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Sophomoric humor The word sophomoric, an adjective dating from 1813, is used to refer to and describe something or someone that is conceited, overconfident, poorly informed and immature, as characterized by a stereotypical high school sophomore. The phrase can be derisive, but is also used to refer to a style or vein of comedic act.
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- In linguistics, an allomorph is a variant form of a morpheme, that is, when a unit of meaning varies in sound without changing meaning. The term allomorph explains the comprehension of phonological variations for specific morphemes.
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Synapomorphy Synapomorphy is a shared derived character or trait state that distinguishes a clade from other organisms.[1] In other words, it is an apomorphy shared by members of a monophyletic group, and thus assumed to be present in their most recent common ancestor. The word synapomorphy, coined by German entomologist Willi Hennig, is derived from the Greek words σύν, syn = shared; ἀπό, apo = away from; and μορφή, morphe = shape.
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- Definition of Zoomorphism. Zoomorphism is a derivative of a Greek word zōon that means animal and morphē means form or shape.It is a literary technique in which the animal attributes are imposed upon non-animal objects, humans, and events and animal features are ascribed to humans, gods and other objects.efinition of Zoomorphism. Zoomorphism is a derivative of a Greek word zōon that means animal and morphē means form or shape.
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Might makes right From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kratocracy, (from the Greek κρατερός krateros, meaning strong), is, according to Montague, government by those who are strong enough to seize power through force or cunning. The term was used by Kropotkin in Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, but is now rarely seen.
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Vertical Oscillopsia: A Case of Superior Oblique Myokymia Superior oblique myokymia (SOM) is an uncommon disorder characterized by rapid, low-amplitude, high frequency contractions of the superior oblique muscle, which results in monocular vertical-torsional oscillopsia. Duane first described the disease in 1906 and he termed it a 'unilateral rotatory nystagmus' (1).
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What Does FOMO Mean? FOMO = Fear of Missing Out. FOMO is YOLO’s more reasonable cousin. If you don’t know what YOLO means, well ok, it means You Only Live Once– AKA the modern day equivalent of carpe diem.
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HOW AND WHY WE CLASSIFY LIVING ORGANISMS Synapomorphy: An apomorphy (derived or specialised character) shared by two or more groups which originated in their last common ancestor. Symplesiomorphy: A character shared by a number of groups, but inherited from ancestors older than the last common ancestor.
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AGONIST 3. agonist-a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist. antagonistic muscle - (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles.gonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction. drug-a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic. biochemistry-the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry.
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- or anthropomorphous. 1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity. 2. an anthropomorphic carving. anthropocentric, anthropomorphic, homocentric. Totes, T-shirts, and an anthropomorphic stuffed rat are for sale at the gift shop.
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- adjective. 1  1Denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment (e.g. fish); poikilothermic. 2  2Without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous.
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Asceticism definition Historically, there have been two main categories of asceticism: Otherworldly asceticism is practiced by people, including monks, yogis and hermits, who withdraw from the world in order to live an ascetic life; famous examples include St. Paul the Hermit, St. Anthony the Great, and St. Francis of Assisi.
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oxymoron noun. A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist. Greek oxumōron, an expression that is witty because paradoxical, from neuter of oxumōros, pointedly foolish: oxus, sharp, keen; see oxygen + mōros, dull, foolish. Origin of oxymoron. Related Forms: 1  ox′y·mo·ron′ic.
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Somnolence Somnolence (alternatively  sleepiness  or  drowsiness ) is a state of strong desire for sleep, or sleeping for unusually long periods (cf. hypersomnia).uch somnolence is one of several sickness behaviors or reactions to infection that some theorize evolved to promote recovery by conserving energy while the body fights the infection using fever and other means.
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sophomoric The history of the words sophomore and sophomoric (which developed from sophomore) proves that it has always been tough to be a sophomore. Those words probably come from a combination of the Greek terms sophos (which means wise) and mōros (which means foolish).
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- Endomorph /en´do-morf/ n. - A dude who looks at a donut and gains weight. See also: big man on campus. Whether or not we like to admit it, genetics plays an important role in our ability to lose weight. And endomorphs have it rough. Marked by round physiques, high body fat, and a sluggish metabolism, the slightest divergence from a clean diet packs on pounds for these fellas.
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apomorphy apomorphy (derived trait) A novel evolutionary trait that is unique to a particular species and all its descendants and which can be used as a defining character for a species or group in phylogenetic terms.
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What is an anthropomorphism? Subscribe to our Question of the Week: Question: What is an anthropomorphism?. Answer: The word anthropomorphism comes from two Greek words, anthropos, meaning “man,” and morphe, meaning “form.” In theological terms, anthropomorphism is making God in some way into the form of man. Mostly, it is the process of assigning human characteristics to God.
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anthropomorphic or anthropomorphous. 1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity. 2. an anthropomorphic carving.
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- Definitions for sophomoricˌsɒf əˈmɔr ɪk, -ˈmɒr-. sophomoric(Adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore. sophomoric(Adjective) conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature.
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avaricious Definition of avaricious. : greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches avaricious land-grabbers.
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Fear of Long Words Phobia â Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia The Oxford Dictionary uses the word: Hippopotamine to refer to “something very large”. The word “monstr” is the Greek origin of a ‘monstrous being’ or something that is huge or terrifying and sesquippedalio is derived from Greek sesquippedali meaning ‘measuring a foot and a half long’. Phobos stands for morbid fear.
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GREEK VIRTUE SOPHROSYNE is a virtue through which people behave as the Law requires them to behave in respect to the bodily pleasures, and AKOLASIA is the opposite. (`wisdom'/`intemperance') ISOCRATES, Panegyric 50:
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Somatoform Disorders Somatoform (so-MA T-a-form) disorders are a group of conditions in which physical symptoms suggest a disease or medical condition, but no physical cause can be found. The term somatoform is derived from the Greek soma, meaning body. A somatoform disorder is one in which emotional problems are transformed into body symptoms.
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- Top definition. soh. The abbreviation of the phrase sense of humour. A term used to note the good humoured nature of a person. Man, your soh fuckin rocks, i nearly pissed my panties. by Splinkio December 07, 2003.
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Thumos Thumos (also commonly spelled thymo; Greek: θυμός) is a Greek word expressing the concept of spiritedness (as in spirited stallion or spirited debate). The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition. In Homer's works, thumos was used to denote emotions, desire, or an internal urge. Thumos was a permanent possession of living man, to which his thinking and feeling belonged.