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pervicacious
adjective
extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
More about pervicacious
Pervicacious comes from Latin 辫别谤惫颈肠腻虫, meaning 鈥渟tubborn, willful鈥� or, more literally, 鈥渢ending to conquer completely.鈥� The -vic- element derives from the verb vincere, 鈥渢o conquer,鈥� which is the source of invincible and victory. The -腻虫 part appears as -acious in many English adjectives, such as audacious and loquacious. Pervicacious was first recorded in English circa 1630.
EXAMPLE OF PERVICACIOUS USED IN A SENTENCE
When the dog walker wanted to change direction, the pervicacious Yorkie dug her nails into the ground and glared.
lilapsophobia
noun
an irrational or disproportionate fear of tornadoes or hurricanes.
More about lilapsophobia
In lilapsophobia, lilaps- comes from Ancient Greek 濒补卯濒补辫蝉, meaning 鈥渧iolent storm.鈥� Though 濒补卯濒补辫蝉 is also often translated as 鈥渉urricane,鈥� the Mediterranean Sea does not have true hurricanes, which form in the tropics. The -phobia element comes from Ancient Greek 辫丑贸产辞蝉, 鈥減anic fear.鈥� Lilapsophobia was first recorded in English in the late 1970s.
EXAMPLE OF LILAPSOPHOBIA USED IN A SENTENCE
Their lilapsophobia began to fade the moment they learned that the tropical wave had failed to organize into a cyclone.
More about ipse dixit
In Latin, ipse d墨xit means 鈥渉e himself said.鈥� The feminine equivalent, 鈥渟he herself said,鈥� is ipsa d墨xit. The plural versions, both meaning 鈥渢hey themselves said,鈥� are ips墨 d墨x膿runt for a group of men or a mixed-gender group and ipsae d墨x膿runt for a group of women. Ipse dixit was first recorded in English in the late 15th century.
EXAMPLE OF IPSE DIXIT USED IN A SENTENCE
The protester claimed that aliens were responsible for recent unexplained events, but these ipse dixits all lacked even a shred of evidence.