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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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