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INCUBOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (IN-kyuh-buhs)
MEANING: adjective: Arranged so that each part overlaps the one above it (the reverse of how roof shingles are laid).
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin incubare (to lie upon), from in- (upon) + cubare (to lie). Earliest documented use: 1857. ______________________
ZINCUBOUS - pertaining to Element No. 30
INOCUBOUS - inoculating an ox against anthrax or other diseases
IN-CURB-OUS - how to describe something inside a hollowed-out curbstone
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MOROSE: (muh-ROHS)
MEANING: adjective: Gloomy, sullen, or sour-tempered.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin morosus (peevish), from mos (manner, will). Earliest documented use: 1565. ________________________
MOR USE - repair/recycle rather than replace
MOROUSE - Now get up, and stay up!
MONOSE - singular
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