- Another word to refer to old age is senectitude.
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- A group of people that are hired to clap at a performance are called a claque.
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- Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power.
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- The markings that are found on dice are called "pips."
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- The name of the squiggly line "~" is called a tilde.
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- Archipelago is the word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together.
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- The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable."
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- A group of whales is called a pod or gam.
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- The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca," which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.
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- Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest English word that consists strictly of alternating consonants and vowels.
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- A "hairbreadth away" is 1/48 of an inch.
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- When words are misinterpreted in songs it's called a mondegreen.
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- Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating.
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- The original meaning of the word grocer was referring to a person who traded food in wholesale. These people would usually sell in large quantities, or by the "gross."
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- The act of sneezing is referred to as sternutation.
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- A group of tigers is called a streak.
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- The word housekeeping was invented by Shakespeare.
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- A "gelotologist" is a person who studies laughter.
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- The words "abstemioius," and "facetious" both have all the five vowels in them in order.
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- A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist.
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- The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia.
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- The word, tattoo originated from the Tahitain word "tattau" which means "to mark."
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- The word "McJob" will be added in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. It is defined as "a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement."
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- The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Suess in the book "If I Ran to the Zoo."
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