Classical Words

  • caveat Dictionary.com decoct (Merriam Webster) bibliothecary (Worthless)

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    potentate (Wordsmith) agerasia (OED)

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    somnambulism (Dictionary.com) amaranthine (Merriam-Webster) olim (OED) Linguatweets: verb 1: amo , amare, amavi, amatus => love, like http://t.co/wkhp7tBvWL #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 28, 2013 labor: work, toil, labor: Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Nihil sine mag… http://t.co/aXo5Lo6Lh9 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 28, 2013

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    yoho (Greek origin??? … Dictionary.com) prestidigitation (Merriam-Webster) autochthonous (Wordsmith) proditorious (OED) Linguatweets: noun 1: poena , poenae, f => punishment http://t.co/X9pcrMewlC #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 25, 2013 nihil: nothing: Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Nihil me terret. … http://t.co/RzgQmv66FO — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 25, 2013 ζοφο-δορπίδας, α, ὁ (zophodorpídas)—supping in…

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    scintilla (Merriam-Webster) Linguatweets: verb irregular: malo , malle, malui => prefer http://t.co/X9pcrMewlC #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 24, 2013 vitare: to avoid: Part of speech: verb Example sentence: Debemus iram vitare. … http://t.co/funevIZYmm — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 24, 2013 ζοφο-δορπίδας, α, ὁ (zophodorpídas)—supping in the dark or in secret — Henry George…

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