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Word Study #11
Term | Definition |
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cogito ergo sum | I think, therefore I am |
ex nihilo nihil fit | nothing comes from nothing |
ex post facto | after the deed |
mens sana in corpore sano | a sound mind in a sound body |
mal- | bad |
co-, com-, con- | with, together |
fort | strong |
mort | death |
-wise | manner, direction |
-eer | a person |
jaded | tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something |
idyllic | extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque |
forlorn | pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely |
elated | make (someone) ecstatically happy |
dispassionate | not influenced by strong emotion, able to be rational and impartial |
diffident | modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence |