Cool Words

ad infinitum - endlessly
amor vincit omnia - love conquers all
audentes fortuna iuvat - fortune favors the brave
autodidact - self-taught person (ancient Greek)
bona fide - in good faith, genuine
c. - 'circa', about, normally used for dates
carpe diem - seize the day
concatenat - link together
da mi basia mille - "give me a thousand kisses" by Catullus 5 (engraving on Claire's ring in Outlander)
dulcius ex asperis - sweet out of rugged
deus ex machina - GOD from machine
e.g. - 'exempli gratia', for example
et al. - 'et alii (masc.), et aliae (fem.), et alia (neuter)
(et is NOT abreviated)
etc. - 'et cetera', more of the same
eripuit cœlo fulmen, sceptrumque tyrannis - snatched the lightning bolt from heaven, and the
sceptre from tyrants — Benjamin Franklin Epitath
ex chalybe (Excalibur) - from steel (old Latin)
ex libris - from books, a library
ex libris scientia - from books knowledge
ex parvis magna - from small greatness
i.e. - 'id est', that is to say, in other words
in omnia paratus - ready for anything

invictus - invincible, unconquered

meritus indignus - merit unworthy

mobilis in mobili - moving within motion, motto of
Jules Verne's submarine, the Nautilus

nautilus - sailor (ancient Greek)

ne quid nimis - nothing in excess

nemo - nobody

nom de plume - a pen name (e.g. Mark Twain)

non nobis domine sed nomini tuo da gloriam -
not unto us but to your name give glory

nonpareil - no equal

non sibi sed deus - not for self but for God

polyhistor - polymath, a person of wide-ranging
knowledge and expertise

P.S. - 'post script', after the writing

quid cogitas - what thoughts?

quid diende - what to do?

quid pro quo - something for something

sic - exactly as written or used

sine moribus vanᴂ - laws without morals are useless

temet nosce (nosce te ipsum) - know yourself

tempus fugit - time flies

veni vidi amavi - I came, I saw, I loved

vere conturbat - surety brings ruin

vice versa - conversely

temet nosce - 'know yourself'
ne quid nimis - 'nothing in excess'
vere conturbat - 'surety brings ruin'

Antipodes - opposite points on the surface of a globe
Apophenia - to mistakingly perceive patterns ⁄ connections in random information ⁄ events
Assuage - alleviate, relieve one's fears, slake one's desire
Circumambulate - walk completely around something
Circadian - 24 internal clock in every life form on Earth Latin 'circa' (about) & 'dies' (day)
Diametrically - completely opposite in every way
Eclectic - deriving ideas, styles, and tastes from diverse sources
Erudite - displaying great knowledge and learning
Misophonia - disgust at sounds made by other humans (chewing, lip smacking, etc.)
Namaste - I honor the divine in you (Hindi)
Philosopher - lover of wisdom from the Greek philosophos
Pluviophile - someone who loves rain and draws comfort and peace of mind from rain
Polymath, polyhistor (latin) - a person of wide-ranging knowledge and expertise
Quintessential - the most perfect example of something
Rhetorical - a question or statement intended to evoke not an answer but an opinion
Sapiosexual - sexually attracted to highly intelligent people
Sooth - truth
Timshel - (Hebrew) Thou Mayest, i.e. You can if you want to
Ubiquitous - existing everywhere
Verily - truly
Vicissitude - unpleasant circumstance "The vicissitudes of fate shall not conquer me."