8 June 2019

• Surmise: Suppose that something is true without having evidence to prove it
• The Democrats' outrage has been further fueled by the suspicion that behind the president's uncritical embrace of the Saudis are his hopes for personal enrichment from the relationship-a reasonable surmise in light of the Saudi habit of booking entire floors of his Washington hotel when delegations come to town. (Steven Simon; Daniel Benjamin) 

5 May 2019

• Apotheosis: The elevation of someone to divine status. 
• For his apotheosis speaks of a crisis that is at least as deep as the one signified by Donald Trump's unexpected leadership of the free world. (Pankaj Mishra) 
• Egghead: A highly academic or studious person; an intellectual.
• Peterson may seem latest in the long line of eggheads pretentiously but harmlessly romancing the noble savage. (Pankaj Mishra). 
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