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Chapter 11 + 12 - Literal Meaning of Words Flashcards

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psyche

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spirit, soul

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psycho-

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mind

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mens, metis

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mind

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anima, animae

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breath

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animus, animi

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soul, mind, courage; person

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persona

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mask

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sanum, sani

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healthy, sane

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mater, matris (mater)

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mother

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pater, patris (pater)

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father

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frater, fratris (adelphos)

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brother

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soror, sororis (adelphe)

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sister

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familia, familiae (genos)

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family

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gens, gentis (genea)

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familiy

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alma mater

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nourishing mother

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alo-alere

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nourish

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matrimonium, matrimonii (gamos)

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marriage

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uxor, uxoris (gyre, gynaecos)

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wife

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matrona, matronae (gamete)

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wife

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maritus, mariti (aner, adros)

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husband

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vir, viri

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gametes

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21
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amo-amare-amatum

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love

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amicus, amici

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friend

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bonum, boni

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good

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cupido, cupidis

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desire

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eros

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love (noun)

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phileo

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love (verb)

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verum, veri

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true

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odium, odii

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hate

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miseo

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hate

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hostilis, hostilis

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enemy (adj)

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hostis, hostis

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enemy (noun)

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malum, mali

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bad

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33
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fallo-fallere-falsum

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deceive

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pseudon

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lie

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pseudo-

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false

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mania

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madness

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phobos

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fear

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insania, insaniae

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madness

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39
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chole

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yellow bile

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bilis, bilis

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yellow bile

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melancholia

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black bile

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phlegma

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sanguis, sanguinis

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panic

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sudden, unreasonable terror

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intellego-intellegere-intellectum

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understand, distinguish

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lego-legere-lectum

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choose, read

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idion

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one’s own, private

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idio-

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peculiar to

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idiotes

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private citizen

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imbecillum, imbecilli

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baculum, baculi

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moron

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foolish, stupid

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sophon

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etia

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solvo-solvere-solutum

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loose, untie, release

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phenomenon

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a thing come into light, appearance; learned borrowing of phero- = shining

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socius, socii

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ally, companion

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theoria

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viewing; speculation; contemplation

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modus, modi

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measure, manner, way

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paradigma

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schema

A

form, shape figure

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anthropos

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man, mankind

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barbaroi

A

all who were not Greek

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colo-colere-cultum

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till (the soil); inhabit; take care of; settlement

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colonia, colniae

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estate, settlement

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ethnos

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nation, people

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ethicos

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empiron

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experienced

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organon

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instrument, tool; work, project

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signum, signi

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sign, seal, mark

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systema

A

the whole; composition

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plico-plicere-plicatum

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idea

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form, class, kind

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topos

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place; topic

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ou or o

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copia, copiae

A

supply, abundance

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ecos

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house, household

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eco-

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environment

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emporion

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flo-flare-flatum

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inflo-inflare-inflatum

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fraus, fraudis

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haereo-haerere-haesum

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stick, cling to

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lucrum, lucri

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mercor-mercari-mercatum

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merces, mercedis

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pay, wages

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pendo-pendere-pensum

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proprium, proprii

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one’s own, special; fitting, proper

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specio-specere-spectum

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taxo-taxere-taxatum

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tango-tangere-tactum

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claudo-claudere-clasum

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spondeo-spondere-sponsum

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pledge, promise

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limen, liminis

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medium, medii

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middle; in the open; public

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nuntio-nuntiare-nuntiatum

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imago-imaginis

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copy, likeness

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pecu

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flock, herd

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pecunia, pecuniae

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salarium

A

any payment for work

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