nescience

\NESH-uhn(t)s; NESH-ee-uhn(t)s\, noun:
Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.

--Ahh, the sweet nescience of a fledgling brain surgeon...
--For years, the side of Bert's truck read "The Essence of Nescience." Only recently did he find out that that was a bad thing.

stanch

\STONCH; STANCH\, transitive verb:
To stop the flowing of; to check in its course; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, "to stanch a wound."

--My creativity is a mighty roaring stream, and not even my hootin’ hollerin’ bitch of a wife can stanch it.

--Pretty nasty wound. Let me call upon Chief He-Who-Stanches-Bleeding.

--“Baby, ya can’t stanch the Cool Ranch,” said Cool Ranch.