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colloquy

colloquy. conversation col = com (together) loqu (talk). viable. able to live; workable vi = vita (life) + able. synopsis. summary syn (together) + opia (sight) + sis (condition). terra firma. solid ground terr (land). sanction. authorize sanct (holy). Russophobe.

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colloquy

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  1. colloquy • conversation col = com (together) loqu (talk)

  2. viable • able to live; workable vi = vita (life) + able

  3. synopsis • summary syn (together) + opia (sight) + sis (condition)

  4. terra firma • solid ground terr (land)

  5. sanction • authorize sanct (holy)

  6. Russophobe • one who fears Russia Russo (Russian) + phobia (fear)

  7. prognosis • medical forecast pro (forward) + gno (know) + sis (condition)

  8. polychrome • many-colored poly (many) + chrome (color)

  9. philanthropy • love of mankind (shown by giving money) phile (love) + anthropo (man)

  10. perspicacity • insight per (through) + spec (look)

  11. mobocracy • mob rule mob (move) mobile vulgus+ cracy (government)

  12. gerontocracy • government by the old geronto (old age) + cracy (government)

  13. magniloquence • great eloquence magn (great) + loqu (talk)

  14. kleptomaniac • pathological thief kleptes (thief) + mania(madness)

  15. joie de vivre • joy of living viv (life)

  16. in loco parentis • in place of parents loco (place)

  17. mundane • ordinary / commonplace mund (world)

  18. synthesis • combination syn (together) + sis (condition)

  19. unequivocal • direct un (not) + equi (equal) + voc (voice)

  20. nihilism • belief in nothing; philosophy that denies all existance nihil (nothing) + ism (doctrine)

  21. audiophile • stereo buff audi (hear) + phile (love)

  22. entomology • insect zoology entomo (insect) + logy (science)

  23. omnifarious • of all kinds omni (all) + fariam (parts) + ous (full of)

  24. invidious • causing envy / ill will in (into) + vid (look) + ous (full of)

  25. deduction • reasoning down from principles de (down) + duct (lead)

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