New and Exciting Words Part III

conflate - blend, mix together diff elements

New and Exciting Words- Part Three

perquisite - fringe benefit. Oftentimes, related to a certain type of employment, e.g. perquisites of the job. (aka perks), form of "non wage compensation". e.g. a perquisite of working in sales is I get to travel to lots of new countries.
headwinds - wind blowing in opposite direction to direction of travel. Bernanke: "The US economy faces considerable headwinds"
cornucopia: "horn of plenty", symbol of abundance
coral necropolis: a place consisting of dead coral skeletons (National Geographic)

New and Exciting Words Part Two!!

promulgate - enforce law by declaration
paroxysm - sudden outburst of emotion or action e.g. a paroxysm of laughter
louvre - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain e.g. louvred sunroof
plaintiff - a person who brings an action in the court of law. "plaintiff" is also known as claimant or complainant. The opposing side is called the defendant
tort - a civil wrong. a common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle
civil law - law that applies to private rights and duties (between individuals) as opposed to criminal matters. In a civil case, the claimant must prove their case "on balance of probabilities"
criminal law - is concerned with social order and protecting the community as a whole. criminal cases must be proved "beyond all reasonable doubt"