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Eponymous
means "of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named." It comes directly from the Greek word that has the same meaning, from the words that translate literally as "after a name." |
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Insidious
means "developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent."
It comes from the Latin word meaning "cunning" or "deceitful" and is related the Latin word for "ambush." |
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Culpable
means "deserving blame" or "guilty of doing something wrong." It comes from Latin word culpa, meaning "guilt." |
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Harridan
means "an angry and unpleasant woman," and is thought to come from the French word haridelle , meaning "old horse" or "gaunt woman." |
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Sartorial
means "of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes." It comes from the Latin word sartor , which means "patcher" or "tailor." |
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Carpe Diem
means "the enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future. |
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Narcissism
is synonymous with "egoism" or "egocentrism."
The disorder is named for the mythological Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection. |
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Redacted
means "to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release." It comes from the Latin word that means "reduced." |
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Schadenfreude
means "enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others." It comes from the German words for "damage" and "joy." |
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Subterfuge
means "the use of tricks especially to hide, avoid, or get something." It comes from the Latin word that means "to escape." |
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Indemnification
means "the action of protecting (someone) by promising to pay for the cost of possible future damage, loss, or injury |
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Stichomythia
means "dialogue especially of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama)". It comes from the Greek word with the same meaning. |
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Feuilleton
means "a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader." It's derived from the French word for "sheet of paper," which comes from the word meaning "leaf". |
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Coup d'état
Coup d'état (or just coup) means "the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group." It is also often spelled without the accent mark (coup d'etat ).
In French, coup d'état literally means "stroke of the state" - "stroke" as in "knock" or "blow." |
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Weltanschauung
Weltanschauung is the German word that literally means "worldview," its synonym in English. It is used to refer to "a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint." |
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N'est-ce Pas
(pronounced \ness-pah)
means "isn't it so?" |
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Flotsam
means "floating wreckage from a ship or its cargo" or "floating debris." It comes from the French verb meaning "to float." |
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Gentrification
means "the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents." It derives from gentry , meaning "aristocracy," and ultimately from the Old French word for "noble" or "high-born." |
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Monologue
means "the routine of a stand-up comic," and originally was used refer to a long speech in a play given by one actor. It came through French from the Greek roots that mean "alone" and "to speak." |
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Messianic
which means "marked by idealism and an aggressive crusading spirit," does not suggest a sense of realism associated with effective diplomacy. |
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