14 Points of Existence March 14, 2005 4:13 AM
1. Reference and Reverence
2. Deference and Difference
3. Benefice and Benevolence
4. Muniments and Munificence
5. Inofficiousness and Innocence
6. Meticulousness and Malcontents
7. Diligence and Diletantes
8. Assiduosness and Assignation
9. Assistance and Assimilation
10. Persistence and Perseveration
11. Perquisites and Persecution
12. Perseverance and Perseveration
13. Concomitance and Concession.
14. Rinse and Repeat.
footnotes:
con·com·i·tance n
1. the existence or occurrence of something at the same time as, or in connection with, something else
2. something that exists at the same time, or in connection with, something else
3. the Christian doctrine that the body and blood of Jesus Christ are embodied in the elements of the Communion
per·qui·site n
1. a perk (formal)
2. a tip that is customary on some occasions
3. something considered to be an exclusive right
per·sev·er·a·tion n
a tendency to repeat the response to an experience in later situations where it is not appropriate
as·sig·na·tion n
1. an appointment to meet with a lover, especially secretly
2. the act of giving somebody a particular job or designating something for a particular use
3. See assignment n. 4
as·sid·u·ous adj
undeviating in effort and care
dil·et·tante n
1. somebody who is interested in an art or a specialized field of knowledge but who has only a superficial understanding of it
2. somebody who has a passionate interest in the fine arts (dated)
3. adj typical of somebody who has only a superficial understanding of something
per·sev·er·a·tion n
a tendency to repeat the response to an experience in later situations where it is not appropriate
in·of·fi·cious adj
violating standards of morality or natural affection, especially failing to give an heir a just, and, in some cases, legally required, share of the inheritance
mu·nif·i·cent adj
1. very generous in giving
2. characterized by generosity
mu·ni·ment n
1. something providing defense or protection (archaic)
2. npl mu·ni·ments documents by which a claim to property or rights is supported, for example, the title deeds to land
2. Deference and Difference
3. Benefice and Benevolence
4. Muniments and Munificence
5. Inofficiousness and Innocence
6. Meticulousness and Malcontents
7. Diligence and Diletantes
8. Assiduosness and Assignation
9. Assistance and Assimilation
10. Persistence and Perseveration
11. Perquisites and Persecution
12. Perseverance and Perseveration
13. Concomitance and Concession.
14. Rinse and Repeat.
footnotes:
con·com·i·tance n
1. the existence or occurrence of something at the same time as, or in connection with, something else
2. something that exists at the same time, or in connection with, something else
3. the Christian doctrine that the body and blood of Jesus Christ are embodied in the elements of the Communion
per·qui·site n
1. a perk (formal)
2. a tip that is customary on some occasions
3. something considered to be an exclusive right
per·sev·er·a·tion n
a tendency to repeat the response to an experience in later situations where it is not appropriate
as·sig·na·tion n
1. an appointment to meet with a lover, especially secretly
2. the act of giving somebody a particular job or designating something for a particular use
3. See assignment n. 4
as·sid·u·ous adj
undeviating in effort and care
dil·et·tante n
1. somebody who is interested in an art or a specialized field of knowledge but who has only a superficial understanding of it
2. somebody who has a passionate interest in the fine arts (dated)
3. adj typical of somebody who has only a superficial understanding of something
per·sev·er·a·tion n
a tendency to repeat the response to an experience in later situations where it is not appropriate
in·of·fi·cious adj
violating standards of morality or natural affection, especially failing to give an heir a just, and, in some cases, legally required, share of the inheritance
mu·nif·i·cent adj
1. very generous in giving
2. characterized by generosity
mu·ni·ment n
1. something providing defense or protection (archaic)
2. npl mu·ni·ments documents by which a claim to property or rights is supported, for example, the title deeds to land
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