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EPHEMERAL
PRONUNCIATION: (i-FEM-uh-ruhl)
MEANING: adjective: Lasting a very short time; transitory. noun: Anything short-lived.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ephemeros (short-lived), from epi- (upon) + hemera (day). Earliest documented use: 1576. ____________________________
PHEMERAL - pertaining to the upper-leg bone
e-pH EMERALD - a highly acidic green jewel, with a log-hydrogen-ion concentration of -2.718281828...
EPHEMERAW - I know it hurts now, but it'll be better by tomorrow
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CERACEOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (suh-RAY-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Waxy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin cera (wax) + -aceous (resembling or relating to). Earliest documented use: 1768. __________________________
ACERACEOUS - sharp, barbed
CELACEOUS - titillating, suggestive
CERVACEOUS - beery
[not to mention the homophone "Serratious" - pertaining to a bacterium of the genus Serratia]
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HEBDOMADAL
PRONUNCIATION: (heb-DOM-uh-duhl)
MEANING: adjective: Weekly.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin hebdomas, from Greek hepta (seven). Earliest documented use: 1612. ______________________
HEBDO-MEDAL - like Mark Spitz (winning seven Olympic events)
HEBDONADAL - seven championship tennis players
HEBDOMANAL - pertaining to the digestive viscera
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PISCINE
PRONUNCIATION: (PY-seen, PIS-ayn)
MEANING: adjective: Fishy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin piscis (fish). Earliest documented use: 1670.
[and of course there is Pisces, the astrological sign, the fish] ____________________________
PICCINE - Italian opera composer , viz. La Bohême and others
VISCINE - eyedrops
PA'S CINE - your father's movie
APIS-CINE - slow-motion film about bees
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ODONTALGIA
PRONUNCIATION: (oh-don-TAL-juh -jee-uh)
MEANING: noun: Toothache.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek odont- (tooth) + -algia (pain). Earliest documented use: 1706. ______________________________
O, DONUT-ALGIA - pain in the jaw from too many sweeets
ADONTALGIA - phantom pain in the jaw even after the dentist pulls your infected tooth
ODONTAL, GA - Georgia branch office of a Mexican dentist
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ABLIGURITION
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-blig-yoo-RISH-uhn)
MEANING: noun: Extravagance, especially in matters of food and drink.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin abligurire (to squander on delicacies), from ab- (away) + ligurire (to be dainty), from lingere (to lick). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leigh- (lick), which also gave us linctus, lichen (apparently from the way it licks its way around a surface), lecher, and cunnilingus. Earliest documented use: 1724. _______________________________
OBLIGURITION - under contract to become pregnant
ABL-IG-UTRITION - fulfilling the Inspector General's criteria for supporting an organism with food
ABO-LIGURITION - hooking other antigens onto the main blood groups
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NUDUM PACTUM
PRONUNCIATION: (NOO/NYOO-duhm PAK-tuhm)
MEANING: noun: An unenforceable contract, one that’s void because of lack of consideration (something of value promised in exchange).
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nudus (bare) + pactum (pact). Earliest documented use: 1603. _____________________________
NUNDUM PACTUM - a contract in a convent
NUDUM PICTUM - produce gathered by unclad farmers
NUDUM PARTUM - naked as a newborn babe
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TITUBATION
PRONUNCIATION: (tich-uh-BAY-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: 1. Unsteady movement, such as the staggering, lurching, or nodding of the head or the body. 2. Stuttering or stammering.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin titubare (to stagger). Earliest documented use: 1641. ______________________________
T-TUBATION - inserting a branched tube into the Common Bile Duct
TITUS-ATION - transforming into be the Roman Emperor from around 80 BC
Ti-TUBA TIN - when mixed with titanium, an alloy from which large, low-pitched musical instruments are made
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TWATTLE
PRONUNCIATION: (TWAT-uhl)
MEANING: noun: Idle talk; nonsense. verb intr.: To talk idly.
ETYMOLOGY: Perhaps an alteration of tattle, of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1673. ________________________________
WATTLE - the dingle-dangle hanging from a turkey's throat (not to be confused with the dingle-dangle that hangs from a turkey's beak, which is a SNOOD)
TWA TALE - the Rise and Fall of the Constellation
WATTLE - Barrista's greeting (usually followed by "you have?")
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COCK OF THE WALK
PRONUNCIATION: (KOK ov thuh wahk)
MEANING: noun: A person who behaves in an arrogant and domineering manner in a group.
ETYMOLOGY: In animal husbandry, an enclosed yard or a pen is known as a walk. A rooster who rules a roost is, literally, a cock of the walk. Earliest documented use: 1781. ___________________________
CONK OF THE WALK - hit your head on a low-hanging branch
CORK OF THE WALK - the Minister of Silly Walks (see Monty Python's Flying Circus)
CLOCK OF THE WALK - used for time trials in the Olympic power-walking event
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