The Word Within the Word: List 34

List 34

Dict: say
Bas: low
Nihil: nothing
Muta: change
Terr: land
Cogn: know
Re: again
Super: over
De: down
Gram: writing
Obit: death
Sequ: follow
Path: feeling
Ism: doctrine
Inter: between
In: in or not
Sed: sit
Tort: twist
Anim: mind
Epi: on
Ob: against

Obiter dictum: passing remark
Obsequious: servilely following
Abase: to lower
Pathetic fallacy: ascribing feelings to things
Ratiocination: methodical thinking
Mutatis Mutandis: with necessary changes
Interstice: small space
Terra incognita: unknown land
Sedate: calm
Retort: swift reply
Nihilism: belief in nothing
Supersede: replace
Inanimate: lifeless
Condescend: lower oneself
Epigram: witty comment