scurvy
scurvy
/skˈɜːvi/
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But an anthropologist named John Speth was puzzled over how they avoided getting scurvy.
We would probably have issues with scurvy, if you think about it.
I think I have scurvy.

covey
covey
/ˈkəvi/
nounExamples

nunnery
nunnery
/ˈnənɝi/
nounExamples
parody
parody
/ˈpɛɹədi/
nounClick to see examples
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Courts often hold that parody as a transformative fair use.
My family, we did Passover Broadway parody songs.
Well, the way we do it is we're writing parodies.
hesitancy
hesitancy
/ˈhɛzɪtənsi/
nounClick to see examples
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Vaccine hesitancy comes in numerous different flavors, I will say.
And the WHO lists vaccine hesitancy as among the ten biggest health threats to mankind.
Another group you might have heard have high hesitancy rates are Republicans, and that is also true.

apiary
apiary
/ˈeɪpjɚɹi/
nounExamples

chancery
chancery
/ˈtʃænsɝi/
nounExamples
finery
finery
/ˈfaɪnɝi/
nounClick to see examples
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Anna was a strikingly beautiful woman who loved finery and perfection.
consistency
consistency
/kənˈsɪstənsi/
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She measures ingredients by eye and feels the mixture for consistency.
And that consistency is what helps us keep communications down to a minimum.
[Ian] So the secret to the quality of single malt is consistency.
curtsy
curtsy
/ˈkɝtsi/
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You have to curtsy.

vinery
vinery
/vˈaɪnɚɹi/
nounExamples
cacophony
cacophony
/kæˈkɑfəni/
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The sky lit up in a cacophony of thunder, as the gods came to reclaim his soul.
You go back to your unit and you can hear the cacophony of noises.
I didn't like the cacophony of laughter.
hegemony
hegemony
/hiˈdʒɛməni/
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We call it Latin America because, you know, European hegemony in naming things.
This continued under Pericles who was eager to keep increasing the hegemony of Athens over the Delian League.
And there's a feeling from Mr. Putin, apparently, that this is American hegemony:
parity
parity
/ˈpɛɹəti/
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And everytime this happens, the next person in line will switch the parity they expect to see.
and it's also writing what are known as parity bits.
But we are not running parity in a conventional sense here.
refinery
refinery
/ɹɪˈfaɪnɝi/
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We moved on to oil refineries and chemical factories, learning about the unit operations behind them.
So we needed refineries, which were basically giant chemical plants.
PATRICK MCGUIRE: I'm here outside of the Shell Oil refinery, which is one of the largest refineries in the Chemical Valley.
sobriety
sobriety
/səˈbɹaɪəti/
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Moments later, Brooks will also consent to a series of sobriety tests.
STEPHANIE SY: Like Brandt, not everyone will choose the path of sobriety.
It's pretty much like calling New Year's Eve sobriety night.
casualty
casualty
/ˈkæʒəɫti/, /ˈkæʒəwəɫti/, /ˈkæʒwəɫti/
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And you are not a casualty of anything. -
He's playing the role of a wounded Marine during a simulated casualty evacuation.
Narrator: Drill instructors designate recruits as casualties if they fail to conceal themselves during their approach.
masonry
masonry
/ˈmeɪsənɹi/
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So I joined masonry for a few reasons.
But the weight of the extra masonry made that side sink even deeper.
If you're a teller or if you work in masonry, sometimes you can wear down your fingerprints.
quandary
quandary
/ˈkwɑndɝi/, /ˈkwɑndɹi/
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Quandaries like this come up all the time when you consider the divine attributes.
And we're left in a strange quandary.
Was Asimov simply studying the implications of a human conscience trapped in a moral quandary?
