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engilsh chap 2
vocab words
Term | Definition |
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almagamation | comes from Arabic meaning t"to mix or combine into a unified whole", the verb for is "to amalgamate" |
admixture | means that same as mixture,come from Latin meaning "mix with" |
eclectic | from the Greek word for "select", this adjective means "made up from a variety of sources" |
catolic | with a lower case "c", it means comprehensive" or "of broad scope" come from old french word for "universal" |
motley | it comes from the middle English word for "variegated cloth" |
corroborate | this verb brings out support an idea or argument |
asunder | adverb,which literally means "apart" or into "separate pieces" |
dispora | refers to the dispersion of the Jews from 6th century b.c |
cleave | it means :to spit" or "to cut" or "penetrate" |
disseminate | it means to scatter widely or to disperse as in "sowing seed" |