Classical Words

cajole (maybe … Merriam-Webster) Latinitweets: adverb: maxime , indeclinable => very greatly http://t.co/X9pcrLWUX2 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 11, 2013 ruo, ruere, rui, rutus destroy, ruin, overthrowrush on, runfallcharge (in + ACC)be ruined — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) March 10, 2013 ποιός, ά, όν, indef. Adj. of a certain nature, kind, or quality…

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indoctrinate (Merriam-Webster) palimpsest (Wordsmith) gynarchy (Wordnik) Latinitweets: verb irregular: volo , velle, volui => want http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 8, 2013 sē-vŏco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. to call apart or aside, to call away to some particular place (class.; a favorite word of Cic.; syn. seduco) — Charlton T. Lewis…

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tertiary (Dictionary.com) gnomic (Merriam-Webster) Latinitweets: adjective: tantus , tanta, tantum => so great, such a great http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 7, 2013 super PREP ACCupon/onover, above, aboutbesides (space)duringbeyondPREP ABLover (space), in addition to, duringconcerningbeyond — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) March 6, 2013 κῦρος, εος, τό, supreme power, authority, principle or origin…

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meritorious (Merriam-Webster) polylemma (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: noun 1: Roma , Romae, f (Romae: at/in Rome) => Rome http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 6, 2013 conclāve, is N a room, chamber, dining hall, cage for animals, stall, coop, etc., that may be locked up — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) March 5, 2013 ὗς, ὗν,…

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indite (Dictionary.com) allusion (Merriam-Webster) Latinitweets: verb 3: pono , ponere, posui, positus => put, place, put up http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 5, 2013 reperio, reperire, repperi, repertus discover, learnlight onfind/obtain/getfind out/to be, get to knowinvent #GrammarDay #Latin — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) March 4, 2013 ὕθλος, ὁ, idle talk, nonsense; γραῶν…

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