Selections from the Essays of Montaigne Glossary

by Michel De Montaigne

Selections from the Essays of Montaigne Glossary

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Pedantry

The behavior of an educator

Privy

Sharing a secret knowledge

Obstinate

Firmly adhering to an opinion

Destriar

A horse used in the war in the medieval age

Peevishness

Irritating and cracky

Phraseology

The study of expressions such as phrasal verbs, idioms.

Emblem

Verses with pictures used as a moral lesson

Dogmas

System of principles concerning faith

Mitigate

Apease, milder, lighten

Indelible

Something that can not be washed away

Tranquillity

Peacefulness and calmness

Dysentery

Colon inflammation

Zeal

Huge passion and enthusiasm

Vexation

State of being anxious or worried

Vivere

Live, in french

Fastidious

Having capricious standards, meticulous, perfectionist

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