Lovely words found in this week’s WSJ.
bandoneon, n., a type of concertina found in Argentine and Uruguay commonly used for tango music
tendentious, adj., expressing or promoting a particular point of view, especially a controversial one
opprobrium, n., harsh criticism or censure
sepoy, n., an Indian soldier serving under British or European orders; a constable in Southeast Asia
nabob, n., a person of conspicuous wealth or high status; orig. a governor under the Moghul Empire; member of the media, according to Spiro Agnew, for those who remember
apocrypha, n., writings or reports not considered genuine.
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