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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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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 _____________________________
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. _______________________________
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. ___________________________
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. ___________________________
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. ______________________________
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. _____________________________
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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