nutate

nu·tate

[noo-teyt, nyoo-]
verb (used without object), nu·tat·ed, nu·tat·ing.
to undergo or show nutation.

Origin:
1875–80; back formation from nutation

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nutate

verb
rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily 
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Nutate is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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