Classical Words

  • decamp (Dictionary.com) milieu (Merriam-Webster) sussultatory (Wordnik) Latinitweets: conjunction: et , indeclinable => and http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 18, 2013 cōmĭtas, ātis, f. courteousness, kindness, obligingness, friendliness, affability, (opp. gravitas and severitas) — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) April 17, 2013 ἀτέχνως Adv. of ἄτεχνος, w/o art, w/o rules of art, empirically DO…

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  • surd (Merriam-Webster) perdurance (Worthless) oxygal (OED) Latinitweets: adjective: crudelis , crudele => cruel http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 17, 2013 vix: scarcely: adverb. Example sentence:Contra felicem vix deus vires habet.Translation:Against a lucky man, a… http://t.co/kziOqcU6qZ — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) April 17, 2013 ē-līdo, si, sum, 3, v. a. laedo. To knock, strike,…

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  • verisimilitude (Dictionary.com) verbiage (Merriam-Webster) bibliotheca (Wordnik) Latinitweets: noun 2: amicus , amici, m => friend http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 16, 2013 metus: fear: noun. Example sentence:Omnes metu novo territi sunt.Translation:Everyone was frightened by a new fear. http://t.co/R7mpxU5KfV — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) April 16, 2013 bulga, ae, f. —a leathern knapsack, bag…

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  • procacity (OED) Latinitweets: adjective: talis , tale => such http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 15, 2013 consuetudo: habit: noun. Example sentence:Consuetudinis magna vis est.Translation:The force of habit is great. http://t.co/u7DPNiUfnn — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) April 15, 2013 bullo, āre & bullĭo, īvi, ītum —to be in bubbling motion, to be in a…

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  • ingress (Dictionary.com) kiln (Merriam-Webster) suborn (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: verb 1: cogito , cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus => think, consider http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 10, 2013 fetura, feturae, F breeding (animals)gestation, carrying youngbearing/forth young, parturition — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) April 9, 2013 αἰπύς, εῖα, ύ 1. high & steep2. metaph., sheer, utter, αἰ.…

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