ax Schumaker’s. The "bastardization" of something is the degrading or lowering of it. A "resignation" is the formal act of quitting or withdrawing from a job. Do you want to be an angry prophet denouncing the hypocrisies of our times? "To denounce" something is to speak out against it. Yes, then grab it! "To grab" something is to physically seize or hold it, though here it simply means to take advantage of the situation. There is some kind of corporate maneuvering going on. In this case, a good expression referring to the struggle for power within the company, and between the divisions of the company. Hackett is clearly forcing a confrontation. A "confrontation" is a fight, battle or struggle. I suspect that CCA will be upset at Hackett’s presumptuousness. If someone is "presumptuous," they arrogantly assume that they can do or say things that they really should not. The initial response to the new Howard Beale show was not auspicatory. This word is never used, though "auspicious" means positive, in the sense that it suggests good things will happen in the future. Monday’s rating dropped a point, clearly suggesting that the novelty was wearing off. The "novelty" of something is the interest it generates simply because it is new and different. If it "wears off," it begins to get weaker. Diana sets out to seduce Max, but she can’t convince him to let Howard be America’s new and angry modern day prophet. Did you know that there are a number of psychics that are working as licensed brokers on Wall Street? A "psychic" is a person who claims that they can predict the future. A Wall Street "broker" buys and sells stocks in various companies. Some counsel their clients by use of tarot cards. "To counsel" a person is to advise them. "Tarot cards" are special playing cards supposedly used by psychics to predict a person’s future. They’re all pretty successful….even in a bear market and selling short. A "bear market" is one in which the stock market goes down, and is the opposite of a bull market. "To sell short" means to invest in a way that you make money if the company stock goes down. If her tips were any good, she could wreck the market. A "tip" is a small piece of helpful information. "To wreck" something is to completely destroy it. She said she was occasionally prescient. A person who is "prescient" can predict the future. "I just had a fleeting vision of you sitting in an office with a craggy middle aged man, with whom you are or will be emotionally involved." A "fleeting vision" is a visual image that lasts only a few seconds. A person who is "craggy" is often upset and in a bad or sour mood. This one operates on parapsychology. The use of such things as mind reading, fortune telling and other powers th
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