The Erudite Vocabulary of Moira Rose
I re-watched all of Schitt’s Creek between Spring and Summer Semester and did this. So…
1. Duplicitous—Treacherous
Synonyms: dishonest, untruthful, lying, mendacious, insincere, false, deceiving, dissembling, disingenuous, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled, two-faced, , double-dealing, cheating, underhand, crafty, cunning, sly, guileful, scheming, calculating, conniving, designing, hypocritical, perfidious, treacherous, Machiavellian, Janus-faced, sneaky, tricky, foxy, crooked, sharp, shady, shifty, slippery, bent, slim, subtle, hollow-hearted, false-hearted, double-faced, truthless, Punic
As in: And I am appalled that my baby girl has turned into a selfish, duplicitous whore. S1:E1 (12:12)
2. Lee–the sheltered side; the side away from the wind.
As in: In the lee of a picturesque ridge lies a small, unpretentious winery, one that pampers its fruit like its own babies. S1:E6 (20:24)
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3. Capricious–given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
As in: What you did was impulsive, capricious and melodramatic. But it was also wrong S2:E1 (15:36).
4. Callipygian–having well-shaped buttocks. late 18th century: from Greekkallipūgos (used to describe a famous statue of Venus), from kallos‘beauty’ + pūgē‘buttocks’, + -ian
As in: I should have appreciated those firm round mammae and callipygian ass while I had them S2: E9 (13:52).
5. Peccadillos–a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin
As in: In a room this tiny you’ve just got to ignore the little irritants of the other, or you’d go insane…Peccadilloes, cloying habits. S2:E11 (04:58)
6. Cloying—disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment. See above sentence.
7. Pique–to arouse anger or resentment in.
As in. I’m sorry, obviously this has worked you up into some kind of fit of pique. S2:E11 (06:20)
8. Blighted—to infect. Synonyms: infect, wither, shrivel, blast, kill, destroy.
As in: You are an inexplicably cocky imbecile! Your marriage is as blighted as this town and you have no one to blame but yourself!
S2:E11 (17:46)
9. Lothario– a man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his sexual relationships with women.
As in: But sometimes your choices are less suited to a family’s needs, and more suited to a pony-tailed lothario, cruising down the Monte Carlo coast. S3:E3 (01:43)
10. Toggery—Clothes, chiefly British clothing store. Commonly used in 1800’s
As in: I apprenticed costume design under Stan LaCoulier I’m sure he’d agree this toggery is the perfect tribute to the common woman. S3:E3 (10:19)
11. Disabuse—Persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken.
As in: A humble back story will disabuse this man of any notion we’re too patrician. S3:E3 (10:47)
12. Patrician—an aristocrat or nobleman. See Above.
13. Penury– extreme poverty; destitution.
As in: (cockney accent) The truth is that, um…we’ve—we’ve struggled with penury for quite some time now, well just two years ago we were practically ‘omeless. S3:E3 (11:35)
14. Ennui: a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
As in: Exactly, David. You are bored, lethargic, and practically dripping with ennui! S3:E6 (17:08)
15. Bailiwick—one’s sphere of operations or particular area of interest.
As in: Ooh, receptionist work is not my strong suit, that’s more Alexis’ bailiwick. S3:E8 (02:10)
16. Niggling—cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.
As in: Hotel Reviewer: “I was served by an intimidating woman at the front desk with an unrecognizable accent and scary looking attire… Oh that fussy little fucker! After niggling me with relentless demands! S3:E8 (13:48)
17. Odious—extremely unpleasant, repulsive.
As in: Ok, John for you, I will talk to that odious little man and set things straight, and unlike him I will not hide behind the internet! S3:E8 (14:30)
18. Linchpin—a person or thing vital to an enterprise or
organization.
As in: What did I do? Well, I simply channeled someone who cares, but if you insist on referring to me as the linchpin, I’ll take that. S3:E9 (05:02)
19. Feted—honor or entertain (someone) lavishly.
As in: It’s all so unbelievable John. I had forgotten what it was like to be feted…What? I can…hardly hear you John, the cheering and the accolades are drowning out your gentle voice. S3:E9 (08:02)
20. Visage—a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
as in: Sebastien don’t, please, this is my talk now, shoot later look. So, this visage is off-limits for the moment.
