Common Latin Words Used in English Tho…. altruism selfless concern for others. ambiguous having a double meaning. aplomb (Fr.) self-confidence. atrocity cruel act. avarice greed. bibulous excessively fond of drinking alcohol. celibate abstaining from sex or marriage. chivalrous (Fr.) gallant. condign worthy, appropriate.
Top 25 words (and phrases) we borrowed from Latin 1. ad absurdum ad = to, toward absurdum (adj.), neutral form of absurdus = irrational, absurd To the absurd. 2. alea iacta est; originally iacta alea est alea (noun) = (game of) dice iacta [est] (verb), passive perfect of iacere = to throw, to hurl [est (verb), present of esse = to be, to exist]
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