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disabuse
verb
to free (a person) from deception or error
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EXAMPLES OF DISABUSE
- I had to disabuse my friend of the idea that traveling alone is always dangerous, sharing my own positive experiences.
- The coach disabused the team of the notion that success comes without hard work and dedication.
yarmulke
noun
a skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish males
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- First recorded in 1845–50.
- From the Yiddish yarmolke; possibly from the post-classical Latin almucia or almutia, meaning “hood, cape.”
EXAMPLES OF YARMULKE
- At the bar mitzvah, all the male guests were given a yarmulke to wear during the ceremony.
- During the wedding, the groom wore a white yarmulke that matched his suit.
manqué
adjective
having failed, missed, or fallen short
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- First recorded in 1770–80.
- From the French manquer, meaning “to lack, be short of.”
- Usually used postpositively after a noun.
EXAMPLES OF MANQUÉ
- She saw herself as an artist manqué, working a desk job while her easel and paints gathered dust.
- He was a writer manqué, having never completed the novel he dreamed of publishing.
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