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noun
: a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
misanthrope
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from Greek noun "anthrōpos," meaning "human being." and "misein," meaning "to hate."
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verb
1 : to settle judicially *2 : to act as judge |
adjudicate
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from the Latin verb "adjudicare," from "judicare," meaning "to judge," which, in turn, traces to the Latin noun "judex," meaning "judge." "judex" then comes from Latin "jus" meaning "law"
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noun
: a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
indigence
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descends from a Latin verb meaning "to need," implies seriously straitened circumstances and usually connotes the endurance of many hardships and the lack of comforts
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verb
1 : to make the sliding dance step called chassé 2 a : walk, glide, go *b : to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner c : to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner |
sashay
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French verb "chassé" ("to make a sliding dance step")
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verb
*1 : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing 2 : to tinge or dye deeply 3 : to provide with something freely or naturally : endow |
imbue
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derives from the Latin verb "imbuere," meaning "to dye, wet, or moisten." closely synonymous with "imbrue" but not quite related
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verb
1 a : to send forth new growth (as buds or branches) : sprout b : bloom *2 : to grow and expand rapidly : flourish |
burgeon
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from the Middle English word "burjonen," which is from Anglo-French "burjuner"; both mean "to bud or sprout."
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adjective
1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles *2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous |
ecletic
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comes from a Greek verb meaning "to select" and was originally applied to ancient philosophers who were not committed to any single system of philosophy; instead, these philosophers selected whichever doctrines pleased them from every school of thought
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noun
1 : one that pioneers in or initiates a major change : precursor *2 : one that presages or foreshadows what is to come |
harbinger
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used to mean "one who provides lodging" or "a host," but that meaning is now obsolete; late 1300s it was used for a person sent ahead of a main party to seek lodgings; derives from Anglo-French word "herberge," which meant "lodgings."
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verb
1 : to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments : teach *2 : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
indoctrinate
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simply means "brainwash" to many people; 17th century it simply meant "to teach;" "doc" part of it comes from Latin verb "docēre," which also means "to teach."
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adjective
: attempting to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties : dogmatic |
doctrinaire
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ultimately from Latin "doctrina," meaning "teaching" or "instruction."
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adjective
: governed or characterized by sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated ideas or actions : unpredictable and spontaneous (produced freely) |
capricious
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derived via French from the Italian "capriccio," which originally referred not to a sudden desire, but to a sudden shudder of fear. "Capriccio" in turn derives from the Italian "capo," meaning "head," and "riccio," the word for "hedgehog."
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noun
*1 : the state of being old : the process of becoming old 2 : the growth phase in a plant or plant part (as a leaf) from full maturity to death |
senescence
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derives (via the verb "senescere," meaning "to grow old") from the Latin "senex," meaning "old." related: "senile" and "senior" and "senate" and "senectitude" (similar to this words meaning)
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adjective
*1 : relating to or based on the sense of touch 2 : characterized by a predilection for the sense of touch |
haptic
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from the Greek "haptesthai," meaning "to touch" and entered English in the late 19th century as a medical synonym for "tactile."
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adjective
1 : having the wings extended as if in flight — used of a heraldic bird *2 : flying or capable of flying 3 : quick, nimble |
volant
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like Spanish verb "voler" meaning "to fly." from the Latin verb "volare," meaning "to fly."
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verb
: to unite in or as if in an amalgam; especially : to merge into a single body |
amalgamate
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derives by way of Middle French from Medieval Latin "amalgama."
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adjective
*1 : absolute, unqualified 2 a : of, relating to, or constituting a category b : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories |
categorical
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derive from Greek "katēgoria"
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noun
*1 : any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge; especially : a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody 2 : the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment |
heabeas corpus
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"You should have the body." That's the literal meaning of the Latin
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verb
: to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on : stupefy, petrify |
gorgonize
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from the Greek adjective "gorgos," meaning "terrifying;" the Gorgons included their chief, Medusa, in Greek mythology. Today this refers to petrifying a person with an intimidating glance or gaze
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adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium or the Eastern Roman Empire 2 : of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church *3 often not capitalized : intricately involved and often devious |
Byzantine
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from Late Latin "Byzantinus," for "native of Byzantium;" adjective came around in 1930s depicting the secrecy and despotism that went on in the Soviet Union like that of the Byzantine Empire
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noun
: a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building) |
maquette
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derived from the Italian noun "macchietta," meaning "sketch," and ultimately from the Latin "macula," meaning "spot." ryhmes with architects that often use them ;D
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adjective
1 : born after the death of the father *2 : published after the death of the author 3 : following or occurring after death |
posthumous
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In Latin, "posterus" is an adjective meaning "coming after" (from "post," meaning "after"); the "-umus" in the word was erroneously identified with "humus," meaning "earth" (as in the ground in which the unfortunate father now lay)
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noun
: the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
emolument
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Latin "emolumentum" had come to mean simply "profit" or "gain." It had thus become removed from its own Latin predecessor, the verb "molere," meaning "to grind."
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noun
: the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
emolument
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Latin "emolumentum" had come to mean simply "profit" or "gain." It had thus become removed from its own Latin predecessor, the verb "molere," meaning "to grind."
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noun
: acute perception-acuteness of discernment or perception |
persipacity
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No hint
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noun:
a brief scene from a movie or play |
vignette
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Mid-18th century. From French , literally “small vine” (from such decorations on the margins of pages in early books), from vigne (vine)
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