Phase I-C Flashcards
Obol
Obol (ˈoh-bəl): a small coin placed on a corpse’s mouth to pay Charon (Keh-ruhn) to cross the river Styx
Omphalopsychic
Omphalopsychic (om-ful-lop-psychic): a sect of quietists who gazed at the navel for hypnotic trances
Ontology
Ontology (än-ˈtä-lə-jē): the branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of being
Peroration
Peroration (ˌper-ə-ˈrā-shən): the conclusion of a speech, intended to inspire enthusiasm
Polygon
Polygon (poly·gon): a flat, closed figure with straight sides
Posited
Posited (ˈpä-zə-təd): something assumed as a fact
Preternatural
Preternatural (ˌprē-tər-ˈna-chə-rəl): beyond what is normal or natural
Phronesis
Phronesis (fro-ˈknee-suhs): practical wisdom; prudence in daily affairs
Propaedeutic
Propaedeutic (ˌprō-puh-ˈdü-tik): preparatory study or instruction
Quid vs. Quod
Quid => ‘what’
Quod => ‘that’
Quidditas
Quidditas (quid-uh-ˈtoss): essence, whatness
Quoditas
Quoditas (qua-di-ˈtoss): thatness
Quid sit
Quid sit (quid sit): what it is
Quod sit
Quod sit (quad sit): that it is
Senatorial
Senatorial (ˌse-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl): a loud, forceful voice