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Démarche

It means “a petition or protest presented through diplomatic channels.” In French, the word literally means “gait” or “walk” but also has the figurative meaning of “step” or “action.”

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Canonize

Canonize means "to declare (a deceased person) an officially recognized saint." The word canon comes from the Greek word that meant "measuring rod," and through Latin, where it meant "ruler," "model," or "standard." It came to mean "catalog of saints" in medieval Latin.

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Louche

Louche ultimately comes from the Latin word luscus , which means "blind in one eye" or "having poor sight" - appropriate for such an eye-catching word.

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Disgruntled

The verb disgruntle means "to make ill-humored or discontented," and is most often used in the form disgruntled as an adjective.

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Hypocrite

means "a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs." It comes from the Greek word that also had the meanings "actor on the stage" and "pretender."

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Hobson's Choice

means "a situation in which you are supposed to make a choice but do not have a real choice because there is only one thing you can have or do."

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Asinine

means "extremely or utterly foolish." It can also mean "of, relating to, or resembling an ass."

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nut job
a mentally unbalanced person

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Demagoguery

means "the principles and practices of a political leader who tries to get support by making false claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion rather than reason."

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Austerity

means "enforced or extreme economy." The word's origins are - coincidentally - Greek; austerity comes from austēros, meaning "harsh" or "severe."

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Transracial

means "involving, encompassing, or extending across two or more races."

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Amphibious

means "able to live both on land and in water" or "able to be used both on land and in water." It comes from the Greek words amphi- (meaning "around" or "on both sides") and bios (meaning "life").

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scherenschnitte

a word borrowed from German that means "the art of cutting paper into decorative designs." In German,
scherenschnitte literally means "scissors cut."

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nunatak

a word from the Eskimo Inuit language that means "a hill or mountain completely surrounded by glacial ice."

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Pedantic

means "being a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details," or "narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned." It comes from
pedant and shares Latin roots with
pedagogue ("teacher"), ultimately from the Greek word meaning "slave who escorted children to school."

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Boychick

(sometimes also spelled
boychik)
means "a young man" or "a boy."

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Depraved-heart murder

means "a murder that is the result of an act which is dangerous to others and shows that the perpetrator has a depraved mind and no regard for human life."

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Deus Ex Machina

A new film riffs on this Latin literary phrase .
The title of the movie is Latin and means "from a machine." It's a riff on the more familiar phrase deus ex machine , which literally translates to "god from a machine."

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Xenophobia

means "fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners." It's a relatively new word, coined in the early 20th century from Greek words meaning "guest" or "foreigner" (xenos ) and "fear" ( phobia ).