nosopoetic \no-seh-po-ET-ik\ (adjective) - Disease-causing, disease producing, infectious.

"One of the goals of early manned space flights was to test for any nosopoetic effects of extended periods of weightlessness."

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quasquicentennial \kwah-skweh-sin-TE-ni-yehl\ (adjective) - Pertaining to 125 or 125th; the celebration of 125 years.

"Lawrence, this is the quasquicentennial time I've requested that you clean up your ...Read More

billabong \BI-leh-bang\ (noun) - 1 : A waterhole near a stream filled only during floods. 2 : A part of a river or creek that dries up after the rainy season.

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crotchet \KRAH-chet\ (noun) - A highly individual and eccentric opinion or preference. Originally, a small hook or hooked instrument although that sense is now archaic.

"Guacamole on ice cream is just one of Jason's ...Read More

orotund \OR-eh-tehnd\ (adjective) - 1 : Clearly and elegantly articulated (speech), sonorous, full of deep, rounded sounds; 2 : bombastic, pompous.

"Miguel's orotund delivery of Lear's monologue carried easily to the ...Read More

doyen \doy-YEHN\ (noun) - The dominant senior member of a profession, activity, or social arena.

"When he retired, Walter Cronkite was considered by many as the doyen of the US press corps."

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