A Course On Words Unit 7

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-oid

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Greek suffix meaning "similar to."
humanoid, anthropoid, spheroid, philanthropoid, ovoid, asteroid, planetoid, discoid, petaloid, sigmoid flexure, deltoid, cylindroid

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ov/ovi

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Latin "egg"
oviferous, ovoid

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aster

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Greek "star"
asteroid

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gastr/gastro

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Greek "stomach"
gastritis

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larynx/laryng/laryngo

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larynx
laryngitis, laryngoscopy

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-itis

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Suffix meaning "inflamation"
gastritis, laryngitis, tonsillitis, carditis, otitis, cystitis, media, rhinitis, gastroenteritis

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ec

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Greek ek "out"

tonsillectomy, osteotomy, gastrectomy

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tom

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"cut"
tonsillectomy, osteotomy, laryngectomy, cystectomy, gastrectomy

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-y

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suffix meaning "act of"

tonsillectomy, osteotomy, laryngoscopy, laryngectomy, cystoscopy

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-sis

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Suffix meaning "condition, abnormal condition"
halitosis, hypnosis, neurosis, psychosis, sclerosis, cystosis

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halito

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Latin "breath"
halitosis

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hypno

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Greek "sleep"

hypnosis

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neuro

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Greek "nerve"

neurosis

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psycho

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Greek "mind"

psychosis

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sclero

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Greek "hard"

sclerosis

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oma

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Greek "abnormal swelling, tumor"
carcinoma, osteoma, lymphoma

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carcin

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Greek "crab, cancer"

carcinoma

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oste

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Greek "bone"
osteoma, osteotomy

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my

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Greek "mouse, muscle"

myoma

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lymph

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Latin "spring water"

lymphoma

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card/cardio

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Greek "heart"

carditis

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graph/gram

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Greek "write"
cardiogram, cardiograph

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cyst

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Greek "urinary bladder"
cystitis, cystoscopy, cystoscope, cystometrogram, cystectomy

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metro/meter

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Greek "measure"

cystometrogram

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ot/oto

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Greek "ear"
otitis media, otorrhea

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media

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Latin "middle"

otitis media

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rhin/rhino

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Greek "nose"
rhinoceros, otorhinolaryngologist

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ceros

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Greek "horn"

rhinoceros

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rrhea

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Greek "flowing, discharge"
otorrhea, logorrhea, rhinorrhea

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logo

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Greek "talk, words"

logorrhea

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gastr/gastro

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Greek "stomach"
gastrectomy, gastroenteritis, gastroenterologist

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enter/entero

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Greek "intestines"
gastroenteritis, enterotomy, gastroenterologist

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-ist, -logist

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suffix meaning "specialist in a field"
gastroenterologist, otorhinolaryngologist,

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-ize

Back 34

Greek suffix meaning that makes a verb out of nouns and adjectives
sterilize, theorize, socialize, finalize

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-ence

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Latin suffix meaning "quality, state, condition"
competence, confidence, sequence

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-ion

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Latin suffix meaning "action, condition caused by action"
correction, conscription, fusion,

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-ity

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Latin suffix meaning "condition, state"
acidity, aridity, humidity, generosity

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-or

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Latin suffix meaning "agent, doer"
inventor, objector, investor, collector,

Latin suffix meaning "condition"

pallor, stupor, fervor, rigor

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-tude

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Latin suffix meaning "condition, state"
same as Anglo-Saxon -ness
magnitude, altitude, gratitude

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-ure

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Latin suffix meaning "action, result of action"
aperture, sculpture, erasure

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acid

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Latin "sharp"

acidity

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alti

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Latin "high"

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apert

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Latin "open"

aperture

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arid

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Latin "dry"

aridity

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compet

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Latin "strive in competition with someone, be qualified to strive"

competence

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confid

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Latin "trust"

confidence, confident

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conscript

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Latin "enroll, enlist"

conscription

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correct

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Latin "rule, guide"

correction

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eras

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Latin "rub out"

erasure

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ferv

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Latin "heat, glow"

fervor

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fus

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Latin "melt, flow"

fusion

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grati/grate

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Latin "thanks"

gratitude, gratefulness

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humid

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Latin "wet"

humidity

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invent

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Latin "come upon, find"

inventor

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invest

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Latin "put (something) into"

investor

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liberal

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Latin "generous"

liberality

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magni

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Latin "large"

magnitude

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object

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Latin "throw against"

objector

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pall

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Latin "pale"

pallid, pallor

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sculpt

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Latin "carve"

sculptor, sculpture

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sequ

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Latin " follow"

sequence

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stup

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Latin "be motionless"

stupor

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-ble

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Latin "having capability, capacity"
audible, flexible, navigable

