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AGNOIOLOGY
PRONUNCIATION: (ag-noi-OL-uh-jee)
MEANING: noun: The study of ignorance or the investigation of the unknowable.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek a- (not) + gnosis (knowledge). Earliest documented use: 1854. ______________________________
AGNOSIOLOGY - The study of neurologic deficits pertaining to the loss of ability to interpret sensory input. (An example would be not recognizing a banana by sight, while the capacity to do so by feel or scent or taste is preserved.)
ANNOIOLOGY - knowing all the right buttons to push
AgNIO: LOGY - How should you expect to feel after taking Silver Nitro-Iodo-Oxide?
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ITEROPAROUS
PRONUNCIATION: (IT-uh-ro-PAR-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Reproducing multiple times in one’s lifetime.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin iterum (again) + -parous (producing). Earliest documented use: 1954. _____________________
ITEROPARLOUS - saying the same thing over and over and over again
INTEROPAROUS - describing the time between productions at La Scala or the Met
AITEROPAROUS - hatching on an island (some turtles reproduce this way)
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MELANISM
PRONUNCIATION: (MEL-uh-niz-uhm)
MEANING: noun: An inherited overproduction of melanin leading to unusually dark coloration.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek melano- (black). Earliest documented use: 1842. ________________________________
MEANISM - 2) espousing "the 'middle' is the sum of all the amounts, divided by the number of samples" - i.e. enhancing the effect of extreme outliers
MEANISM - 3) having an exaggerated tendency to explain everything
MELONISM - worship of Cantaoupe and Honeydew and Casaba; an offshoot of the cult of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
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FULVOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (FUHL-vuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Tawny; brownish-yellow or orange.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fulvus, from flavus (yellow). Earliest documented use: 1664. ________________________________
FULOVOUS - egocentric
FOUL, VOUS! - the French referee just gave him a red card
FUELVOUS - soaked in kerosene
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FESTUCINE
PRONUNCIATION: (FES-tyuh-syn/seen)
MEANING: adjective: Of a pale yellow or straw-like color.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin festuca (stalk, straw). Earliest documented use: 1646. _______________________________
FEST-AU-CINÉ - when they take movies at the party
FeS-LUCINE - a nutritional supplement containing insoluble iron sufide and an amino acid
FESTUCIDE - the elimination of all festu
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SPADICEOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (spay/spuh-DISH-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: 1. Of a reddish-brown color. 2. Relating to a spadix, the floral spike usually enclosed in a spathe.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin spadix (a torn-off palm branch and its fruit), from Greek spadix (a torn-off frond). Earliest documented use: 1646. ______________________
SPALDICEOUS - like a pink rubber ball
SOPADICEOUS - soupy, in Mexico City
iPADICEOUS - like a handhold multi-purpose electronic device, more than a Palm Pilot and even a smartphone, but less than a laptop computer
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VERDAZURINE
PRONUNCIATION: (vuhrd-AZH-uh-reen)
MEANING: adjective: Bluish-green; sea-green.
ETYMOLOGY: From Italian verdazzurro (sea-green), from verde (green) + azzurro (blue). Earliest documented use: 1681. ___________________________________
VEND AZ URINE - when you live in Tucson you can sell your pee
G.E.R.D. AZURINE - a form of GI disease which necessitates that you avoid foods that are blue
VERDAZU RITE - what people do in a Verdizu Rink (see above)
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VERSICOLORED
PRONUNCIATION: (VUHR-si-kuhl-uhrd)
MEANING: adjective: 1. Having many colors; variegated. 2. Having a color that changes in appearance; iridescent.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vertere (to turn) + color. Earliest documented use: 1721. _____________________________
VERTICOLORED - all the pigments go straight up and down
VERBICOLOR-RED - language that's very salty (rated R)
VESSICOLORED - having such thin skin that you can see the arteries and veins right through it
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