Anatomy of a Scandal Glossary

By Stanley Warhol · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed July 01, 2022

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Written by Stanley Warhol

Apocryphal

Made-up, dubious, fictitious

Anachronistic

Outmoded, dated

Dalliance

Romance, flirtation, casual involvement

Braying

Speak harshly or loudly

Synchronicity

Concurrence, conjunction

Sanctimonious

Smug, self-righteous, moralizing

Parchment

Writing material made from animal skin

Supposition

Theory, deduction, idea

Risible

Laughable, ridiculous, absurd

Ensconced

Sheltered safely

Sonorous

Resonant, echoing

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