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Bona fide

- comes directly from Latin, in which language it means "in good faith."
- In modern use it is typically encountered as an adjective (as the Supreme Court used it) meaning "made in good faith, sincere", or as a noun, written in plural form ("as evidence of her bona fides she showed us her collection of guinea pig drawings"), with meanings such as " good faith" or "evidence of qualifications."

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'Zealot'

was used to refer to a fanatical partisan of no fixed denomination.

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Latin abbreviation
- et al. ,
- which means “and others.” It is usually styled with a period, because the Latin words that it stands for have different possible endings, and et al. is the root: et alii (masculine), et aliae (feminine), and et alia (neuter). Since English nouns don’t have grammatical gender, et al. makes for an all-inclusive version of “and others.”

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What is the difference between the abbreviations I.E. and E.G.?

Both of these are abbreviations of Latin expressions: i.e. stands for id est, which means “that is” in Latin. It introduces a rewording or a clarification of a statement that has just been made or of a word that has just been used, such as:

The cough may last for a short period of time—i.e., three to five days.

E.g. stands for exempli gratia in Latin, which means “for example.” It introduces one or more examples that illustrate something stated, such as:

Submit a sample of academic writing—e.g., a dissertation chapter.

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Assay

n). the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality.

v). 1. determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore).
2. attempt.

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Janus-faced

adj). two-faced; hypocritical; deceitful

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Analogous
[a·nal·o·gous] adj.
1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy. “The brain and the Acme 1000 supercomputer are analogous to each other.”

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Metaphor [met·a·phor]
n. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate something else. Example: “She was drowning in money.”

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Savant [sa·vant]
n. A person of learning; wise or scholarly.

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Progeny [prog·e·ny]
n.pl. 1. Something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. 2. A result of creative effort; a product.

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Causative [caus·a·tive]
adj. 1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.”

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Ambivalence [am·biv·a·lence]
n. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

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Litigious [li·ti·gious]
adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.
Tending to engage in lawsuits. A
litigious celebrity.

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Gratuitous [gra·tu·i·tous]
adj. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark.

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Aplomb [a·plomb]
n. Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.

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Secular [sec·u·lar]
adj. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.”

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Arduous [ar·du·ous]
adj. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. “An arduous undertaking.” 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. “A long and
arduous process.”

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Antithesis [an·tith·e·sis]
n.pl. Direct contrast; opposition. 2. The direct or exact opposite. “Hope

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Oxymoron [ox·y·mo·ron]
n.pl. A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to make haste slowly.”

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Pervicacious [per·vi·ca·cious]
adj. Stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.”