| Term | Definition |
|---|
| mal | bad |
| post | after |
| port | carry |
| dict | say |
| omni | all |
| lith | rock |
| bene | good |
| cred | believe |
| neo | new |
| uni | one |
| non | not |
| archy | government |
| inter | between |
| vid | look |
| mono | one |
| pond | weight |
| in | not |
| sci | know |
| phyte | plant |
| lat | side |
| malapropism | ludicrous misuse of a word |
| postlude | concluding section |
| portly | stout |
| benediction | blessing |
| omnibus | covering many things |
| monolithic | massive and uniform |
| incredulous | not believing |
| neophyte | beginner |
| unilateral | one-sided |
| nonplussed | perplexed |
| hierarchy | ranking |
| interdiction | prohibition |
| vide | see |
| imponderable | difficult to ponder |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| hypo | under |
| dox | opinion |
| put | think |
| mega | large |
| alter | other |
| contra | against |
| con | together |
| circum | around |
| sol | alone |
| fy | make |
| ous | full of |
| hetero | different |
| pater | father |
| ver | true |
| sangui | blood |
| ego | I |
| ven | come |
| flu | flow |
| loqu | talk |
| moll | soft |
| greg | group |
| tion | act or state |
| hypothecate | pledge as security |
| heterodox | unorthodox |
| putative | thought to be |
| megaton | force of a million tons of dynamite |
| altercation | heated dispute |
| contravene | go against |
| confluence | a flowing together |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| mollify | make soft |
| gregarious | sociable |
| paterfamilias | male head of family |
| aver | affirm or declare |
| sangfroid | cold-blooded composure |
| alter ego | second self |
| de | down |
| voc | voice |
| luc | light |
| acr | sharp |
| ambul | walk |
| pugn | fight |
| sequ | follow |
| centri | center |
| ous | full of |
| sanct | holy |
| phon | sound |
| clam | cry out |
| trans | across |
| fort | strong |
| per | through |
| fid | faith |
| non | not |
| ego | I |
| loqu | talk |
| sacro | holy |
| caco | bad |
| tang | touch |
| declaim | speak rhetorically |
| sotto voce | in a low voice |
| translucent | semitransparent |
| forte | strong point |
| fortissimo | very loudly |
| acerbity | sharpness of temper |
| perambulate | wander through |
| perfidy | breach of faith |
| impugn | attack as false |
| non sequitur | an idea that does not follow |
| egocentric | self-centered |
| loquacious | talkative |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| tangible | touchable |
| dict | say |
| bas | low |
| nihil | nothing |
| muta | change |
| terr | land |
| cogn | know |
| re | again |
| super | over |
| de | down |
| gram | writing |
| obit | death |
| sequ | follow |
| path | feeling |
| ism | doctrine |
| inter | between |
| in | in or not |
| sed | sit |
| tort | twist |
| anim | mind |
| epi | on |
| ob | against |
| obiter dictum | passing remark |
| obsequious | servilely following |
| abase | to lower |
| pathetic fallacy | ascribing feelings to things |
| ratiocination | methodical thinking |
| mutatis mutandis | with necessary changes |
| interstice | small space |
| terra incognita | unknown land |
| sedate | calm |
| retort | swift reply |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| supersede | replace |
| inanimate | lifeless |
| condescend | lower oneself |
| epigram | witty comment |
| anthropo | man |
| gastro | stomach |
| auto | self |
| contra | against |
| viv | life |
| helio | sun |
| culp | blame |
| spec | look |
| mono | one |
| centri | center |
| medi | middle |
| ambi | both |
| ism | doctrine |
| trans | across |
| ex | out |
| intro | into |
| trop | turn |
| lykos | wolf |
| anthropocentric | man-centered |
| gastronome | a gourmet or epicure |
| autodidact | self-taught person |
| monism | doctrine that reality is one |
| in medias res | in the middle of things |
| lycanthrope | werewolf |
| circumambient | surrounding |
| transmogrify | change form |
| reify | treat as real |
| au contraire | to the contrary |
| vivacious | lively |
| circumvent | get around |
| heliotropic | sun-following |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| introspective | inward looking |
| pre | before |
