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Term
de
 Definition
down
Term
voc
 Definition
voice
Term
luc
 Definition
light
Term
acr
 Definition
sharp
Term
ambul
 Definition
walk
Term
pugn
 Definition
fight
Term
sequ
 Definition
follow
Term
centri
 Definition
center
Term
ous
 Definition
full of
Term
sanct
 Definition
holy
Term
phon
 Definition
sound
Term
clam
 Definition
cry out
Term
trans
 Definition
across
Term
fort
 Definition
strong
Term
per
 Definition
through
Term
fid
 Definition
faith
Term
non
 Definition
not
Term
ego
 Definition
I
Term
loqu
 Definition
talk
Term
sacro
 Definition
holy
Term
caco
 Definition
bad
Term
tang
 Definition
touch
Term
declaim
 Definition
speak rhetorically
Term
sotto voce
 Definition
speak in a low voice
Term
translucent
 Definition
semitransparent
Term
forte
 Definition
strong point
Term
fortissimo
 Definition
very loudly
Term
acerbity
 Definition
sharpness of temper
Term
perambulate
 Definition
wander through
Term
perfidy
 Definition
breach of faith
Term
impugn
 Definition
attack as false
Term
non sequitur
 Definition
an idea that does not follow
Term
egocentric
 Definition
self centered
Term
loquacious
 Definition
talkitive
Term
sacrosanct
 Definition
sacred
Term
cacophony
 Definition
bad noise
Term
tangible
 Definition
touchable
Term
dict
 Definition
say
Term
bas
 Definition
low
Term
nihil
 Definition
nothing
Term
muta
 Definition
change
Term
terr
 Definition
land
Term
cogn
 Definition
know
Term
re
 Definition
again
Term
super
 Definition
over
Term
gram
 Definition
writing
Term
obit
 Definition
death
Term
path
 Definition
feeling
Term
ism
 Definition
doctrine or system
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
in
 Definition
in or not
Term
sed
 Definition
sit
Term
tort
 Definition
twist
Term
anim
 Definition
mind
Term
epi
 Definition
on
Term
ob
 Definition
against
Term
obiter dictum
 Definition
passing remark
Term
obsequious
 Definition
sevilely following
Term
abase
 Definition
lower
Term
pathetic fallacy
 Definition
ascribing feelings to things
Term
ratiocination
 Definition
methodical thinking
Term
mutatis mutandis
 Definition
with necessary change
Term
interstice
 Definition
small space
Term
terra incognita
 Definition
unknown land
Term
sedate
 Definition
calm
Term
retort
 Definition
swift reply
Term
nihilism
 Definition
belief in nothing
Term
supersede
 Definition
replace
Term
inanimate
 Definition
lifeless
Term
condescend
 Definition
lower oneself
Term
epigram
 Definition
witty comment
Term
anthropo
 Definition
man
Term
gastro
 Definition
stomache
Term
auto
 Definition
self
Term
contra
 Definition
against
Term
viv
 Definition
life
Term
helio
 Definition
sun
Term
culp
 Definition
blame
Term
spec
 Definition
look
Term
mono
 Definition
one
Term
centri
 Definition
center
Term
medi
 Definition
middle
Term
ambi
 Definition
both
Term
ex
 Definition
out
Term
intro
 Definition
into
Term
trop
 Definition
turn
Term
lykos
 Definition
wolf
Term
anthropocentric
 Definition
man centered
Term
gastronome
 Definition
gourmet or epicure
Term
autodidact
 Definition
self taught person
Term
monism
 Definition
doctrine that reality is one
Term
in medias res
 Definition
in the middle of things
Term
lycanthrope
 Definition
werewolf
Term
circumambient
 Definition
surrounding
Term
transmogrify
 Definition
change form
Term
reify
 Definition
treat as real
Term
au contraire
 Definition
to the contrary
Term
vivacious
 Definition
lively
Term
circumvent
 Definition
get around
Term
heliotropic
 Definition
sun following
Term
exculpate
 Definition
free from blame
Term
introspective
 Definition
inward looking
Term