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-id

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Latin "in the condition of"
pallid, gelid, morbid, rigid, splendid, stupid

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-ile

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Latin "having capability, capacity"
fragile, senile, juvenile, virile, infantile

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-ine

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Latin "having the nature of"
asinine, leonine, canine

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-ose/-ous

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Latin "full of"
glorious, impecunious, verbose, venous

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asin

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Latin "donkey"

asinine

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audi

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Latin "hear"

audible

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can

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Latin "dog"

canine

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flex

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Latin "bend"

flexible

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frag

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Latin "break"

fragile

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gel

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Latin "frost, ice"

gelid

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glori

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Latin "fame"

glorious

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infant

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Latin "young child"

infantile

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juven

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Latin "young"

juvenile

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leon

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Latin "lion"

leonine

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morb

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Latin "sick"

morbid

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naviga

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Latin "sail a boat"

navigable

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pall

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Latin "pale"

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pecuni

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Latin "money"

impecunious

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sen

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Latin "old"

senile

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stup

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Latin "be motionless"

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ven

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Latin "vein"

venous

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verb

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Latin "word"

verbose

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vir

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Latin "man"

virile

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Braille

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Louis Braille (1809-1852), a blind teacher in France, invented a system of printing for the blind consisting of a pattern of raised dots.

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Celsius

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Anders Celsius (1701-1744) invented a temperature scale in which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is the boiling point of water.

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Chauvin

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Nicolas Chauvin was a general notorious for his unreasoning support of the lost cause of Napoleon.

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Fahrenheit

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Gabriel Fahrenheit (1868-1736) invented a scale for measuring heat in which 0° was the freezing point of snow and salt equally mixed by weight and 100° was the (approximate) normal temperature of the human body. The freezing point of water on this scale is 32°, and the boiling point is 212°.

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Frankenstein

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A medical student in a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly, wife of the poet. The student created a monster who eventually killed him.

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Mesmer

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F.A. Mesmer (1734-1815) was a German physician who experimented with hypnotism.

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Pompadour

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Madam Pompadour (1721-1764) was the glamorous mistress of the French king Louis XV, known for her elaborate hair styles.

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Sandwich

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The fourth Earth of Sandwich (1718-1792) was said to have been so keen a gambler that he would not leave the gambling table to eat but had a special fast food brought to him.

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Spooner

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William A. Spooner (1844-1930) was an English clergyman known for his unintentional transposing of sounds, like “our queer old Dean” in place of “our dear old Queen.”

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Levi

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Around 1850 in San Francisco, Levi Strauss produced pants of heavy denim, reinforced with copper rivets.

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adapt

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Origin: Latin ad "to" + apt “fit”

Modern: “to change to meet a new situation”

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adopt

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Origin: Latin ad "to" + opt “choose”

Modern: to choose something for ourselves, i.e. a child, culture.

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pore

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Origin: Middle English, meaning unknown

Modern: "to read, study intensely,” usually + over

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pour

Back 100

Origin: Middle English, meaning unknown

Modern: to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something.

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Accept

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Origin: Latin ac/ad "to" + cept "take"

Modern: to take something to yourself.

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Except

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Origin: Latin ex "from" + cept "take"

Moern: to take something out of the rest

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ipse dixit

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Translation: "he, himself, said it"

Meaning: arbitrary dogmatic statement which the speaker expects the listener to accept as valid.

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ipso facto

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Translation: "by the fact itself"

Meaning: a certain phenomenon is a direct consequence, a resultant effect, of the action in question, instead of being brought about by a previous action.

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bona fide

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Translation "in good faith"

Meaning: In philosophy, the concept of good faith denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; in law, bona fides denotes the mental and moral states of honesty and conviction regarding either the truth or the falsity of a proposition, or of a body of opinion; likewise regarding either the rectitude or the depravity of a line of conduct.

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ad hominem

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Translation: "toward the man"

Meaning: form of criticism directed at something about the person one is criticizing, rather than something (potentially, at least) independent of that person.

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ad rem

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Translation: "to the matter"

Meaning: to the point at issue