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catastrophize
verb
to view or talk about (an event or situation) as worse than it actually is, or as if it were a catastrophe: Stop catastrophizing and get on with your life! She tends to catastrophize her symptoms.
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The verb catastrophize, used mostly in psychology and psychotherapy, is formed from the Greek noun 办补迟补蝉迟谤辞辫丑岣� 鈥渙verturning, subjugation, conclusion, denouement,鈥� and the Greek verb-forming suffix -铆锄别颈苍 that was adopted into Latin as -墨锄腻谤别 and has become thoroughly naturalized in English. Catastrophize entered English in the 20th century.
how is catastrophize used?
I was inspired to catastrophize by my father, who believed that “90 percent of the things we worry about never come to pass.” He added cheerily that it was the other 10 percent, coming out of nowhere, that usually did us in.
Today’s news media will “catastrophize” anything they can.
sequacious
adjective
Archaic. following, imitating, or serving another person, especially unreasoningly.
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The adjective sequacious comes from Latin sequac-, stem of 蝉别辩耻腻虫 鈥渇ollowing closely or eagerly, disposed to be a follower, (of materials) responsive to manipulation or control, pliant鈥� (蝉别辩耻腻虫 lacks the sense 鈥渇ollowing smoothly or logically鈥�). 厂别辩耻腻虫 is formed from the verb 蝉别辩耻墨 鈥渢o follow鈥� and the adjective suffix -腻虫 (inflectional stem -腻肠-). 厂别辩耻墨 is a Latin formation from the very widespread Proto-Indo-European root sekw-, sokw- 鈥渢o follow,鈥� which appears in Sanskrit, Greek and the Celtic and Germanic languages. Other Latin derivatives of sekw-, sokw- include the noun socius 鈥渇ollower, partner, ally鈥� (from sokwyos) with its derivative adjective 蝉辞肠颈腻濒颈蝉, source of English social. In Germanic, sokwyos becomes sagjaz 鈥渇ollower, retainer, warrior,鈥� becoming in Old English secg, a noun used only in poetry. Sequacious entered English in the 17th century.
how is sequacious used?
In a world peopled with limp critics and sequacious art historians the ruthlessness with which he used the battering ram of talent invariably earned my admiration and almost invariably my support.
Those superstitious horrors that enslave / The fond sequacious herd, to mystic faith …
valorous
adjective
having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.
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Valorous comes from Late Latin valor 鈥渨orth, honor,鈥� a derivative of 惫补濒脓谤别 鈥渢o be powerful.鈥� The Latin noun comes from the Proto-Indo-European root wal-, which also appears in Tocharian B walo 鈥渒ing鈥� (Tocharian A and B were spoken in the Tarim Basin, now part of Xinjiang Uygur, China, and died out about 1100 a.d.). The extended form wald- 鈥渟trong, be strong鈥� underlies English wield and the proper name Oswald (from os 鈥済od鈥� and weald 鈥減ower鈥�). In Slavic wald- appears in the Polish personal name 奥艂辞诲锄颈尘颈别谤锄, Old Russian 痴辞濒辞诲颈尘臅谤 鈥�(having) great power, famous.鈥� Modern Russian Vladimir is based on Old Church Slavonic 痴濒补诲颈尘臎谤怒. Valorous entered English in the 15th century.
how is valorous used?
He praised his soldiers for their valorous devotion …
Because I am valorous, chivalrous, generous, and handsome as the day is long!