pre
 Definition
before
Term
gen
 Definition
origen
Term
jur
 Definition
swear
Term
sopor
 Definition
sleep
Term
ped
 Definition
foot
Term
lin
 Definition
line
Term
tomy
 Definition
cut
Term
sesqui
 Definition
one and a half
Term
nec
 Definition
kill
Term
post
 Definition
after
Term
son
 Definition
sound
Term
demo
 Definition
people
Term
cracy
 Definition
government
Term
phan
 Definition
apperance
Term
dicho
 Definition
in two parts
Term
sui
 Definition
self
Term
partheno
 Definition
virgin
Term
pluto
 Definition
wealth
Term
a priori
 Definition
from theory
Term
a posteriori
 Definition
from observation
Term
parthenogenesis
 Definition
unfertilized birth
Term
assonance
 Definition
vowel repetion
Term
objurgation
 Definition
rebuke
Term
nepo
 Definition
nephew
Term
viv
 Definition
life
Term
spir
 Definition
breathe
Term
syn
 Definition
together
Term
man
 Definition
hand
Term
sub
 Definition
under
Term
ine
 Definition
nature of
Term
bon
 Definition
good
Term
thanatopsis
 Definition
view of death
Term
vacuous
 Definition
stupidly empty of ideas
Term
lucubration
 Definition
late night studying
Term
ex cathedra
 Definition
from the throne
Term
legerdemain
 Definition
sleight of hand
Term
suspiration
 Definition
deep sigh
Term
nepotism
 Definition
favoritism of relatives
Term
synoptic
 Definition
general in view
Term
lionize
 Definition
treat as a celebrity
Term
assiduous
 Definition
perservering
Term
subterfuge
 Definition
evasive dodge
Term
bon vivant
 Definition
indulger in luxury
Term
saturnine
 Definition
gloomy and remote
Term
sedentary
 Definition
sitting
Term
pusillanimous
 Definition
small minded
Term
log
 Definition
reason
Term
phor
 Definition
carry
Term
loco
 Definition
place
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
schizo
 Definition
divide
Term
theo
 Definition
god
Term
curs
 Definition
run
Term
eu
 Definition
good
Term
funi
 Definition
cord
Term
nym
 Definition
name
Term
ideo
 Definition
idea
Term
apo
 Definition
up or away
Term
cosmo
 Definition
universe
Term
syllogism
 Definition
three part deduction
Term
metonymy
 Definition
association name
Term
anaphora
 Definition
repetition in sucessive phrases
Term
bowdlerize
 Definition
censor prudishly
Term
locus classicus
 Definition
classic example
Term
reiterate
 Definition
repeat
Term
desultory
 Definition
rambling
Term
funambulist
 Definition
tightrope walker
Term
lyssophobia
 Definition
fear of insanity
Term
idee fixe
 Definition
obsession
Term
schism
 Definition
division
Term
apotheosis
 Definition
raising to god status
Term
precursor
 Definition
forerunner
Term
cosmology
 Definition
study of the universe
Term
euphony
 Definition
beautiful sound
Term
pro
 Definition
forward
Term
patr
 Definition
father
Term
cred
 Definition
believe
Term
miss
 Definition
send
Term
miscreant
 Definition
evil unbeliever
Term
physiognomy
 Definition
facial characteristic
Term
patrician
 Definition
aristocratic
Term
apostasy
 Definition
desertation of principles
Term
hedonism
 Definition
devotion to pleasure
Term
sententious
 Definition
full of maxims
Term
on the qui vive
 Definition
on the alert
Term
manumission
 Definition
release from slavery
Term
sanction
 Definition
authorize
Term
terra firma
 Definition
firm land
Term
synopsis
 Definition
summary
Term
colloquy
 Definition
conversation
Term
in loco parentis
 Definition
in place of parents
Term
vale
 Definition
farewell
Term
proto
 Definition
first
Term
mal
 Definition
bad
Term
sarco
 Definition
flesh
Term
ana
 Definition
up
Term
magn
 Definition
great
Term
agon
 Definition
actor
Term
phag
 Definition
eat
Term
sur
 Definition
ocer
Term
