{"id":2196,"date":"2011-07-18T00:04:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T05:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattangre.com\/blog\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2019-08-30T16:49:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:49:23","slug":"popvocab-fawnography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/blog\/popvocab-fawnography\/","title":{"rendered":"PopVocab: Daniel Craig and “Fawnography”"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Daily Mail<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"fawnography\"<\/p>\n

This article about the very important wedding of Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz — and the partners they left behind, including esrtwhile<\/a> inamorata<\/a> Satsuki Mitchell — contained some interesting vocabulary words.<\/p>\n

Razzmatazz<\/a> is “a flashy action or display intended to bewilder, confuse, or deceive; Ambiguous or evasive language; double talk; Ebullient energy; vim.”<\/p>\n

(Read an entire post about “vim” here<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

Myriad<\/a> means “constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable.” You can use it as an adjective or a noun, as in, “I have learned myriad GRE words!” or “I need to learn a myriad of these freaking GRE words!”<\/p>\n

(For more words for “a lot,” see the post A Plethora of Words for a Plethora<\/A>).<\/p>\n

Minutiae<\/em> is the plural of minutia<\/a>, “a small or trivial detail.”<\/p>\n

Other words for a small amount include iota<\/a> and modicum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, fawnography<\/em> isn’t exactly a word in the sense that it isn’t in dictionaries, but a person with a robust vocabulary should certainly understand that fawning<\/a> is exhibiting affection or attempting to please (especially in a dog-like way), or seeking favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior. So, a fawnography<\/i> is like a “sucking-up” biography.<\/p>\n

Manhattan Prep’s blog is written by one of our real-live GRE instructors. She teaches in New York. To learn about Manhattan Prep’s classes, go here<\/a>. To suggest a word or topic for the blog, email jen@manhattanprep.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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