In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
IMPETIGOS
Noun
impetigos
plural of impetigo
Source: Wiktionary
IMPETIGO
Im`pe*ti"go, n. Etym: [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.)
Definition: A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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