new words

[Ann K. Parsons]

Hi all,

Apparently, my file didn't attach itself.  This probably should go to
the ohno list if it hasn't before.

Ann P.



>The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take 
>any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing 
>one letter, and supply a new definition.
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>Here are this year's winners. Read them carefully. Each is an artificial 
>word with only one letter altered to form a real word. Some are 
>terrifically innovative:
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>1.. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you 
>realize it was your money to start with.
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>2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
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>3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright 
>ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign 
>of breaking down in the near future.
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>4. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject 
>financially impotent for an indefinite period.
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>5. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
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>6. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person 
>who doesn't get it.
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>7. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
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>8. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
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>9. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.) 10. 
>Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad 
>vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious 
>bummer.
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>11. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming 
>only things that are good for you.
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>12. Glibido: All talk and no action.
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>13. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they 
>come at you rapidly.
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>14. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've 
>accidentally walked through a spider web.
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>15. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your 
>bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
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>16. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the 
>fruit you're eating.
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>And the pick of the lot:
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>17. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
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