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DESISTANCE
PRONUNCIATION: (di-SIS/ZIS-tuhns)
MEANING: noun: The act of ceasing a behavior, particularly one considered harmful or unwanted.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old French desister (to withdraw), from Latin desistere (to leave off), from de- (off) + sistere (to stop, stand still). Earliest documented use: 1632. _________________________
DEDISTANCE - to remove a prior standing away from, politically or psychlogically
DESI'S DANCE - how Lucille Ball's husband honored his Muse, Terpsichore
D.E.S. INSTANCE - di-ethyl-stilbesterol babies are an example of the reason we need post-marketing FDA oversight
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COLANDER or CULLENDER
PRONUNCIATION: (KUH/KAH-luhn-duhr)
MEANING: noun: A utensil with perforations, used for straining or draining foods.
ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin colare (to strain). Earliest documented use: 1450. ________________________________
CUL-ENDER - anus (same word in French as in English)
COLA AND ER - too much soda'll land you in the Emergency Room
SCULL-ENDER - an unexpected rock close to the surface of the regatta course
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PROSCRIPTION
PRONUNCIATION: (pro-SKRIP-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: A prohibition or the act of prohibiting, particularly one imposed by law.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin proscribere (to publish in writing, to name someone as outlawed), from pro- (front) + scribere (write). Earliest documented use: 1387. ________________________
PROS CRYPTION - big shots trading Bitcoin
PYROSCRIPTION - therapeutic arson
PRO SCRIPT ICON - renowned choreographer of wrestling matches
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BENISON
PRONUNCIATION: (BEN-uh-zuhn/suhn)
MEANING: noun: A blessing; a benediction.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old French beneison, from Latin benedicere (to bless), from bene (well) + dicere (to say). Earliest documented use: 1300. ___________________________
BEN'S SON - Adam or Hoss or Little Joe Cartwright
BERI SON - a new strain of thiamine deficiency disease, only half as deadly as the original
BAN IS ON - they just started enforcing the taboo
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