We all know that scientific words need an obscure classical origin to make them sound impressvie to those who wouldn't know an idiopathic craniofacial erythema if it hit them in the face.

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The meaning of this quote is that old words have a classical origin and a scientific meaning. You can use them in a sentence, but you need to include the origins of the word in order to make it sound impressive.

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