Phase I-C Flashcards
(20 cards)
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
Sideral
Sideral (ˈsid-ər-əl): something emanating from the distant stars; thought to be malicious
Sophistry
Sophistry (ˈsä-fə-strē): using unsound reasoning to deceive
Superannuated
Superannuated (su·per·ˈan·you·ate·ed): obsolete, old-fashioned
Tautology
Tautology (tah·ˈtol·o·gy): needless repetition of an idea using a variety of words
Teleology
Teleology (tel·e·ˈol·o·gy): viewing phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than from the cause from which they arose
