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artifice (n)
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1. a clever trick esp. for deception
2. trickery |
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erudite (adj)
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1. having or showing great knowledge or learning
"erudite scholar" |
Word History: One might like to be erudite but hesitate to be rude. This preference is supported by the etymological relationship between erudite and rude. Erudite comes from the Latin adjective ērudītus, "well-instructed, learned," from the past participle of the verb ērudīre, "to educate, train." The verb is in turn formed from the prefix ex-, "out, out of," and the adjective rudis, "untaught, untrained," the source of our word rude.
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analogous TO
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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of things compared
"They saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects ANALOGOUS TO that of father and child" |
ana (against) + log (ratio) + ous (adj.)
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commensurate WITH (adj.)
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corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
"Salary will be commensurate WITH age and experience." "Such heavy resposibilty must recieve commensurate reward." |
com (together) + mensurare (to measure)
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temper WITH (adj.)
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act as a counterbalancing force or neutralising force
"Their idealism is tempered with their realism." |
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