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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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POROSE
PRONUNCIATION: (por-OHS)
MEANING: adjective: Having pores.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin porosus, from Latin porus (pore). Earliest documented use: 1400. __________________________
SPOROSE - reproducing like ferns or mushrooms
PRO ROSE - 1. the boxer was knocked down but he got up again; 2. the professional riveter
PYROSE - fiery
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PERFUSION
PRONUNCIATION: (puhr-FYOO-zhuhn)
MEANING: noun: 1. The spreading of a liquid, color, light, aroma, etc. 2. The passage of a fluid through an organ or tissue, for example, to supply nutrients or oxygen.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin perfundere (to drench), from per- (through) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1574. _________________________
PERIFUSION - Iolanthe and Tinkerbell merge
PEARFUSION - grafting a pear-tree bole onto apple-tree stock
PERUSION - reading
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PROFUSION
PRONUNCIATION: (pruh-FYOO-zhuhn)
MEANING: noun: 1. Extravagance. 2. A large quantity or abundance.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin profundere (to pour forth), from pro- (forth) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1545. ___________________________
PROFUSION - in favor of using the reaction Deuterium-->Helium as a source of clean energy
PROFUSICON - a 3-D printer which simplifies the rapid production of religious symbols
OROFUSION - the ultimate surgical treatment for morbid obesity: sewing the lips together
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