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#106271 06/22/03 03:53 PM
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smithereens
atavism - I used to confuse this with:
avatar
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5Sans avatara < ava3, down + base of tarati, (he) crosses over: see TERM6
1 Hinduism a god‘s coming down in bodily form to the earth; incarnation of a god
2 any incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or concept in a person

lapidary
palliate
billingsgate
truckle
captious
eviscerate
intumesce - what Viagra promises
titivate I’ve also seen “titravate” meaning to make a minor adjustment in a contrivance
cephalic
labile
asseverate
bravura
conniption
indite - not to be confused with “indict = initiate criminal prosecution”
perspicuous - reminds me of Brit “perspex = plexiglass”
scrivener - hard to imagine now men having occupation of copying legal documents
apocrypha
chirography - the specialty of the scrivener
literatim - the way the scrivers copied
amanuensis - some willing to take down things that come up unexpectedly
bailiwick
inveigh
rapine
conterminous
indwell
personate
internecine















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