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ANADEM
PRONUNCIATION: (AN-uh-dem)
MEANING: noun: A wreath or garland for the head.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin anadema (wreath, headband), from Greek anadema, from anadein (to wreathe, bind up), from ana- (back, up) + dein (to bind). Earliest documented use: 1598.
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CANADEM - a US expatriate who doesn't like the current US administration
ANALEM' - an abbreviated somewhat disdtrted figure-of-eight centered on the equator of a globe, charting the path of the noonday sun over the course of a year
ACADEM - a House of Learning
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CHORIZONT
PRONUNCIATION: (KOR-i-zont)
MEANING: noun: One who disputes the authorship of a work.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek khorizo (to separate). Earliest documented use: 1868.
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HORIZONT - parallel to the line between sea and sky
CHORIONT - an organism having a liquid-filled sac in which its embryo floats
THORIZONT - a citizen of Asgard who can trace his roots back to the Thunder God
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SUSURRATION
PRONUNCIATION: (soo-suh-RAY-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: A soft, low sound, such as a rustling, whispering, or murmuring.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin susurrare (to whisper or hum), from susurrus (a murmur or whisper), of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: before 1425.
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SUS-ORRATION - a discourse given in the southern United States on the cotton- and slave-based economy
SUN/SURFATION - ditto in Florida, Southern California, and Hawaii for the leisure economy
CUSSRRATION - a limited number of imprecations
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TEMULENT
PRONUNCIATION: (TEM-yuh-luhnt)
MEANING: adjective: Drunk; intoxicated.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin temetum (intoxicating drink) + -ulentus (full of). Earliest documented use: 1629.
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TEMULENE - a cyclic hydrcarbon with the empirical formula C6H6CH3
THEMULENT - the ones you temporarily entrusted to the care of someone else
ITEMULENT - singlar of THEMULENT
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TREPIDANT
PRONUNCIATION: (TREP-i-duhnt)
MEANING: adjective: Timid, apprehensive, or trembling with fear.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin trepidare (to hurry or be alarmed). Earliest documented use: 1891.
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TREPEDANT - three-footed
STREPIDANT - infected with round, gram-Positive microorganisms
TREPIDON'T - declining to tackle even an only-moderately-risky challenge
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VISCID
PRONUNCIATION: (VIS-id)
MEANING: adjective: Sticky; glutinous; slimy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin viscidus (sticky), from viscum (birdlime, mistletoe). Earliest documented use: 1635.
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MISC ID - miscellaneous form of identification
VIZ., CID - that is to say, the Criminal Investigation Division
VISAID - a brand of corrective lenses
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PULCHRITUDINOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (puhl-kri-TOOD/TYOOD-uh-nuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Physically beautiful; comely.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pulchritudo (beauty), from pulcher (beautiful). Earliest documented use: 1706.
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PULCHRISTUDIOUS - like a connoisseur of feminine beauty
MULCHRITUDINOUS - applying a layer of protective material around the base of a plant, to protect against dehydration or other hazards
PUL-CHARIOTUDINOUS - describing the motive power of a two-wheeled Roman racing vehicle
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PSITHURISM
PRONUNCIATION: (SITH-yuh-riz-uhm)
MEANING: noun: A rustling or whispering sound, especially of leaves in the wind.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek psithurizein (to whisper), from psithuros (whispering, slanderous). Earliest documented use: 1848.
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SITH URISM - the masters of the Dark Side of the Force were the power behind the ancient Sumerian city
PSI TOURISM - using teleportation and telekinesis to see the sights more efficiently
P.S., IT HUBRIS, M? - Oh, and by the way, don't you think you're being just a bit too cocky?
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VINOLENT
PRONUNCIATION: (VAI-nuh-luhnt)
MEANING: adjective: Drunken with wine; given to drinking wine to excess.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vinolentus (full of or drunk with wine), from vinum (wine) + -ulent (full of). Earliest documented use: 1384.
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VINYLENT - plasticized
VINOCENT - a penny for a dram of wine
VI: NO LET - Clause Six: Sub-leasing is not permitted
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TIMORSOME
PRONUNCIATION: (TIM-uhr-suhm)
MEANING: adjective: Timid; easily frightened.
ETYMOLOGY: From timorous + -some; timorous is ultimately from Latin timor (fear), from timere (to fear). Earliest documented use: c. 1600.
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TIMORDOME- a football arena in Micronesia in the south Pacific
TIMERDOME - igloo-shaped structure covering of the relay system
TIMORDAME - Bloody Mary is the / Girl I Love
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LENTOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (LEN-tuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Sticky; viscous.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lentus (sticky, viscous, tenacious; also slow). Earliest documented use: 1646.
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LENTOLUS - a very small loan
DENTOUS - toothy
ILE’И’TOUS - a store where you can buy an island and any accessory you want
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FORMOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (FOR-muhs)
MEANING: adjective: Beautiful.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin formosus (beautiful, handsome), from forma (form, shape, beauty). Earliest documented use: c. 1450.
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FARMOUS - belonging to Old Macdonald
'NORMOUS - ‘uge
FIORMOUS - flowery
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CARROLLIAN
PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-ROH-lee-uhn)
MEANING: adjective: Fanciful, absurd, logic-twisting, or playfully nonsensical.
ETYMOLOGY: After Lewis Carroll, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Earliest documented use: 1907.
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CARROLLON - a set of silly bells, typically a huge xylophone in a church steeple
CAR-ROLLIN' - a contest where daredevils try to make their automobiles swerve so violently that they turn upside down
COR, ROLL IAN - I guess there's nothin' to do except see if Ian has anythin' worth stealin'
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