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NEMESIS
PRONUNCIATION: (NEM-uh-suhs)
MEANING: noun:
1. A formidable opponent or an archenemy.
2. A source of harm or ruin.
3. Retributive justice.
ETYMOLOGY: In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the goddess of vengeance. From Greek nemesis (retribution), from nemein (to allot). Ultimately from the Indo-European root nem- (to assign or take), which also gave us number, numb, astronomy, renumerate, and anomie. Earliest documented use: 1542.
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NAMESIS - the appellation of my female sibling
MNEMESIS - helps me remember whom not to fight
NEMESS - Scottish lad's defense against having to clean up his room
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AMAZON
PRONUNCIATION: (AM-uh-zon, -zuhn)
MEANING: noun: A tall, strong, powerful woman.
ETYMOLOGY: In Greek mythology, Amazons were a race of women warriors in Scythia (in modern Russia). One of the labors of Hercules was to obtain the magical girdle from the Amazon queen Hippolyta. Earliest documented use: 1398.
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AMAZONE - physicians' territory
AMPAZON - a truly expert electricienne
AMOZON - what makes that clean fresh smell after an early-morning lightning storm
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MUSE
PRONUNCIATION: (myooz)
MEANING: noun: A source of inspiration.
verb intr.: To be absorbed in thought.
verb tr.: To think or say something thoughtfully.
noun: A state of deep thought.
ETYMOLOGY: For the first noun: In Greek mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses, each of whom presided over an art or science. A museum is, literally speaking, a shrine to the Muses. Earliest documented use: 1390. Some other words related to the Muses are terpsichorean and calliopean.
For the rest: From Old French muser (to meditate, to idle). Earliest documented use: 1500.
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MAUSE - my mother stops for a moment, then continues
MUSET - (mathematics) the one after a Lambda-set
MUSEM - how to keep li'l kids a-grinnin'
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CRAMOISY
PRONUNCIATION: (KRAM-oi-zee, kruh-MOI-)
MEANING: adjective: Of a crimson color.
noun: Crimson cloth.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French cramoisi, from Spanish carmesi, from Arabic qirmizi (of kermes). Earliest documented use: 1423.
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SCRAMOISY - Get outa here, fast! And no need to be quiet about it, either.
CLAMOISY - chowderish
CHAMOISY - like a soft cloth for polishing
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KAPUT or KAPUTT
PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-PUT, -POOT, kah-)
MEANING: adjective: Broken; ruined; finished.
ETYMOLOGY: From German kaputt (broken, ruined), from French être capot (to be without winning a trick in a game of piquet), perhaps from Provençal. Earliest documented use: 1895.
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A.K.A.PUT - another word for a particular risky stock market transaction
KIAPUTT - sound made by a small Rio engine
KAPTUT - disparaging a small hat
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LILAC
PRONUNCIATION: (LY-luhk, -lahk)
MEANING: noun: 1. Pale purple color. 2. Any of various shrubs having violet, pink, or white flowers.
adjective: Of a pale purple color.
ETYMOLOGY: From obsolete French lilac (in Modern French: lilas), from Spanish lilac, from Arabic lilak, from Persian lilak, from Sanskrit nil (blue). Earliest documented use: 1625.
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LI-LACK - cannot tell an untruth
LIL-ARC - small rainbow
LI-BAC - what your dentist tells you just before the tender ministrations begin
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ALEMBIC
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-LEM-bik)
MEANING: noun:
1. An apparatus formerly used in distilling.
2. Something that refines, purifies, or transforms.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old French, from Latin alembicus, from Arabic al-anbiq (the still), from Greek ambix (cup). Earliest documented use: 1405.
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ALAMBIC - without mutton
ALIMBIC - born with phocomelia
ALUMBIC - the back pain is totally gone now
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TALISMAN
PRONUNCIATION: (TAL-is-man, -iz-)
MEANING: noun:
1. An object, such as a stone, believed to have occult powers to keep evil away and bring good fortune to its wearer.
2. Anything that has magical powers and brings miraculous effects.
ETYMOLOGY: From French or Spanish, from Arabic tilasm, from Greek telesma (consecration), from telein (to consecrate or complete), from telos (result). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kwel- (to revolve), which also gave us colony, cult, culture, cycle, cyclone, chakra, collar, col, and accolade. Earliest documented use: 1599.
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TALI-MAN - a banana-counter
TALESMAN - a story-teller (see also TALKSMAN)
ALI'S MAN - Cassius Clay's valet
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SYBARITICPRONUNCIATION: (sib-uh-RIT-ik) MEANING: adjective: Devoted to or relating to luxury and pleasure. ETYMOLOGY: After Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy noted for its wealth, whose residents were notorious for their love of luxury. Earliest documented use: 1619. _______________________________ ASYBARITIC - incapable of feeling pleasure; anhedonic SIBARITIC - pleased not to be an only child SYMBARITIC - a. full of images representing other things; b. like a lion
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DALMATIC
PRONUNCIATION: (dal-MAT-ik)
MEANING: noun: A loose, wide-sleeved outer garment worn by some monarchs at their coronations and by deacons, bishops, etc. in some churches.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old French dalmatique, from Latin dalmatica vestis (Dalmatian garment) since these garments were originally made of Dalmatian wool. Dalmatia is a region along the Adriatic coast of Croatia. That’s also where Dalmatian dogs got their name from. Earliest documented use: 1425.
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ALMATIC - charitable
DEALMATIC - for shoppers reluctant to haggle
DALMAGIC - best-selling book of recipes for Indian food
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