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Philanderer
Philanderer showed up in English in the early 1800s to refer specifically (and with some amount of sarcasm) to a man who has had or attempted to have a number of sexual affairs with women. |
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Lucifer
Lucifer has been in the English language for a very long time, and has not solely carried the meaning of "Satan." The word comes from a Latin root— lucifer, in Latin, means "light-bearing"—and has also been used by poets to refer to
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nemesism
(n.) frustration , anger, or aggression direct inwards, toward oneself, and one's way of living. |
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Icon, Iconic, & Iconoclastic
Icon
means “a person who is very successful and admired,” and is the root word of the others;
Iconic
began to be used in the 17th century, and had an initial meaning that is quite similar to icon , referring to an image, representation, or portrait (not necessarily with any religious significance).
iconoclast
“one who destroys religious images” (in a sense, “one who destroys icons”). |
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kalopsia
the delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are
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Utilitarianism (noun)
The doctrine that an action is right in so far as it promotes happiness, thus great happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct
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Pistanthrophobia
(n) fear of trusting people due to negative past experiences |
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monchopsis
n. the subtle but presistent feeling of being out of place |
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Witch hunt
Witch hunt has both a literal meaning and a figurative one. The literal one refers to the actual hunting of ostensible witches.
The figurative sense, which we define as “the searching out and deliberate harassment of those (such as political opponents) with unpopular views,” has been in use with specific reference to political opponents since the 1920s. |
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Councel
Council and counsel are often and easily confused: council refers to “an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion,” whereas counsel means either “advice” or “a lawyer who represents a person or group in a court of law.” (Counsel is also used as a verb meaning “to advise.”) The two words are similar for a reason: they come from the same source, entering English from French in the Middle Ages and ultimately tracing back to the Latin word concilium meaning “ecclesiastical assembly.” |
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'Collusion'
The word shares a root with 'elude', 'delude', and 'allude' |
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'Uxorious'
Uxorious means “excessively fond of or submissive to a wife” and comes straight from the Latin word for “wife ,”
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Post time 19-5-2017 01:05 PM
