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Welcome to another wild and wonderful episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Continuing the celebration of the 100 Words of Word Woman, I'll be posting words 51-75 today, right after we look at this week's word, which is:

Main Entry: spu·ri·ous
Pronunciation: \ˈspyu̇r-ē-əs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin spurius false, from Latin, of illegitimate birth
Date: 1598

1 : of illegitimate birth
2 : outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities : false
3 a : of falsified or erroneously attributed origin : forged b : of a deceitful nature or quality

"spurious." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.

Merriam-Webster Online. 26 February 2010


Example: The spurious nature of Jim's check became apparent when it bounced sky-high the moment that Bob tried to deposit it in his account.


51. Ensure/Insure
52. Live dictionary
53. Lame duck
54. Phobophobia
55. Charm offensive
56. Mediscare
57. Dime novel
58. Bafflegab
59. Laconic
60. Educe
61. Stenotopic
62. Blinkmanship
63. Inauspicious
64. Beefalo
65. Tintinabulation
66. Imbroglio
67. Teledemocracy
68. Quotidian
69. Invidious
70. Gelid
71. Ailurophile/Ailurophobe
72. Youtuber
73. Sesquipedalianism
74. Docent
75. Stand hitched