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What meaning is coined to the term 'verisimilitude'? Where does this term come from?

What does the old English term 'Uhtceare' mean?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The old English term 'uhtceare' refers to the anxiety one experiences right before dawn. More specifically, it is the anxiety experienced by a person when they wake up too early and can't get back to sleep.

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What is the exact term to refer to something that is everywhere at the same time?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The word to describe something that is everywhere at the same time is "omnipresent".

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Describe a 'timorous' person.

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

A 'timorous' person is one who is griped with nervousness, lack of confidence or fear.

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Please give an example of 'synechdoche'.

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

'Synecdoche' is a figure of speech where a part of something refers to the object as a whole. For example, when you say "do you like my new wheels?", it is automatically implied that the word 'wheels' refers to your vehicle as a whole, not just the wheels themselves.

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Describe a 'solipsist'. Where did this word come from? How did it come about?

Explain the feeling of 'serendipity'.

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The feeling of serendipity is like that of being in the right place at the right time.

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What is the meaning and the origin of the term 'sanguine'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The word SANGUINE came from Old French sanguin(e ) meaning ‘blood red’, from Latin sanguineus means ‘of blood’, and from sanguis, sanguin- which means‘blood’. It also means positive or optimistic while in a hard or bad situation.

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How do you call someone who is wise and is always using great judgment?

If a person is being referred to as 'rapscallion', how does that person act or behave?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

RAPSCALLION is a person who is mischievous, scoundrel and miscreant or someone causing trouble in a playful way

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