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#017 Conundrum - #018 Pernicious
This week's words are
[kəˈnəndrəm]
NOUN
1. a confusing and difficult problem or question.
2. a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.
[pərˈniSHəs]
ADJECTIVE
1. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
2. (bonus definition) Pernicious Anemia is a B-12 deficiency. It was called pernicious because it was once considered deadly, before available treatment.
Conundrum
[kəˈnəndrəm]
NOUN
1. a confusing and difficult problem or question.
2. a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.
Pernicious
[pərˈniSHəs]
ADJECTIVE
1. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
2. (bonus definition) Pernicious Anemia is a B-12 deficiency. It was called pernicious because it was once considered deadly, before available treatment.
no subject
"John Doggett was faced with a conundrum; on one hand believe the impossible that his eyes were showing him, and on the other believe in a logical, scientific explanation for the phenomena."
Miami Vice Pernicious
"The effects of working for Miami Vice were pernicious, wearing the undercover cops down over the years until the line between good and evil blurred entirely."