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1. on January 27, 2004 at 1:19 am joseronnick

   Big words like nosocomial are meant only for the social elite.

   nosocomial

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2. on January 27, 2004 at 4:44 am roseyv

   Wow. Those are WAY harder than the others. Quid pro quo basically means like, “tit for tat,” and since post-prandial means “after lunch” (or at least that’s what it’s usually used to mean; technically I think it may just mean “after eating,” I will go way out on a limb here and speculate that pre-prandial means before lunch (or before eating.)

   Other than that, I’m stumped.

   
   
   • on January 27, 2004 at 4:47 am roseyv

     Although “adumbrate” almost certainly has something to do with shadows. The “umbrate” part probably means “to shadow,” actually. Hmm.

     This stuff is FASCINTING, isn’t it? I mean, seriously.

     
     
     • on January 27, 2004 at 5:02 am janechurch

       1. To give a sketchy outline of.
       2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
       3. To disclose partially or guardedly.
       4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

       Ding ding ding!

       
       

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