gerrymander
to redraw electoral district boundaries to help one party win
Episode vocabulary
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert S3E166: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 166ComedyTalk
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uncivil
rude and not polite
feckless
lacking energy, purpose, or the ability to act effectively
prompter
a person who gives cues to an actor or speaker
sycophant
someone who flatters a powerful person to get an advantage
gleeful
very happy and full of excitement
slaveholder
a person who owns enslaved people
pander
to try to please people in order to gain support, often in a dishonest way
villainy
evil or criminal behavior
backwoods
a remote, rural area far from towns and cities
lamentation
an expression of deep sadness or grief
gratuitous
unnecessary and without good reason
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docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
columbine
a garden plant with delicate, spurred flowers
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
twittering
the soft, repeated sound birds make
civility
polite and respectful behavior or speech
croquet
a game played on grass with mallets and balls
unseat
to remove someone from a position of power or office
millennial
relating to the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s
hater
a person who regularly posts angry or negative comments online
lactose
a sugar found in milk
stringent
very strict and exact, especially about rules or requirements
poncho
a loose piece of clothing that hangs over the shoulders and covers the body