A | B |
somnambulist | a sleepwalker |
ambulatory | able to walk |
preamble | an introductory statement explaining the reasons of what will follow |
amicable | friendly |
inimical | unfriendly; as an enemy |
timorous | full of fear |
intimidate | to make fearful |
amity | friendship; friendly relations (nations) |
saccule | small sac in the ear |
saccate | shaped like a pouch |
impervious | no way through; impenetrable |
deviate | to turn from the way/norm |
viaduct | a bridge or structure which carries a road across a valley, etc. |
obvious | in the way; evident |
obviate | to meet in the way; to prevent |
viator | one who is on the way/road; a traveler |
via | by way of |
equestrian | horseman |
equine | like a horse |
humerus | a bone from the shoulder to the elbow |
postpone | to put off |
posthumous | after the earth, i.e., after burial, after death |
posterity | future generations; descendants |
interstate | between states, as PA and NY |
intervene | to come between |
intergalactic | between galaxies |
interplanetary | between planets |
advent | a coming to; arrival |
avocation | hobby; a calling away; a diversion |
portable | able to be carried |
transport | to carry across |
import | to carry in |
export | to carry out |
exit | a way of going out |
adit | an entrance |
malice | intending evil or harm to others |
malefactor | one who does evil |
malevolent | wishing evil; spiteful |
malign | to speak with bad/evil intent |
longicorn | having long antennae |
longevity | long life |
ad hoc | for this; for a specific purpose |
ad nauseam | to the point of disgust |
ad infinitum | to infinity; forever |
ante bellum | before the Civil War |
post bellum | after the Civil War |
a.m. (ante meridiem) | before noon |
p.m. (post meridiem) | after noon |
post partum | after birth |
post mortem | after death |
ex post facto | after the fact; retroactive |
P.S. (post scriptum) | a postscript |
PPS (post postscriptum) | an additional postscript |
status quo | the state in which; unchanged, existing position |
Quo vadis? | Where are you going? |
quid pro quo | what for what; an even exchange |
ab initio | from the beginning |
mural | painting on a WALL |
circumnavigate | to sail AROUND something |
circumlocution | talking AROUND a topic instead of addressing it |
circumference | the perimeter of a circle |