lect
 Definition
gather
Term
pos
 Definition
put
Term
mort
 Definition
death
Term
valediction
 Definition
farewell speech
Term
protagonist
 Definition
leading person
Term
maladroit
 Definition
clumsy
Term
stoicism
 Definition
indifference to sensation
Term
sarcophagus
 Definition
stone coffin
Term
ignominious
 Definition
disgraceful
Term
surrealisic
 Definition
unrealistically imaginary
Term
analects
 Definition
selected writings
Term
expository
 Definition
explanatory
Term
exegesis
 Definition
critical interpretation
Term
magnum opus
 Definition
great work
Term
moribund
 Definition
dying
Term
supercilious
 Definition
scornful
Term
diction
 Definition
word choice
Term
emissary
 Definition
messenger
Term
mir
 Definition
wonder
Term
hagio
 Definition
saint
Term
mel
 Definition
honey
Term
bell
 Definition
war
Term
xeno
 Definition
stranger
Term
xeno
 Definition
stranger
Term
graph
 Definition
write
Term
morph
 Definition
shape
Term
euthanasia
 Definition
mercy killing
Term
ineffable
 Definition
inexpressible
Term
expedite
 Definition
hasten
Term
expatiate
 Definition
to elaborate
Term
hagiography
 Definition
saint's biography
Term
mirabile dictu
 Definition
wonderful to say
Term
mellifluous
 Definition
honeyed
Term
patronize
 Definition
condescend to
Term
autochthonous
 Definition
native
Term
inter alia
 Definition
among other things
Term
bellicose
 Definition
warlike
Term
anthropomorphic
 Definition
man-shaped
Term
malediction
 Definition
a curse
Term
xenophobia
 Definition
fear of foreigners
Term
specious
 Definition
false
Term
luct
 Definition
struggle
Term
rogat
 Definition
ask
Term
dia
 Definition
across
Term
acro
 Definition
high
Term
infra
 Definition
veneath
Term
ject
 Definition
throw
Term
loqu
 Definition
talk
Term
cise
 Definition
cut
Term
trib
 Definition
pay
Term
remonstrate
 Definition
plead in protest
Term
solipsism
 Definition
doctrine:only self exists
Term
ineluctable
 Definition
not escapable
Term
truculent
 Definition
fiercely savage
Term
truculent
 Definition
fiercely savage
Term
supererogatory
 Definition
beyond what's asked
Term
infra dig
 Definition
beneath dignity
Term
recondite
 Definition
abstruse
Term
disinter
 Definition
unearth
Term
disjecta membra
 Definition
scattered fragments
Term
obloquy
 Definition
verbal abuse
Term
abrogate
 Definition
annul
Term
acronym
 Definition
initials-name
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
combative
Term
incisive
 Definition
sharp
Term
diatribe
 Definition
abusive speech
Term
par
 Definition
equal
Term
psych
 Definition
soul
Term
fic
 Definition
make
Term
ann
 Definition
year
Term
ab
 Definition
away
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
dis
 Definition
away
Term
an
 Definition
without
Term
tig
 Definition
touching
Term
equi
 Definition
equal
Term
punct
 Definition
point
Term
tract
 Definition
pull
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
curs
 Definition
run
Term
nonpareil
 Definition
something unequaled
Term
malefic
 Definition
causing harm
Term
contiguous
 Definition
touching
Term
metempsychosis
 Definition
transmigration of souls
Term
biogenesis
 Definition
theory of life from life
Term
bas-relief
 Definition
low-relief sculpture
Term
postprandial
 Definition
after dinner
Term
equilibrist
 Definition
tightrope walker
Term
punctilio
 Definition
point of conduct
Term
superannuated
 Definition
obsolete
Term
intractable
 Definition
stubborn
Term
egregious
 Definition
blatant
Term
abjure
 Definition
renounce
Term
analgesic
 Definition
painkiller
Term
discursive
 Definition
rambling
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