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FANATOPHOBIA - fear of extremists
SANATOPHOBIA - fear of medical treatment
LANATOPHOBIA - fear of woollen textures
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EVANGELICAL
PRONUNCIATION: (ee-van-JEL-i-kuhl)
MEANING: adjective: 1. extremely enthusiastic about a cause. 2. Relating to Christian churches emphasizing the Bible’s authority and a personal relationship with Jesus. noun: A member of an evangelical church.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin evangelicus, from Greek euangélion (good news), from eu- (good) + angelos (messenger). Earliest documented use: 1527. __________________________
EXANGELICAL - Satanic
E. V. ANGERICAL - his Prius notwithstanding he's given to road rage
EVANGELICAR - Billy Graham's private Rolls-Royce
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EPIPHANY
PRONUNCIATION: (i-PIF-uh-nee)
MEANING: noun: A sudden insight, understanding, or realization.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek epi- (upon) + -phany (showing). Earliest documented use: 1350. __________________________
I.E.P.-IPHANY - a insightful flash of realization of just what this kid's Individual Education Plan should include
EPIPHANT - a parasite who lives on Babar (or some other pachyderm)
EPIPHONY - this generic Adrenalin™ is really just saline
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SACRIFICIAL LAMB
PRONUNCIATION: (sak-ruh-FISH-uhl lam)
MEANING: noun: Someone or something blamed or sent to their doom in order to spare others.
ETYMOLOGY: From sacrifice, from Latin sacer (holy) + facere (to make) + lamb, from Old English lamb. Earliest documented use: 1834. ____________________________
SACRIFICIAL LAMP - a light left burning for 24 hours after the death of someone who has lost their life to ave others
SACRIFICIAL LIMB - gnawing off a leg to escape from a trap
SACRIFINIAL LAMB - a pointed spike on the roof of a public building on which to impale animals in an attempt to appease the gods
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PAROCHIAL
PRONUNCIATION: (puh-ROH-kee-uhl)
MEANING: adjective: 1. Having a narrow outlook or scope. 2. Relating to a parish.
ETYMOLOGY: From Anglo-French parochial, from Latin parochia (parish), from Greek paroikos (neighbor). Ultimately from the Indo-European root weik- (clan), which also gave us vicinity, village, villa, and villain (originally, a villain was a farm servant, one who lived in a villa or a country house), ecumenical, and ekistics. Earliest documented use: 1425. _____________________________________
PAROCHIAL - within the walls (e.g. "parochial hours" when women are permitted to enter an all-men's college dormitory)
PYRO-CHIAL - relating to a slow-motion, low-contact Chinese martial art involving defense via fire
PRO-CHIAL - in favor of a vital force; one's good health requires that it flow unimpeded
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JUDGEMENT DAY
PRONUNCIATION: (JUHJ-muhnt day)
MEANING:n. noun: 1. A time when one is evaluated, especially for their actions. 2. In some religious traditions, the day when the world ends and God judges people, sending them to heaven or hell.
ETYMOLOGY: From judgment, from Latin judicare (to judge) + day, from Old English dæg. Earliest documented use: 1544. _______________________
JUDGE-MEANT DAY - when the court-appointed attorney explains the judge's decision to you
JUDGEMENT: DRY - when it's safe to take the laundry out of the machine and fold it
JUDGE-MELT DAY - the Wicked Judge of the West disappeared when Dorothy doused him with a bucket of water
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CORROBOREE
PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-ROB-uh-ree)
MEANING: noun: 1. A meeting. 2. A large or noisy gathering or celebration. 3. A tumult.
ETYMOLOGY: From Dharug garabara (a style of dancing). Dharug is an Australian Aboriginal language. Earliest documented use: 1811. __________________________
CORROSOREE - something that is eaten away
ZORROBOREE - shop where Don Diego de la Vega (a.k.a. Zorro) gets his cape
COPRO-BOREE - one who is tired of sophomoric bathroom jokes
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MONOMACHY
PRONUNCIATION: (muh-NOM-uh-kee)
MEANING: noun: A fight between two people or forces.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek mono- (one) + -machy (battle). Earliest documented use: 1582. _________________________
MANOMACHY - hand-to-hand combat
MONO-TACHY - having only one speed: "Fast" !
MONO-MACY - the department store on 34th Street is unique
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VERISIMILAR
PRONUNCIATION: (ver-uh-SIM-uh-luhr)
MEANING: adjective: Having the appearance of truth or reality.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin verum (truth) + similis (like). Earliest documented use: 1681. The noun form is verisimilitude. _____________________
PERISIMILAR - having a same-shaped border
VERI-SUMILAR - the arithmetic's been checked
EVERISIMILAR - always the same, in all respects
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POLYSTYLE
PRONUNCIATION: (POL-ee-styl)
MEANING: adjective: Having many columns. noun: A structure having many columns.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek poly- (many) + -style (column). Earliest documented use: 1736. __________________________
POLYSTYLE - having many connections between stigma and ovary
POKY STYLE - habitually sluggish
POLY-STYLO - a French pen that writes in many colors
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