The doctor explained to Jenkins that he had a serious ailment for which an operation was absolutely imperative.
The patient turned pale and asked, "Isn’t it very dangerous?"
"Yes," the doctor replied. "Five out of six who undergo this operation die, but as for you, you have nothing to worry about."
"Why not?" eagerly inquired the patient.
"Well, you’re sure to recover because my last five patients died," the doctor reassured him.
n. - standardized part or independent unit in construction, esp. Of furniture, a building, or an electronic system.
- independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
- unit or period of training or education. modular adj. [latin: related to *modulus]
MOHAIR
n. - hair of the angora goat.
- yarn or fabric from this. [ultimately from arabic, = choice]
MOIETY
n. (pl. -ies) law or literary 1 half.
- each of the two parts of a thing. [latin medietas from medius middle]
MOLDER
v. (brit. Moulder) 1 decay to dust.
- (foll. By away) rot or crumble.
- deteriorate. [from *mould3]
MOLEST
v. - annoy or pester (a person).
- attack or interfere with (a person), esp. Sexually. molestation n. Molester n. [latin molestus troublesome]
MOLTEN
adj. Melted, esp. Made liquid by heat. [from *melt]
MOMENT
n. - very brief portion of time.
- an exact point of time (i came the moment you called).
- importance (of no great moment).
- product of a force and the distance from its line of action to a point. at the moment now. In a moment very soon. Man (or woman etc.) Of the moment the one of importance at the time in question. [latin: related to *momentum]
- of truth n. Time of crisis or test.
MONDAY
—n. Day of the week following sunday. —adv. Colloq. - on monday.
- (mondays) on mondays; each monday. [old english]
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