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Word Study #6
Term | Definition |
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-mania | madness |
-ish | quality of (make adj.) |
port | carry |
macro-, mega-, megalo- | big |
hypo-, hyp- | under, less than |
tele- | far |
verbatim et litteratim (et punctatim) | word for word and letter for letter (and point for point) |
verbum sat sapienti | a word is enough for a wise man (a word to the wise...) |
verba volant, scripta manent | words fly away, writing remains |
e.g. (exempli gratia) | for example |
veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
despondent | in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
discomfited | make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. |
evoke | bring or recall to the conscious mind |
fortitude | courage in pain or adversity. |
furor | an outbreak of public anger or excitement. |