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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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ARCADIA
PRONUNCIATION: (ahr-KAY-dee-uh)
MEANING: noun: A region that is idyllic, pastoral: simple, peaceful.
ETYMOLOGY: After Arcadia, a region of ancient Greece whose residents were believed to have led quiet, unsophisticated lives of peace and happiness. Earliest documented use: 1847.
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BARCADIA - the land where everything is marked with a UPC code (see also ARCODIA)
ARC ASIA - the angle whose sine is Asia
ORCADIA - the homeland of warrior monsters
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BABYLONIAN
PRONUNCIATION: (bab-uh-LOH-nee-uhn)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Relating to Babylon or Babylonia.
2. Splendidly luxurious.
3. Decadent or corrupt.
ETYMOLOGY: After Babylon, an ancient Mesopotamian city in what is now Iraq, famed for opulence and grandeur. Babylon was the capital of Babylonia and is associated in classical accounts with the Hanging Gardens, though their historicity remains uncertain. Earliest documented use: 1534.
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BABELONIAN - someone whose language is unintelligible to anyone else
BANYLONIAN - like a heavy synthetic cloth made of Banlon and Nylon, made into a large French suitcase
BABYLON: "I CAN!" - Headline in response to "You can't just impose laws like that, or hang gardens from the air!"
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LAODICEANISM
PRONUNCIATION: (lay-ah-DIS-ee-uh-niz-uhm)
MEANING: noun: Indifference or lukewarmness, especially in matters of
religion or politics.
ETYMOLOGY: After Laodicea, a city in Asia Minor (now near Denizli, Turkey),
whose Christians are rebuked in Revelation for being “lukewarm” (Rev. 3:15-16).
Earliest documented use: 1774.
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LAO DICE AGISM - you can't shoot craps here in Vientiane, old man
LAO OCEANISM - even among the Hmong a contradiction in terms,
Laos being the only land-locked country in Southeast Asia
MAO, DI, CLEAN IBM - former Chinese and UK influencers to restructure U.S. computer manufacturer
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BABYLONIUM - an ancient building material used in the construction of the Tower of Babel
BATHYIONIAN - Greek diver
BARYTONIAN - like the sound of the baryton in Haydn's trios
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ARCADIANA - pastoral odes, eclogues etc
ARCADIAN I - Strephon in Iolanthe ("A shepherd I...")
ARICADIA - mass-produced souvenirs sold in Arica, Chile
BARRICADIA - Classics students' facetious plural of 'barricade'
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LAOTIANISM - a school of Oriental philosophy
LAYDEACONISM - a feature of some nonconformist sects
LOWDICTIONISM - the literary use of vernacular speech
LUDICRANISM - theatre of the absurd
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