| gen | origin |
| jur | swear |
| sopor | sleep |
| ped | foot |
| lin | line |
| tomy | cut |
| tort | twist |
| ob | against |
| sesqui | one and a half |
| nec | kill |
| post | after |
| son | sound |
| demo | people |
| inter | between |
| cracy | government |
| phan | appearance |
| dicho | in two parts |
| sui | self |
| partheno | virgin |
| pluto | wealth |
| a priori | from theory |
| a posteriori | from observation |
| parthenogenesis | unfertilized birth |
| assonance | vowel repetition |
| objurgation | rebuke |
| demotic | of the common people |
| soporific | sleep-inducing |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| sesquipedalian | very long (words) |
| sui generis | unique |
| plutocracy | government of wealthy |
| delineate | to outline |
| dichotomy | two-part division |
| epiphany | revelation |
| tortuous | twisting |
| thanatos | death |
| opia | sight |
| vac | empty |
| luc | light |
| ize | make |
| sed | sit |
| fug | flee |
| pusill | small |
| nepo | nephew |
| viv | life |
| spir | breathe |
| syn | together |
| man | hand |
| ex | out |
| ism | system |
| sub | under |
| ine | nature of |
| anim | mind |
| bon | good |
| ous | full of |
| thanatopsis | view of death |
| vacuous | stupidly empty of ideas |
| lucubration | late studying |
| ex cathedra | from the throne |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| suspiration | deep sigh |
| nepotism | favoritism to relatives |
| synoptic | general in view |
| lionize | treat as a celebrity |
| assiduous | persevering |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| bon vivant | indulger in luxury |
| saturnine | gloomy and remote |
| sedentary | sitting |
| pusillanimous | small-minded |
| log | reason |
| phor | carry |
| loco | place |
| de | down |
| phobia | fear |
| schizo | divide |
| theo | g-d |
| curs | run |
| eu | good |
| funi | cord |
| nym | name |
| ize | make |
| re | again |
| ambul | walk |
| ideo | idea |
| apo | up |
| pre | before |
| cosmo | universe |
| phon | sound |
| meta | change |
| syllogism | three-part deduction |
| metonymy | association name |
| anaphora | repetition in successive phrases |
| bowdlerize | censor prudishly |
| locus classicus | classical example |
| reiterate | repeat |
| desultory | rambling |
| funambulist | tightrope walker |
| lyssophobia | fear of insanity |
| idée fixe | obsession |
| schism | division |
| apotheosis | raising to g-d status |
| precursor | forerunner |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| pro | forward |
| patr | father |
| cred | believe |
| ous | full of |
| miss | send |
| viv | life |
| sanct | holy |
| syn | together |
| co | together |
| in | in |
| apo | away |
| ism | doctrine |
| mis | bad |
| gno | know |
| loco | place |
| sta | stand |
| phys | nature |
| terr | land |
| opia | sight |
| loqu | talk |
| hedon | pleasure |
| liqu | flow |
| prolix | tediously wordy |
| narcissism | self-infatuation |
| miscreant | evil unbeliever |
| physiognomy | facial character |
| patrician | aristocratic |
| apostasy | desertion of principle |
| hedonism | devotion to pleasure |
| sententious | full of maxims |
| on the qui vive | on the alert |
| manumission | release from slavery |
| sanction | authorize |
| terra firma | firm land |
| synopsis | summary |
| colloquy | conversation |
| in loco parentis | in place of the parents |
| vale | farewell |
| proto | first |
| mal | bad |
| sarco | flesh |
| gno | know |
| ana | up |
| ex | out |
| magn | great |
| super | over |
| dict | say |
| agon | actor |
| ism | doctrine |
| phag | eat |
| sur | over |
| lect | gather |
| pos | put |
| mort | death |
| miss | send |
| valediction | farewell speech |
| protagonist | leading person |
| maladroit | clumsy |
| stoicism | indifference to sensation |
| sarcophagus | stone coffin |
| ignominious | disgraceful |
| surrealistic | unrealistically imaginary |
| analects | selected writings |
| expository | explanatory |
| exegesis | critical interpretation |
| magnum opus | great work |
| moribund | dying |
| supercilious | scornful |
| diction | word choice |
| emissary | messenger |
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