Cacography is a noun meaning either 1) poor penmanship or bad handwriting, or 2) incorrect spelling.
While I suffered from cacography in elementary school that resulted in a C in penmanship, I was an excellent speller.
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August 16, 2014
Pettifogger is a noun meaning either 1) a petty, unscrupulous lawyer, or 2) one who quibbles over trivial matters.
Not all lawyers are pettifoggers; some have some morals, right?
August 15, 2014
Bugbear is a noun meaning either 1) any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear, or 2) a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
Claudia’s parents spent a half hour searching her room for the bugbear that had been plaguing their daughter’s ability to sleep for the past week.
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