ERNST - sincere
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06/28/25 06:39 PM
ERST
PRONUNCIATION: (uhrst)
MEANING: adverb: Formerly: in the past.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English ǣrest (first), superlative of ǣr (early). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ayer- (day, morning), which also gave us early and ere. Earliest documented use: before 1150. The word is more commonly found in the adjective form erstwhile. _______________________________
ERAST - rubbed out
ERSAT - one fake (several would be "ersatz")
'EREST - what G-d do on the seventh day
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OLEAL - fatty
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06/28/25 06:30 PM
LEAL
PRONUNCIATION: (leel)
MEANING: adjective: Loyal; honest; true.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old French leel, from Latin legalis (legal), from lex (law). Earliest documented use: 1300. __________________________
ALEAL - alternate forms of the same gene leading to different external manifestations of a trait
LEIAL - like the Princess of Alderaan (Surprise! Not of Naboo!)
LEIAL - 2) like a floral necklace
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KERI - operatic Soprano from New Zealand
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06/28/25 06:19 PM
KERF
PRONUNCIATION: (kuhrf)
MEANING: noun:nn1. A cut, notch, slit, etc. made by a cutting tool. 2. The width of such a cut.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English cyrf (a cutting). Earliest documented use: before 1150. _________________________________
PERF - short for perforations, where Toilet Paper tears. Or doesn't.
SKERF - a head covering worn by the orthographically challenged
SERF - where a seashore-dwelling feudal peasant plays in the waves
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OIK - Three Stooges word meaning "Gotcha!"
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06/28/25 06:01 PM
OIK
PRONUNCIATION: (oik)
MEANING: noun: A person perceived as uncouth, unpleasant, and of lower social standing.
ETYMOLOGY: Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1917. Also see chav and yob. _______________________
WOIK - Brooklynese for "Services performed to earn money"
ONIK - a singular semi-precious stone, black with white stripes, traditionally the birthstone for July
OK,IK - shorthand for "We're both doin' all right"
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VIL'N - a high-pitched stringed instrument
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06/28/25 05:43 PM
VULN
PRONUNCIATION: (vuhln)
MEANING: noun: Vulnerability: susceptibility to attack, injury, or temptation. verb tr.: To wound.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vulnerare (to wound), from vulnus (wound). Earliest documented use: verb: 1583, noun: unknown. ______________________________
VILN - a city in Lithuania
V-ULNA - an uncommon deformity of the funnybone, in the lower arm
AVULN - home of King Arthur and the Nuts of the Round Table
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