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1. ceteris paribus<\/strong> — with all other things remaining the same<\/p>\n

A fifty percent decrease in income for those earning over five million dollars per annum, <\/em>ceteris paribus, would have little to no effect on the world as a whole.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. notaphily<\/strong> — the study or collecting of paper money<\/p>\n

The introduction of the Euro was a sad moment for <\/em>notaphily, as the ecosystem of currency was sharply reduced.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. meddlesome<\/strong> — interfering or intrusive<\/p>\n

And perhaps we would have gotten away with it, in the end, were it not for those <\/em>meddlesome kids and their fire-breathing robot from the future.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. insidious<\/strong> — secretly sinister<\/p>\n

The proliferation of bad television shows is part of an <\/em>insidious attempt to make us pay more attention to commercials.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. paronomasia<\/strong> — the use of a word in different senses for specific effect; a pun<\/p>\n

As the blade fell and he closed his eyes for the last time, he wondered again if the name “Beaver Cleaver” was a conscious <\/em>paronomasia on the part of the writers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. pilcrow<\/strong> — paragraph mark<\/p>\n

Reading the article in <\/em>Rolling Stone magazine was difficult, as instead of new lines and tabs the paragraphs were separated by <\/em>pilcrows.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. dower<\/strong> — natural gift<\/p>\n

The unaffected smile is the real <\/em>dower of young children.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. respite<\/strong> — a period of relief<\/p>\n

The need for Ultraman to fly to the sun to re-energize gave the monster a brief <\/em>respite from the robot hero’s attacks.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. trituration<\/strong> — the reduction of a substance to a fine powder<\/p>\n

The hopeful presidential candidates were all too eager to undergo the <\/em>trituration of the media.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. vermifuge<\/strong> — a medicine which expels worms or other parasites from the intestines<\/p>\n

Term Limit laws are a worthless placebo, not the strong <\/em>vermifuge needed to rid Congress of the infestation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. ceteris paribus — with all other things remaining the same A fifty percent decrease in income for those earning over five million dollars per annum, ceteris paribus, would have little to no effect on the world as a whole.   2. notaphily — the study or collecting of paper money The introduction of the … <\/p>\n

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