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Shrapnel

Shrapnel means “small metal pieces that scatter outwards from an exploding shell, bomb, or mine” or “bomb, shell, or mine fragments,” which in this case may mean bullet fragments or metal struck by the bullets that then hit the victim.

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Sniveling

Snivel here means “to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner.” It originally meant “to have a runny nose,” so it’s not surprising that it comes from sniffle and ultimately from sniff , words that developed by imitating the sound that they describe.

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Existential

'Existential' means “of, relating to, or affirming existence”

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Maundy Thursday

The 'maundy' in 'Maundy Thursday' comes from the Latin word 'mandatum', which means "command."

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Mealymouthed

Mealymouthed means “not plain and straightforward” or “devious.” It comes, unsurprisingly, from meal , meaning something close to flour: “coarsely ground seeds of a cereal grass and especially of corn”—with the image of something crumbly and insubstantial describing the rhetoric of such a person.

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Surreal

The word 'surreal' references the artistic movement known as 'surrealism'.

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Erin go bragh

Erin go bragh means "Ireland forever," but the original Irish phrase was "Erin go brách" (or "go bráth") which translates literally as "Ireland till doomsday."

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Summa cum laude

Definition:
with highest distinction

are Latin phrases adopted into English; the former means "with highest praise," and the latter "with great praise." They signify meritorious achievement on the part of a graduate from a school, college, or university.

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Pi

Pi is the English spelling of the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. It means "the symbol π denoting the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter," and also means "the ratio itself

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Puerile

'Puerile' means “silly or childish especially in a way that shows a lack of seriousness or good judgment.”

The word comes from the Latin word for "boy”

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Oleaginous

'Oleaginous' means "resembling or having the properties of oil." It's sometimes used to describe people who are a little too slick.

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Purportedly

'Purportedly' is one of those adverbs that means an entire sentence.

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Trumpery
Trumpery has been in use in English since the late 15th century, and has been used, at one time or another, to refer to weeds, people (especially women of doubtful character), religious matters (especially those that are superstitious in nature), and generally worthless things in a broad sense.

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Disavow

Disavow means “to refuse to acknowledge or accept” or “to deny responsibility for” and is a synonym of
repudiate .

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Pundit

From 'a wise person' to 'an opinionated person'

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Repose

Repose means “to lie at rest” or “to lie dead”; it comes from the French word that means “to rest” and ultimately from the Latin word meaning “to stop.” The -
pose in repose is from the same Latin root as pause .

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Repose

Repose means “to lie at rest” or “to lie dead”; it comes from the French word that means “to rest” and ultimately from the Latin word meaning “to stop.” The -
pose in repose is from the same Latin root as pause .

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Cudgel

Cudgel means “a short heavy club.”

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Abhorrent

The word means “causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred.”

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Evitable

Evitable is indeed a word (it means "capable of being avoided"),