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ambivert
noun
Psychology.
one whose personality type is intermediate between extrovert and introvert.
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Ambivert, literally 鈥渢urned both ways,鈥� is a term used in psychology, meaning 鈥渙ne whose personality type is between introvert and extrovert.鈥� Ambivert is based on Latin elements: the prefix ambi– 鈥渂oth, on both sides, around鈥� (as in English ambient 鈥渟urrounding, encompassing鈥� and ambiguous 鈥渙pen to several interpretations鈥�), and the suffix –vert, extracted from the verb vertere 鈥渢o turn鈥� (as in English convert 鈥渢o turn completely,鈥� and divert 鈥渢o turn aside, deflect鈥�). Ambivert, first recorded in 1927, is modeled on the somewhat earlier words introvert (1916) and extrovert (1918).
how is ambivert used?
Drew was more of an ambivert. He wasn’t as outgoing as his younger sister, but he wasn’t as reserved as his parents either.
A well-developed ambivert, he [Abraham Lincoln] could hold complexity and contradiction to stand firmly behind words America desperately needed ….
ambivert
diction
noun
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words.
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Diction ultimately comes from Latin 诲颈肠迟颈艒 (inflectional stem 诲颈肠迟颈艒n-) 鈥渟peaking, act of speaking, (oracular) utterance, word, expression,鈥� a derivative of the verb 诲墨肠别谤别 鈥渢o say, speak, talk.鈥� 顿颈肠迟颈艒, though a word in general Latin vocabulary, is naturally connected very closely with rhetoric and law, two very important professions among the Romans. 顿墨肠别谤别, earlier deicere, comes from the very common Proto-Indo-European root deik- (also deig-), dik- (dig-) 鈥渢o show, point out,鈥� and appears in Greek 诲别铆办苍测蝉迟丑补颈 鈥渢o show, point out,鈥� Gothic ga-teihan 鈥渢o show, make clear,鈥� and German zeigen 鈥渢o show.鈥� The 13th-century English philologist, grammarian, and university professor John of Garland coined the word 诲颈肠迟颈艒n膩rius as the title for one of his Latin textbooks in which he grouped lexical items thematically. Garland explained that his 诲颈肠迟颈艒n膩rius was not based on the sense of 诲颈肠迟颈艒 as a single word, but 诲颈肠迟颈艒 in the sense of connected discourse. In the 14th century the Benedictine monk, translator, and encyclopedist Pierre Bersuire used the term 诲颈肠迟颈艒n膩rium as the title for an alphabetical encyclopedia of the Vulgate (St. Jerome鈥檚 version of the Latin Bible, completed at the end of the 4th century). By the 15th century, 诲颈肠迟颈艒n膩rium acquired the generalized sense 鈥渁lphabetized wordbook.鈥� Diction entered English in the 15th century.
how is diction used?
She did more than powder noses; she advised on diction and apparel and helped commanders in chief put their best selves forward for television.
His diction mirrors the emotional gravity in each scene, which, combined with raw honesty, is what makes his writing so relatable.
diction
totis viribus
adverb
Latin.
with all one's might.
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The English adverbial phrase totis viribus, 鈥渨ith all (one鈥檚) might,鈥� comes straight from the Latin phrase t艒t墨s v墨ribus, the ablative plural of the adjective 迟艒迟耻蝉 鈥渁ll, entire, the whole of鈥� and the noun 惫墨蝉 (plural inflectional stem 惫墨谤-) 鈥渟trength, physical strength, force.鈥� More fully, the phrase t艒t墨s v墨ribus is an ablative of manner, just in case it鈥檚 on tomorrow鈥檚 quiz. Totis viribus is uncommon in English; it is used, as one would expect, mostly by lawyers. 痴墨蝉 has an exact equivalent in Greek 末蝉 (also w末蝉 in some dialects), 鈥渇orce, might,鈥� a Homeric word that appears in the instrumental case form 末辫丑颈 in the poetic formulas 末辫丑颈 m谩chesthai 鈥渢o fight with strength,鈥� and 末辫丑颈 an谩ssein 鈥渢o rule with might.鈥� Totis viribus entered English in the 16th century.
how is totis viribus used?
As a fictitious autobiographer鈥攊n the power, or at least in the fidelity, of first conceiving a character, and then throwing himself into it totis viribus, and by ten thousand strokes of humour, sense, an observation … Mr. Galt surpasses every writer certainly of this day, and perhaps of any time.
If a man say totis viribus, he will resist. The literal meaning is not that he will resist by blood or by force of arms. It is a common expression among lawyers at the bar, “I will resist such an attempt totis viribus.”
totis viribus