S3:E10 (8:07)
21. Mise-en-scéne—the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production. Stage setting, the physical setting of an action (as of a narrative or a motion picture) S3:E10 (09:36)
As in: Today was more about discussing theme, and tone, mise-en-scene. You know, we may have taken a few reference photos, but…
22. Pablum—bland or insipid intellectual fare, entertainment, etc.
As in: Oh, I won’t be pitied, John! Or fed your pacifying Pablum like some kind of soft-headed infant. S3:E11 (11:55)
23. Assuage—make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
As in: You might think, but this particular little tribute was bought by my husband, in an attempt to assuage my ego. S3:E11 (17:49)
24. Winsome—attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
Synonyms: appealing, engaging, charming, winning, attractive, sweet, cute endearing.
As in: David did all this? I can’t believe it. He’s managed to
create, in this town, something truly winsome. I would shop here
John, even without the nagging sense of obligation. S3:12 (14:18)
25. Beneficence—doing good or generous acts.
As in: Unfortunately, my previous engagements preclude me from offering my beneficence around the motel today. S4:E1 (03:50)
26. Bolus—(in medicine) a single dose of a drug or other medicinal preparation given all at once.
As in: Well, why didn’t you just give him the pill? Because David, because I can barely come to terms with the fact that I’ve resorted to hoarding sample packets of a basic headache medicine, let alone reveal it to the world. This is what my life has come to David, killing a man over a complimentary bolus. S4:E1 (11:15)
27. Heuristic—enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
As in: Did you know that rehearsal, it can be the most enlightening and even heuristic exercise? S4:E3 (11:41)
28. Dalliance—casual romantic or sexual relationship.
As in: Do you know who my last target was? John Cougar Mellencamp. But guess who drove me home that night? (“Mr. Rose?”) Yes, you’re right. And that car ride was better than any dark corner dalliance with JCM. S4:E4 (13:40)
29. Scrum—(media scrum) A media scrum is an impromptu press
conference, often held immediately outside an event such as a legislative session or meeting. Scrums play a central role in Canadian politics and also occur in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
As in: …So there’s a reporter outside, asking questions…A reporter? Here? Now…is there a scrum? How many camera crews? S4:E5 (12:09)
30. Cortège—a solemn procession, especially for a funeral.
As in: “Yeah, well I mean, it’s pretty amazing to see how many people care about you. I mean if I died I’d be lucky if 1 person had something nice to say.” Oh , Stevie. Stevie, you have years ahead of you still to collect a cortège of adoring mourners. S4:E5 (19:41)
31. Confabulate—engage in conversation; talk
As in: That’s not fair…Why should I be the only one encumbered with this emotional cargo? Oh, Ronnie, Ronnie, might you and I confabulate for a moment in the back room. S4:E6 (01:28)
32. Reticence—Not revealing one’s thoughts or feeling readily.
As in: David, could you just once embrace joy? Perhaps it’s this nay-saying reticence that caused your past relationships to (fall apart) oxidize. S4:E7 (01:45)
33. Chin-wag—a friendly conversation.
As in: David, blame me. (oh, I do.) Patrick was about to slip away with the signatures when I corralled him into a little lunchtime
chin-wag. S4:E7 (08:08)
34. Spanandry—extreme scarcity of males in a biological population.
As in: Darling, I realize the pickings are slim in this rural spanandry, but you can’t ask council to misuse public funds just so that you can find yourself a new boy toy. S4:E8 (04:23)
35. Glud—(I have no idea)
As in: After a glud of unasinous ideas put forth today, the room is suddenly bombilating with anticipation. S4:E8 (08:23)
36. Unasinous—agreeing in stupidity. From the Latin unus=one and asinus=ass. See 35
37. Bombilating—buzz, or hum. See 35.
38. Pettifogging—placing undue emphasis on petty details.
As in: (So you stole my idea, took it to Council, and claimed it as your own?) Alexis, now is not the time for pettifogging! S4:E9
(17:47)
39. Prestidigitator—one who practices tricks or illusions for entertainment.
As in: The fact that my own world was ripped out from under me, by someone like this prick of a prestidigitator? I should think that would help the court in their quest to make a fair judgement. S4:E11 (14:21)
40. Frippet—A pretty frivolous young woman.
As in: Has the press arrived yet? (Yes, everybody has arrived. Everybody is here just waiting) OH! Don’t start without me you little frippet. You don’t have the media training! S4:E12 (06:05)
