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| 4767515863 | enigmatic | adj. perplexing; baffling; of or like a riddle. ( GK: ainos= tale, story) | 0 | |
| 4767534665 | hegira/ hejira | n. a journey undertaken to escape from a dangerous situation. (Arabic: hijrah= separation or flight) | 1 | |
| 4774871307 | ersatz | adj. synthetic, not genuine (the word usually suggests inferior quality). n. A fake or substitute. (GER: ersatz= substitute) | 2 | |
| 4774881705 | erudite | adj. scholarly, learned, knowledgeable through book learning. (L: e= out + rudis= rude). | 3 | |
| 4774886528 | syllogism | n. 1. An argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion is drawn from them. Ex- mammals are warm-blooded; whales are mammals; therefore, whales are warm-blooded. 2.Reasoning from the general and specific; deductive logic. (GK: syn= with + logizethai= to reason, from + logos= a word). | 4 | |
| 4774871734 | isms | pl. n. distinctive causes, doctrines, or theories; the actions and beliefs characteristic of a particular group. (An noun suffix in English denoting action: baptism, heroism, Judaism). | 5 | |
| 4774887046 | pragmatic | adj. Concerned with actual practice, everyday affairs, etc. , opposed to theory or speculation; practical. (GK: pragma= a thing done). | 6 | |
| 4775048236 | in medias res | adv. in or into the middle of a plot or narrative. (L: into the midst of things). | 7 | |
| 4775049927 | aesthete | n. 1. a person highly sensitive to art and beauty. 2. a person who artificially cultivated such sensitivity. (GK: aisthanesthai= to perceive). | 8 | |
| 4775051003 | languid | adj. Lacking in vigor or vitality, lacking in spirit, listless. (L: languidus= faint, weak, limp, relaxed). | 9 | |
| 4775050213 | transmute | v. To change the form, nature, or appearance, esp. , to a higher form. (trans= across + mutare= change). | 10 | |
| 4775051384 | squalid | adj. foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. Wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid. (L: squalidus= dirty). | 11 | |
| 4775051385 | proscribe | v. to prohibit, to outlaw, to condemn or forbid as harmful. (L: pro= before + scribere= writers). | 12 | |
| 4775051959 | circa | prep. at, in, or around; approximately; used especially with dates. (L: circum: around). | 13 | |
| 4775051960 | i.e. | "that is", used in a sentence when offering a restatement or explanation of a point being made. (L: id est= that is). | 14 | |
| 4775051961 | e.g. | "for example" or "for instance", used obviously to introduce an example. (L: exempli grati = for the sake of example) | 15 | |
| 4775052573 | ergo | conjunctive adverb. Therefore, hence. (L. = therefore) | 16 | |
| 4775052574 | volition | n. The act of willing or choosing; the exercise of the will. (L. volo, velle = to wish, to want) | 17 | |
| 4775052941 | inimical | adj. 1. Hostile, unfriendly. 2. In opposition; unfavorable. (L: in = not + amicus = friend) | 18 | |
| 4775053654 | inchoate | adj. Emerging; only partly in existence; imperfectly formed. (L: in = not + cohum = a strap fastening a plow beam to a yoke; hence, "not strapped up") | 19 |
