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:verb
to make somebody or something weak |
debilitate
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from Lation "debilitare" meaning to weaking
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1)intoxicated, drunk; 2)excited, exhilarated |
inebriation
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from Latin "inebriare" meaning "to make drunk in," from "ebriare" = "to make drunk"
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verb
1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly *2 : to abstain from : avoid |
abjure
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rom Latin "jurare," which means "to swear" (and which in turn is based on the root "jus," meaning "law"), plus the prefix "ab-," meaning "away."
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noun
: lethargy, dullness |
hebetude
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from Late Latin "hebetudo," which means pretty much the same thing as our word. It is also closely related to the Latin word for "dull""hebes," which has extended meanings such as "obtuse," "doltish," and "stupid."
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adjective
: marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
imperturbable
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from the Latin "perturbare," also meaning "to throw into confusion," which in turn comes from the combination of "per-" and "turbare," which means "to disturb."
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verb
1 : to lower in rank or reputation : degrade *2 : to speak slightingly about : belittle |
disparage
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Disparage" derives from the Anglo-French "desparager," meaning "to marry below ones class." "Desparager," in turn, combines the negative prefix "des-" with "parage"("equality" or "lineage"), which itself comes from "per," meaning "peer."
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adjective
*1 : characterized by straightness or moral integrity 2 : piously self-righteous |
recitudinous
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from the Late Latin "rectitudin-" (English added the "-ous" ending), which is, in turn, ultimately derived from the Latin word "rectus," meaning both "straight" and "right." (There are other "rectus" descendants in English, including "rectitude," of course, and "rectilinear," "rectangle," and "rectify.")
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noun
: peanut |
goober
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It's a regional term, used mainly in the southern and east-central part of the United States. But the plant didn't originate in the U.S.; it's actually native to South America. It was taken from there to Africa, where the local people gave new names to the high-protein legumes.
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noun
*1 : whatever makes something the type that it is : essence 2 a : a trifling point : quibble b : crotchet, eccentricity |
quiddity
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the Latin pronoun "quis," which is one of two Latin words for "who" (the other is "qui"). "Quid," the neuter form of "quis," gave rise to the Medieval Latin "quidditas," which means "essence"
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noun plural
: jitters, nervousness |
jimjams
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adj.
:extremely unhappy and discouraged |
despondent
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verb
1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly *2 : to abstain from : avoid |
abjure
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Latin "jurare," which means "to swear" (and which in turn is based on the root "jus," meaning "law"), plus the prefix "ab-," meaning "away."
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adjective
: equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
tantamount
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from the Anglo-French phrase "tant amunter," meaning "to amount to as much;" "tant," meaning "so much" or "as much," and "amounter," meaning "to ascend" or "to add up to." also, in Spanish, tanto means "as much"
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adjective
1 : utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed *2 : unable to function : useless 3 : hopelessly outmoded |
kaput
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adjective
: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition |
froward
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opposite of toward = go away... in Middle English; aka to & fro
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noun
1 capitalized : a native or inhabitant of a vast historical region in Asia and Eastern Europe roughly extending from the Sea of Japan to the Dnieper *2 capitalized : a person of irritable or violent temper 3 : one that proves to be unexpectedly formidable |
tartar
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came from the Eurasian people known as the Tartars = decendants of the Mongols who were "ferocious"
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adjective
1 : of or relating to a sensory threshold *2 : barely perceptible 3 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional |
liminal
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from the Latin noun "limen," meaning "threshold." closely related to subliminal = below what is conscious
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verb
: report, rumor -- usually used with "about" |
bruit
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noun
: a fit or state of indignation |
dudgeon
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adjective
: having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
stolid
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from "stolidus," a word that means "dull" or "stupid" in Latin
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noun
: a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error |
mea culpa
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means "through my fault" in Latin, comes from a prayer of confession in the Catholic church; it's an exclamation of apology or remorse that is used to mean "It was my fault" or "I apologize." "culpa" has been used to mean "guilt" in English = culprit
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noun
1 : a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies 2 *a : a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation b : the act of making such a charge : defamation; innuendo |
aspersion
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from the Latin word "aspersus," itself a derivative of the verb "aspergere," which means "to sprinkle" or "to scatter."
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adjective
: notably polite or polished in manner |
urbane
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to the Latin "urbs," meaning "city"
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noun
: regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation |
Occident
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from Latin "occidere," meaning "to fall," once referred to the part of the sky in which the sun goes down; used to refer to western Europe and the west half of the Roman Empire; it's opposite is "Orient" which comes from Latin "oriri" meaning "to rise" and therefore Japan is an Oriental country because it is the land of the rising, morning sun :D
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