Mendacious: 1616 from the Latin word mendacium meaning "a lie," from mendax "lying, deceitful," related to menda "fault, defect, carelessness in writing"
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"lacking in money," 1596,
from in- "not" + L. pecuniosus "rich,"
from pecunia "money, property."
Sycophant:
1530. From the Greek word Sukophantes, which means informer. Sukon= "fig" + phantes= "one who shows"(from Phainein, to show).
Possibly originally said of the denouncers of theft or exportation of figs.
Literally, the person showing a fig, referring to the fig sign used in making an accusation. (Like the "Got your nose!" thing. =D)
Fastidious
1440, "full of pride," from Latin idiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing".
Greek: adopted from the first book of the Old Testament. Meaning "orgin" "creation" or "beginning." In Hebrew it is translated as " In the beginning"
Mendacious: 1616 from the Latin word mendacium meaning "a lie," from mendax "lying, deceitful," related to menda "fault, defect, carelessness in writing"
arbitrary
early 15c., "deciding by one's own discretion," from L. arbitrarius "depending on the will, uncertain," from arbiter
PENCHANT
1672,
French
pencher "to incline,"
1667 french "enui" annoyance
oh my word was Ennui sorry!
(UGH) it's ok sarah....
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