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Temporize
[TEM-pə-riyz] Verb Origin: French
- Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
- Temporarily adopt a particular course in order to conform to the circumstances.
“The council intended to temporize the vote until the final member could arrive.”
“Kyra decided to temporize her roommate’s walking pace to continue the conversation.”
Erumpent
[ih-RUM-pənt] Adjective Origin: Latin
(Biology) bursting forth or through a surface.
“The rising temperatures triggered the tulips’ erumpent activity.”
“The blueberries were erumpent on the bushes.”
Brumous
[BRUH-məs] Adjective Origin: French
Foggy and wintry.
“Cameron tightly pulled her coat around her as she walked home on the brumous January evening.”
“As the plane approached Prague the conditions became more brumous.”
Bosky
[BAHS-kee] Adjective Origin: Middle English
(Literary) wooded; covered by trees or bushes.
“Amy and Seth wanted to go on a hike on a bosky trail. “
“Many fairy tales take place in bosky locales.”
Quondam
[KWAN-dəm] Adjective Origin: Latin
That once was; former.
“During the last year retro roller skates regained their quondam popularity.”
“Quondam senators were quick to share their support for the new bill.”
Quondam is a formal adjective that comes from the Latin for “formerly.”
Telos
[TEL-ahs] Noun Origin: Greek, 300 BCE
An ultimate object or aim.
“Helen’s telos was to earn her Ph.D in chemistry.”
“At this early stage, the nonprofit doesn’t seem to have a telos.”
This word comes from the Greek “telos,” meaning “the end, limit, goal, fulfillment, completion.” It is possibly akin to Greek “tellein,” meaning to accomplish.
Aristotle is often linked with the term “telos.” This philosopher linked ethics and politics with the idea of telos; according to him, everything has a purpose or final end. So if we want to understand what something is, it must be understood in terms of the telos, which humans can uncover through diligent study.
