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Niceitate- to ingurgitate with accuracy and precision

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AFFECTIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-FEK-shuhs)

MEANING: adjective: Affectionate or cordial.

ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin afficere (to affect or influence). Earliest documented use: 1580.

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AFFECTUOUS - laden with projected emotional meaning

OAFFECTIOUS - replete with contagious stupidity

AFFICTIOUS - made up out of whole cloth

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CAMELIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-MEE-lee-uhs)

MEANING: adjective: Relating to the camel or its hump.

ETYMOLOGY: From camel, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamelos. Ultimately from the Semitic root gml (camel), which also gave us jamal and gamal, the Arabic and Hebrew words for camel. Earliest documented use: 1902.

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CAMELLIOUS - flowery

CAMERIOUS - eidetic; exact in every detail

SCAMELIOUS - deceptive

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ADVENTIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (ad-VEN-shuhs)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Coming from outside: not inherent or native.
2. Happening by chance.
3. Appearing in an unusual or abnormal place.

ETYMOLOGY: A variant spelling of adventitious, from Latin adventicius (coming from without), from advenire (to arrive), from ad- (toward) + venire (to come). Earliest documented use: 1633.

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AVENTIOUS - without a window

ADVERTIOUS - unfavorable

ADVENTIONS - national meetings of marketing professionals

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Odvontooos- Oh, the places you'll go!

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BADVENTIOUS - tending to overheat; hard to breathe

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Rajestious- howling laughter, king's jester full of jokes

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MAJESTIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (muh-JUHS-shus)

MEANING: adjective: Impressive in a dignified or inspiring manner; stately; grand.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin major (greater), comparative of magnus (large). Ultimately from the Indo-European root meg- (great), which also gave us magnificent, maharajah, mahatma, master, mayor, maestro, magnate, magistrate, maximum, magnify, hermetic, magisterial, magnanimous, magnifico, mahatma, megalopolis, and mickle. Earliest documented use: 1685.

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MATESTIOUS - studying very hard to pass the examen for entry into the lycée

PAJESTIOUS - the father of all jongleurs

TAJESTIOUS - see here

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Quodliberal- education which one deems non-technical, broad ranging

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QUODLIBETAL

PRONUNCIATION: (kwod-LIB-uh-tuhl)

MEANING: adjective: Relating to a question or topic for debate or discussion.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin quodlibetum, from Latin quod (what) + libet (it pleases), meaning “whatever pleases”. Earlier the term referred to a mock exercise in discussion or debate. Earliest documented use: 1581.

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QUIDLIBETAL - a Member of Parliament who is quite free with spending other peoople's money

QUODLOBETAL - pneumonia that doesn't care which part of your lung it infects

DUODLIBETAL - feed your ulcer anything you like

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