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misconception nouna view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding : public misconceptions about flying saucers is high.
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junipernounan evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage. many species, including the shrubby common juniper, the berries of which are used for flavoring gin.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin juniperus.
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discombobulate verbdisconcert or confuse (someone) : this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce
he is looking a little pained and discombobulated.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably based on discompose or discomfit .
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boisterous adjective(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy : the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [rough, stiff] ): variant of earlier boistuous [rustic, coarse, boisterous,] of unknown origin.
