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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
widow's peak
a hairline that dips down to a V-shaped point in front when the hair is pulled back
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spectrometer
an optical instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
E.M.I.T. and AbuScreen/RIA
Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique; Abusecreen is a brand name of drug test, and RIA stands for radioimmunoassay, "a procedure that measures minute amounts of a substance, such as a hormone or drug, by quantitating the binding, or the inhibition of binding, of a radiolabeled substance to an antibody" (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition).
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cc
cubic centimeter, equal to 0.001 liters
wienerman
hot-dog salesman
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Yarmouth sail
a type of boat sail, seen here
Pepperdine
a university in Malibu, Calif.
derrick
A derrick is "a jib crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate about the mast, for moving a load toward or away from the mast by raising or lowering the boom" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
foot-treadle
a level worked by foot
f/x
special effects in film
Bolex
a Swiss camera manufacturer
undulating
moving with a wave-like motion
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petrochemical
a chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas
spronging
sprong is Dutch for "to leap or bound"
Eschatonic
The name of the game is based on the same root as eschatology, i.e., the study of the end of the world.
pünch
There is no such German word.
serpentine
snake-like
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dento-dermal
by the skin of his teeth
brine
salt water
emulsion
Emulsion is colloidal suspension of one liquid in another.
differentials
first derivatives in calculus
three Canadians copulating on a snowmobile
high-water
pants hemmed too high
gratis
free of charge
ex cathedra
Latin for "from the chair" and referring to the doctrine of papal infallibility on matters of faith and morals
éclat
great brilliance or conspicuous success
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dewy-eyed
exhibiting childlike simplicity
FIENDS IN HUMAN SHAPE
how a Memphis newspaper described Union soldiers during the Civil War
Brighton
a section of Boston
natal
of or pertaining to a person's birth
Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC) was the most famous assassin of Julius Caesar (100-44 BC).
vade mecum
Latin for "go with me," this is a book for quick reference
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