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CR Lesson 4
Term | Definition |
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Extra (Latin) | on the outside |
Medius (Latin) | Middle |
Sequor, Sequi, Sectum (Latin) | to follow |
extraneous (adj) | coming from the outside; not essential or vital |
extraterrestrial (adj) | originating outside the limits of the earth's atmosphere |
extravert/extrovert (n) | a person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward |
mediate (tr v.) | to act as negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute |
mediocrity (n) | the condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person |
medium (n) | 1. A substance or element through which something is transmitted 2. a person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead |
Non sequitur (n) | a statement that does not follow logically from evidence |
obsequious (adj) | excessively willing to yield to others |
subsequent (adj) | coming after or later |
sequester (tr v) | to go into hiding; to seek solitude; to isolate |