vitiate
[VISH-ee-ayt]
trans
verb. To corrupt morally; to debase.
I thought being caught masturbating to gay porn would have vitiated my marriage, but we worked through it.
sobriquet
[SO-brih-kay; -ket]
noun
A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet.
Jersey Shore taught me that the term “guido” is a sobriquet for Italian American.
coterie
A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly; a clique.
I can’t believe this coterie of cunts at the Academy snubbed Inglourious Basterds for best picture.
machination
[mack-uh-NAY-shuhn]
noun
The act of plotting.
I realized very fucking quickly that his “Video Email Technology” was a machination for a pyramid scheme.
tergiversate
[tur-ji-ver-seyt]
verb (used without object)
To change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions.
She tergiversated so much with the many men she was fucking that she didn’t know who was who.
vim
Ready with great energy or spirit.
Steve was sparkling with the vim and vigor of a much younger man. He had the biting wit of a more learned man…
androgynous
[an-droj-uh-nuhs]
adjective
Being both male and female; hermaphroditic.
This Justin Bieber kid looks and sounds fucking androgynous.