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actuary - n.
1. Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
2. (formerly) a registrar or clerk.
[Origin: 1545–55; < L āctuārius shorthand writer, clerk, var. (with u of the action n. āctus act) of āctārius (āct(a) deeds, documents + -ārius -ary)]

tropism - n.
The turning or bending movement of an organism or a part toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light, heat, or gravity.

[From -tropism.]

koan (because of this:
A new koan:
If you have some ice cream, I will give it to you.
If you have no ice cream, I will take it away from you.
It is an ice cream koan.)

–noun, plural -ans, -an. Zen.
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Compare mondo.

[Origin: 1945–50; < Japn kōan, earlier koũ-an < MChin, equiv. to Chin gōngàn public proposal]

mondo - n. Zen.
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
Compare koan.

[Origin: 1925–30; < Japn mondō, earlier mondau < MChin, equiv. to Chin wèn inquire + dá reply]

dhole - n.
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
[Origin: 1827; said to be the indigenous name of the animal, though appar. not attested in Indo-Aryan or Dravidian languages]

turbid - adj.
1. not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured: the turbid waters near the waterfall.
2. thick or dense, as smoke or clouds.
3. confused; muddled; disturbed.
[Origin: 1620–30; < L turbidus disturbed, equiv. to turb(āre) to disturb (deriv. of turba turmoil) + -idus -id4]

flense - v. tr.
1. to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
2. to strip off (blubber or skin).
Also, flench.

[Origin: 1805–15; < Dan flense or D flensen]

venesection/phlebotomy -

The act or practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood as a therapeutic treatment.
Also venisection.

[Origin: 1655–65; < NL or ML vénae sectiō cutting of a vein; see vein, section]
[Origin: 1350–1400; earlier flebotomye, phlebothomy (< MF flebotomie) < ML phlebotomia, LL < Gk phlebotomía (see phlebo-, -tomy); r. ME fleobotomie < ML fleobotomia, var. of phlebotomia]

laconism - n.
Terseness or succinctness of style or expression.

[Origin: 1560–70; < Gk lakōnismós, n. answering to lakōnízein to favor or imitate the Spartans. See laconic, -ism]

veridical –adj.
1. truthful; veracious.
2. corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.
Also, veridic.

[Origin: 1645–55; < L véridicus (vér(us) true + -i- -i- + -dicus speaking) + -al1]

nebbish - n. Slang.
a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
[Origin: 1890–95; < Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, prob. < Slavic; cf. Czech nebohý poor; sp. with -sh perh. < Western Yiddish forms of the word]

epigram - n.
1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
2. epigrammatic expression: Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram.
3. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L epigramma < Gk epígramma inscription, epigram. See epi-, -gram1]

pithy - adj.
1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
2. of, like, or abounding in pith.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see pith, -y1]

improvident - adj.
1. not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
2. neglecting to provide for future needs.
[Origin: 1505–15; im-2 + provident]

hypogeum - n.
1. Ancient Architecture. the underground part of a building, as a vault.
2. an underground burial chamber.
[Origin: 1700–10; < L hypogéum < Gk hypógeion underground chamber (neut. of hypógeios underground), equiv. to hypo- hypo- + gê earth + -ion neut. adj. suffix]

bounden - adj.
1. obligatory; compulsory: one's bounden duty.
2. Archaic. under obligation; obliged.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME, var. of bound1]

petrous - adj.
1. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
2. like stone, esp. in hardness; stony; rocky.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (< MF petros) < L petrōsus rocky. See petr-, -ous]

amyloid -
n.
1. Biochemistry. a waxy, translucent substance, composed primarily of protein fibers, that is deposited in various organs of animals in certain diseases.
2. a nonnitrogenous food consisting esp. of starch.
adj.
3. Also, amyloidal. of, resembling, or containing amylum.
[Origin: 1855–60; amyl- + -oid]

quahog - n.
an edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
Also, quahaug.

[Origin: 1745–55, Americanism; < Narragansett (E sp.) poquaûhock]

antipathetic - –adj.
1. opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes
2. causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us.
Also, antipathetical.

[Origin: 1630–40; < Gk antipaths opposed in feeling (anti- + -pathés, adj. deriv. of páthos pathos), with -etic by analogy with pathetic]

ob - n.
(obsetrics) the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

syzygy - n.
1. Astronomy. an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.
2. Classical Prosody. a group or combination of two feet, sometimes restricted to a combination of two feet of different kinds.
3. any two related things, either alike or opposite.
[Origin: 1650–60; < LL syzygia < Gk syzygía union, pair, equiv. to sýzyg(os) yoked together (sy- sy- + zyg-, base of zeugnýnai to yoke1 + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -y3]

prosody - n.
1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton's prosody.
3. Linguistics. the stress and intonation patterns of an utterance.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L prosōdia < Gk prosōidía tone or accent, modulation of voice, song sung to music, equiv. to prós toward + ōid() ode + -ia -y3]

internecine - adj.
1. of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders.
2. mutually destructive.
3. characterized by great slaughter; deadly.
Also, internecive.

[Origin: 1655–65; < L internecīnus, internecīvus murderous, equiv. to internec(āre) to kill out, exterminate (inter- inter- + necāre to kill) + -īnus -ine1, -īvus -ive]

eschatology - n. Theology.
1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.
2. the branch of theology dealing with such matters.
[Origin: 1835–45; < Gk éschato(s) last + -logy]

dif - acr.
(1) (Data Interchange Format) A standard file format for spreadsheet and other data structured in row and column form. Originally developed for VisiCalc, DIF is now under Lotus' jurisdiction.

zite - (?)

mo - symbol for the element molybdenum molybdenum - [Gr.,=leadlike], metallic chemical element.

dispositive - adj.
Relating to or having an effect on disposition or settlement, especially of a legal case or will.
[Origin: 1475–85; dispose + -itive, on the model of positive]


declivity - n.
a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity).
[Origin: 1605–15; < L of déclīvitās a slope, hill, equiv. to déclīvi(s) sloping downward (dé- de- + clīv(us) slope, hill + -is adj. suffix) + -tās -ty]

tuché - real as encounter (?)

semic - (?)

mimesis – n.
1. Rhetoric. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character.
2. Biology. imitation.
3. Zoology. mimicry.
4. Also, mimosis. Pathology.
a. the simulation, due to hysteria, of the symptoms of a disease.
b. the simulation of the symptoms of one disease by another.
[Origin: 1640–50; < Gk mmésis imitation, equiv. to mīmé- (var. s. of mīmeǐsthai to copy) + -sis -sis]

coeval -
adj.
1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.
2. coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.
n.
3. a contemporary: He is more serious than his coevals.
[Origin: 1595–1605; < LL coaev(us) (co- co- + -aevus, adj. deriv. of aevum age) + -al1]

hoke - v. tr.
1. to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value (usually fol. by up): a political speech hoked up with phony statistics.
–noun
2. hokum.
[Origin: 1930–35; back formation from hokey or hocum]

mose - acr.
Misadventures of Saint Etienne

calumny - n.
1. a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration.
2. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L calumnia, equiv. to calumn-, perh. orig. a middle participle of calvī to deceive + -ia -y3)]