Phrasal verbs and their one-verb equivalents

 

Call off                                  cancel

Find out                                 discover

Get away                                leave, escape

Get in                                      arrive, enter

Give up                                   quit

Hand in                                   submit

Help with                                aid, assist, and support

Hold up                                   delay

Leave out                                 omit

Look for                                   seek

Look into                                 investigate

Look over                                examine

Put off                                      postpone

Put out                                      extinguish

Put up with                               tolerate

Read through                            peruse

Step up                                      increase

Talk over                                   discuss

Try out                                      test

Use up                                       exhaust

 

Latin words and phrases in common use

A posteriori                        derived by reasoning from observed facts

A priori                               derived from a general law to specific instance

Ad absurdum                      to the point of absurdity

Ad hominem                       appealing to feelings or emotions rather than logic

Ad infinitum                        without limit

Addenda                               things to be added

Bona fide (adj.)                    genuine, sincere

Bona fides (noun)                honest intentions

Curriculum vitae                 a summary of a person’s career and skills

De facto                               in fact

De jure                                 by right

Errata                                   a list of errors (in a book)

Et cetera (etc.)                     and so on

Ipso facto                             by the fact

Nota bene (NB)                   note well

Per annum                           per year

Status quo                            the existing condition