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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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AUTOGAMY

PRONUNCIATION: (o-TOG-uh-mee)

MEANING: noun: Self-fertilization, for example, of a flower by its own pollen.

ETYMOLOGY: From German Autogamie, coined in 1876 by Austrian botanist Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1831-1898). Earliest documented use: 1877
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AUTOGAME - Road Race, an early videogame from Sega (1976)

AOÛTOGAMY - when a French child has a May birthday (fertilization thus having occurred in August)

ALTOGAMY - impregnating a woman with a low-pitched voice

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COCKY

PRONUNCIATION: (KOK-ee)

MEANING: adjective: Brashly confident.

ETYMOLOGY: From cock, from Old English cocc (rooster). Earliest documented use: 1549.
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CACKY - the cloth (and the color) of a standard Army uniform

CROCKY - infested with large carnivorous aquatic lizards

CDC, KY - the address of the Frankfort office of the federal Communicable Diseases Center, in Kentucky

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NUDIFIDIAN

PRONUNCIATION: (noo-dee-FID-ee-uhn)

MEANING: noun: One who believes that faith alone is sufficient for salvation.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nudus (bare) + fides (faith). Earliest documented use: 1616.
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NIDIFIDIAN - fauna that live in nests

NOD IF INDIAN - incline your head up and down if you come from the Asian subcontinent

BUD, I FIND IAN ! - Costello tells Abbott he's located their Scottish pal

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TITMAN

PRONUNCIATION: (TIT-muhn)

MEANING: noun:
1. The smallest or weakest in a group, such as the runt of a litter.
2. A person of short stature, physically or metaphorically.

ETYMOLOGY: From tit (any of various small birds), short for titmouse + man. Earliest documented use: 1807.
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TINTMAN - an amateur cosmetician

TIPMAN - the pool hall employee in charge of the cues

TILTMAN - a habitual cheater at Pinball machines

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PUSSIVANT

PRONUNCIATION: (POOS-uh-vant)

MEANING: verb intr.: To meddle, fuss, to move around busily.

ETYMOLOGY: Apparently a variant of pursuivant (follower), from French poursuivant (pursuer). Earliest documented use: 1882.
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PUSS SAVANT - the Marquis of Carabas, a wise cat (even if not in boots)

PUSS: I CAN'T - when you try to housebreak a feline and it won't cooperate

PURSIVANT - a junior Officer at Arms who can't spell

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MIMETIC

PRONUNCIATION: (mi/muh/my-MET-ik)

MEANING: adjective: Copying the behavior, appearance, or characteristics of others.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek mimetikos (imitation), from mimesis, from mimeisthai (to imitate). Earliest documented use: 1632.
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MIMETRIC - a musician who speaks of Pounds and Fluid Ounces rather than Meters or Liters

MAMETIC- my unconventional Auntie has an odd twitch here and there

MIWETIC - in need of a dry diaper

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