pasquinade \'pass-kwih-NADE\ - 1. a lampoon posted in a public place 2. satirical writing : satire
I suppose I shouldn't feel bad when the linguists have to look up a word, too. This post is one of the best I've seen on this blog, which I read from time to time when a headline catches my eye. I wanted to go with a NOD ending to the pronunciation.ressentiment \rih-'sahn-tee-MAHⁿ\ (am more than a little curious how that last letter of the pronunciation shows up on the blog) - deep-seated resentment, frustration, and hostility accompanied by a sense of being powerless to express these feelings directly
The same blog post led me to this word (lifted from the same article as the previous one). Perhaps it has been found less lookup-worthy because its meaning is more intuitive, even in the absence of context, although it probably isn't obvious to the reader that we should be using a French pronunciation.One final observation: Charles Cooke is obviously writing opinions for a more highfalutin audience than I comprise. I guess I feel a little relieved that I didn't have to look up ignominious.
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