in'sistency
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insistent (ɪnˈsɪstənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | making continual and persistent demands |
| 2. | demanding notice or attention; compelling: the insistent cry of a bird |
| in'sistence | |
| —n | |
| in'sistency | |
| —n | |
| in'sistently | |
| —adv | |
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In'sistency
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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