WOD 10/31/11

1. nyctophobia- Abnormal fear of the night or darkness

Nyctophobia stems from the Greek nyktos- meaning night and phobia meaning fear.

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2.  Aioli- A sauce made of oil and eggs, usually flavored with garlic, from the Provence region of France.

Aioli comes from the Provençal word for garlic, ai and the Latin word for oil, oli.

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3. Metemperical- Beyond or outside the field of experience

Metempircal derives from the Greek words met- meaning “beyond or before” and empirical meaning “experience.”

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4. Obscurcantism- Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.

Obscurantism originally comes from the Latin root obscur meaning “dark” and the suffix -ant which turned a verb into a noun (as in the word servant), so the word literally meant “one that makes dark.”
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5. prehensible: able to be seized or grasped.

Prehensible comes from the Latin word prehension meaning “a taking hold.”