salutary
[SAL-yuh-ter-ee]
adjective
Wholesome; healthful; promoting health.
There’s nothing salutary about a night of binge drinking.
acrid
[AK-rid]
adjective
Sharp and harsh.
The concoction was thick and foul smelling: an acrid mix of absinthe, tequila, sour mix, and bitters.
ectype
[EK-tahyp]
noun
A reproduction; copy.
The little prick sold us ectypes. What ecstasy pills do you know of that say, “Excedrin?!?!!”
deride
[dih-RYD]
transitive verb
To laugh at with contempt; to subject to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at…
deucedly
[DOO-sid-lee]
adverb
Devilishly.
Look at that deucedly broad over there. She’s looking for the C.
conscious
/ˈkɒnʃəs/
adjective
1 possessing the faculty of knowing one’s own thoughts or mental operations…
etiology
[ee-tee-ol-uh-jee]
noun
the cause or origin of a disease.
I traced the etiology of my crabs to the freshman girl with the giant bush…