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Roots –> bene-, mal-, dict-, -cracy

Dictator- a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. syn: Hitler, Mussolini despot- a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive … Continue reading

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Carpe Diem – Foreign words 2

bête noire Phonetics: bet nwahr’ Origin: French ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘black beast.’ Meaning: something or someone particularly disliked Example: Talk of the good old college days way back when had become his bête noire, and he began … Continue reading

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