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Saturday, March 21, 2020

A Break From the Coronavirus--Some Words

For a while I'll just post some words I like:

--Trumped-up adj. (trumpt-up) Faked or fradulent.

--Palladium n. (puh-LAY-dee-uhm) Something that gives protection; a safeguard.

--Argy-bargy n. A lively or combative discussion.

--Kleptocracy n. (klep-TOK-ruh-see) A government of the corrupt who use their positions for personal gain.

--Stormy petrel n. (STOR-mee PE-truhl) One who brings trouble or whose appearance is a sign of trouble.

--Dionysian adj. (dy-uh-NIS-ee-uhn) Uninhibited; spontaneous; wild.

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