PLASTRON

You turn your pet over so you can see its plastron.
What kind of pet do you have?
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A turtle.
A plastron is the bottom of a turtle.
It is the flat armored belly.
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minutia -
You are always worried about minutia...
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The little things.
Minutia means small details or small unimportant things.

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OCULUS


oculus -
Can you stand...
...oculus to oculus with an octopus?
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Yes.
An oculus is an eye.
You are both looking eye to eye.
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You're an inamorata.
Why would a man walk ten miles in the snow...
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...An inamorata is a woman who is loved...
... that's why!
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cummerbund -
You tie a cummberbund in your hair.
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Why does every look at you funny?
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A cummerbund is a wide sash worn around the waist- to be worn with a tuxedo.
So... if you want attention...
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COMP

You find a comp in your camp.
Why might you put out the campfire?
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You want to leave to use the comp.
A comp is coupon for getting something for free from a business.
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I am a contrarian to being a culinarian.
What don't I like to do?
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Cook.
...A culinarian is a chef.
Contrarian means a person who is opposed to something.
I am opposed to being a cook.
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Feed me... please.
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LAMINA

There is a white lamina sitting on your car.
Can you get it off yourself?
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...Of course.
It's snow.
Lamina means a thin layer or coating.
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flummox -
I flummox you with an ox.
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What have I done to you?
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...Confused you.
Flummox means to confuse or bewilder.
So... an ox on your lawn must be confusing.
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procreant -
Why are ants procreant?
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...They procreate well.
Procreant means to be good at reproducing.
They make more ants quickly.
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Decennium -
You have your geranium for a decennium.
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What have you done to it?
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I don't know... but you've had it for ten years.
A decennium is a decade... or ten years.
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EVINCE

You wince because I evince you.
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What have I done to you?
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Proved something to you.
Evince means to prove or show for sure to be true.
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Pronounced: Ear - Vinz
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A Felis domestica walks into your house.
Why don't you run?
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It's a cat.
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A cat belongs to the family Felidae.
Or... genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx.
The domestic cat is Felis domestica.


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VACILLATE

You vacillate a lot.
Why is it annoying?
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...You change your mind a lot.
Vacillate means to go back and forth.
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You recite prose... then pose... the repose.
What are you now doing?
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...Sleeping.
Repose means to sleep.
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Gestation -
You eat dinner with your friend.
Your friend says her gestation is done.
What will you probably do next?
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Get her to a hospital!
She is going to have a baby!
Gestation is the time it takes a baby to go from embryo to birth.
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FRUCTIFY

A tomato plant will frucitfy today.
What will you have?
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Tomatoes.
Fructify means to bear fruit.
A tomato is a fruit.
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Venerate -
You buy an air conditioner and you venerate your living room.
What have you done to it?
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Nothing.
Venerate means to admire.
So... you are just admiring it.
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