WoD - Deracinate

de·rac·in·ate   [dih-ras-uh-neyt]
–verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
1. to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
2. to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.

Origin:
1590–1600; < F déracin ( er ) (equiv. to dé- dis-1 + -raciner, v. deriv. of racine root < LL rādīcīna for L rādīc-, s. of rādīx ) + -ate1

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The 20th or 21st of July 356BC is usually taken as the birthdate of Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great.
After succeeding his father Philip II to the throne, he earned the name 'The Great' by creating one of the largest ancient empires, and leading an 'undefeated' army.

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WoD - quiddity

quid·di·ty [kwid-i-tee]

–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.
2. a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.


Origin:
1530–40; < ML quidditās, equiv. to L quid what + -itās