2022-10-08
Published: 2022-10-08Words that I added to Anki on 2022-10-08.
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word list
- meander
- sanctum sanctorum
- sinusitis
- Appalachia
- party popper
- nefarious
- hijinks
- bailiwick
- pilgrim
- squawk
meander
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- Latin maeander, transferred use of the name of the river Maeander or Maeandros (now Menderes) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCy%C3%BCk_Menderes_River)
sanctum sanctorum
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- Latin sanctum neuter nominative singular and sanctōrum neuter genitive plural of sanctus (holy) (https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-flexion.php?lemma=SANCTUM100), meaning “holy of holies”
- plural sancta sanctorum (nominative plural and genitive plural)
sinusitis
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- sinus + -itis (suffix denoting inflammatory diseases)
- cf. bronchitis, conjunctivitis, etc.
- Japanese 副鼻腔炎
Appalachia
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party popper
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- Japanese クラッカー
nefarious
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- Latin nefārius (offending against moral law) < nefās (offence against moral law) < ne- (not) + fās (that which is right)
- cf. neuter (ne- + uter (either))
- cf. omnifarious
hijinks
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- high jinks < jink (the act of eluding)
bailiwick
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- obsolete bailie (bailiff) + -wick (denoting “office”)
pilgrim
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squawk
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- imitative
- cf. squark