ERUCTATION

eructation: an act of belching or, an instance of belching

Example: For all these reasons, the White House was furiously issuing denials of accusations that no one had yet read well before the tightly embargoed book was released on Sept. 14. That of course led to an eructation of publicity that only heightened interest in the book. [Reference: The New York Times, 'The Family': Here Comes the Son, published: October 10, 2004]

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MALVERSATION

malversation:

- misconduct in public office; corrupt administration
- misbehavior and particularly corruption in an office or trust

Example: It has already begun to appear that the sudden evasion of one of the officers of that Company is attributable rather to despair at his incapacity of correcting accounts, which he had kept without sufficient order or method, than to any malversation or dishonesty on his part. [Reference: The New York Times, Meum and Tuum, published: May 21, 1860]

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HIPPOCAMPUS

hippocampus: a major component of the brains of humans and other mammals, located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, which plays important roles in long-term memory and spatial navigation

(Image Source: http://brainmind.com/BrainLecture1.html)

Reference: Improve Your General Knowledge in Leisure Time: Hippocampus

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VESPERTINE

vespertine:

- of, relating to, or occurring in the evening

- active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening

Example: To my own ear, I sound hyperpoetic, and I don't mean to exaggerate these vespertine moods; I think that this restlessness that I am describing was really quite ordinary. [Reference: Peter Gadol, The Long Rain]

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CACHINNATE

cachinnate: to laugh loudly or immoderately

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TARRY

tarry:

verb:

- to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn

- to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.

- to wait

Example: Wilson allows his tour groups to tarry at the site, soaking up the strange feelings there and taking plenty of pictures in front of the wooden sign that still reads "Building 84." [Reference: RoswellTours.com offers tours of UFO haunts, Melodika.net, 2010]

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