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The Schism of Truth: A Study in Division and Veracity

Explore the precursors of division and delve into the cosmology of truth with this anthology on the schism of ideologies. Uncover the idiosyncrasies behind invective language and the posthumous legacy of refractory minds, all in pursuit of the elusive verisimilitude.

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The Schism of Truth: A Study in Division and Veracity

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  1. schism • division schizo (divide)

  2. bootless • useless boot (profit) + less (without)

  3. rubicund • red rub (red)

  4. apotheosis • ideal example apo (away) + theo (god) + sis (condition)

  5. precursor • forerunner pre (before) + curs (run)

  6. transpose • switch trans (across) + pos (put)

  7. invective • insulting word in (not / against) + vect (carry)

  8. prestidigitation • magic prest (ready) + digit (finger) + tion (state or act)

  9. cosmology • study of the universe cosmo (world) + logy (science)

  10. effusion • outpouring ef = ex (out) + fus (pour)

  11. anthology • literary collection antho (flower) + logia (collection)

  12. posthumous • after death post (after) + hum (earth)

  13. euphony • beautiful sound eu (good) + phon (sound)

  14. refractory • unruly; stubbornly bad re (again) + fract(break)

  15. platitude • overused saying; cliché plat (flat)

  16. acrophobia • fear of heights acro (high) + phobia (fear)

  17. agoraphobia • fear of open places agora (place of congregation) phobia (fear)

  18. veracity • truthfulness ver (true)

  19. verisimilitude • similarity to truth ver (true) + simil (like / similar) + tude (state of)

  20. idiosyncrasy • peculiarity idio (peculiar) + syn (together)

  21. alumni • graduates

  22. casus belli • cause for war casus (case) + bell (war)

  23. interregnum • time between rulers inter (between) + regnum (reign)

  24. infraction • to break; to violate in (into) + fract (break)

  25. condign • well-deserved con (together) + dign (worthy)

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