulting from new combinations

dislocated

• 1. interject
• 2. infer

snake oil

coined by Dawkins in 1976, replicating idea through imitation, as a unit of cultural evolution

and per se "and" - referring to ligature for "et" at the end of the alphabet

science of interpretation

explanation, interpretation

dispute, oppose

turn away, avoid

parchment scraped clean of its original scripture and used again

mob rule, government by the populace

• novel with a key - fiction "hiding" reality
• e.g., Divina commedia

novel of formation; of growth from childhood to maturity

unkind remark, caustic criticism

• 1. infer
• 2. insert, interpose

divine inspiration

repeat

• 1. corrupt, wicked, perverted
• 2. lacking in adequate supply

• 1. deprived
• 2. deprived by death

obstreperous