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It is querimonious.
From the Latin queri, to complain - full of complaint. The first vowel is a plain e.
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It is querimonious.
From the Latin queri, to complain - full of complaint. The first vowel is a plain e.
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It is quiescence.
From the Latin quiescere, to be at rest. The -escence ending marks a state or process, as in convalescence.
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Meaning: Reindeer means a deer of the tundra and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America, both sexes of which have large branching antlers. Most Eurasian reindeer are domesticated and used for drawing sledges and as a source of milk, flesh, and hide.
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It is reconnaissance.
Two n's and two s's, from the French reconnaitre, to recognise. It is one of the most misspelt words in English.
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It is rhetorical.
The h follows the r, from the Greek rhetor, a public speaker - the same rh- that opens rhythm and rhinoceros.
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It is scavenger.
The word was originally scavager, an official who collected street refuse; the n crept in as it did in messenger and passenger.
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It is secretarial.
Built on secretary, from the Latin secretarius, one entrusted with secrets. The a before the -ial is what is usually lost.
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It is skeleton.
From the Greek skeletos, dried up. Three e's, one in each of the first three syllables.
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Meaning: Stethoscope means a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing, typically having a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest, and two tubes connected to earpieces.
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It is scriptorium.
The room in a monastery where manuscripts were copied, from the Latin scribere, to write. The i belongs to script, as in scripture and description.
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