Amaze me with your vacabulary! (One word that is the most unique will get 10 points-WITH THE DEFINATION THOUGH

Question

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Answer 1

tou·ché

tou·ché [too sháy]

interj

1. fencing acknowledgment of a scoring hit: a word used to acknowledge that an opponent has made a scoring hit

2. acknowledgment of a telling remark: a word used to acknowledge that somebody has made an especially witty, penetrating, or cogent remark, usually in retaliation


[Early 20th century. From French touché , past participle of toucher “to touch,” from Old French touchier (see touch).]

Peace and Happiness.

Answer 2

Pharmacogenomics:

Pharmacogenomics extends the study of pharmacology to modern genetics. Knowing the full genetic complement of the human genome, the development and testing of drugs can be assessed at a global molecular level and can also take into account genetic differences between individuals, e.g., can assess the drug efficacy one patient at a time. Basing pharmacology on genomics thus will eventually allow to match drugs with patients that actually respond well to them, and avoid giving medication to patients that do not respond at all or have side effects.

Answer 3

Kennel Name's red hot chase Chasin' ....grrrrrr....all I can think of is Chasin' Mason - the band Personally, I only know of girl dogs named Chase. For boys, I like: Maverick ace of spades - Maverick General Sherman's Tank - Tank Aces wild - Ace Chaos to the core - Chaos Pistol still a smokin' - Smoke Another shot of Jameson - Jameson Need a pint o' Guinness - Guinness Red hot Toro (bull in spanish) - Toro Those are just some I like, maybe you will too. Add: I really like db's suggestion of "Thrill of the Chase"

Answer 4

Onychomyosis - the most common fungus infection of the nails. Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and opaque, thickened, and brittle. Older women (perhaps because estrogen deficiency may increase the risk of infection), and men and women with diabetes or disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vascular disease) are at increased risk. Artificial nails (acrylic or "wraps") increase the risk because when an artificial nail is applied, the nail surface is usually abraded with an emery board damaging it.

Answer 5

from http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?definition

definition
3 entries found for definition.

Main Entry: def·i·ni·tion
Pronunciation: "de-f&-'ni-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English diffinicioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin definition-, definitio, from definire
1 : an act of determining; specifically : the formal proclamation of a Roman Catholic dogma
2 a : a statement expressing the essential nature of something b : a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol c : a product of defining
3 : the action or process of defining
4 a : the action or the power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear b (1) : clarity of visual presentation : distinctness of outline or detail (2) : clarity especially of musical sound in reproduction c : sharp demarcation of outlines or limits

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Answer 6

Guiaume (also Guillaume)= William. Brits way in the past often had difficulty pronouncing french terms that began with GU or QU, and replaced it with W translations. Qui = Who, Quoi = What, Guichet = Wicket (ticket counter/ATM), etc...This being because most of the english language was derived from french (latin based)

Answer 7

PHANTASMGORIA

Pronunciation: (")fan-"taz-m&-'gor-E-&
Function: noun
Etymology: French phantasmagorie, from phantasme phantasm (from Old French fantasme) + -agorie (perhaps from Greek agora assembly) -- more at AGORA
1 : an exhibition or display of optical effects and illusions
2 a : a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined b : a scene that constantly changes
3 : a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

Answer 8

Antidisestablishmentarianism

Definition:

1838, said by Weekley to be first recorded in Gladstone's "Church and State," "in reference to a scheme directed against the Church of England," from establishment in the sense of "the ecclesiastical system established by law; the Church of England" (1731). Hence, establishmentarianism "the principle of a state church," and disestablish (1598) "to deprive (a church) of especial state patronage and support," first used specifically of Christianity in 1806. Rarely used at all now except in examples of the longest words, amongst which it has been counted since at least 1923.

Answer 9

brou·ha·ha
/ˈbruhɑˌhɑ, ˌbruhɑˈhɑ, bruˈhɑhɑ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah]
–noun
1. excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo: The brouhaha followed disclosures of graft at City Hall.
2. an episode involving excitement, confusion, turmoil, etc., esp. a broil over a minor or ridiculous cause: A brouhaha by the baseball players resulted in three black eyes.
[Origin: 1885–90; < F, orig. brou, ha, ha! exclamation used by characters repr. the devil in the 16th-cent. drama; perh. < Heb, distortion of the recited phrase bārūkh habbā (beshém ădhōnai) “blessed is he who comes (in the name of the Lord)” (Ps. 118:26)]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Answer 10

Duroc: a rare breed of large red hog, very lean therefore making them an excellent food source.