Classical Words

fimbriated (Merriam-Webster) subdolous (OED) Linguatweets: https://twitter.com/LatinVocab/status/385690754997170177 https://twitter.com/latinlanguage/status/385564510414581760 https://twitter.com/LewisandShort/status/385441546419445761 https://twitter.com/LiddellandScott/status/385441378026545152 https://twitter.com/AncientGrammar/status/385441108630573056

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emanate (Dictionary.com) prepone (OED) Linguatweets: verb 3: pono , ponere, posui, positus => put, place, put up http://t.co/wkhp7tBvWL #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 2, 2013 deus: god: Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Cur dei potentes et immortale… http://t.co/trYpaXDC13 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 2, 2013 τέκνον, τό—child DO NOT CONFUSE WITH: τέκτων,…

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Rubicon (Merriam Webster) Linguatweets: noun irregular: nihil , indeclinable => nothing http://t.co/wkhp7tBvWL #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 1, 2013 homo: Word meaning: person Part of speech: noun Example sentence: … http://t.co/GJf1Er0nHQ — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 1, 2013 DO NOT CONFUSE GENITIVES: āēr, āĕris, m.—air aes, aeris, n. —copper, bronze; money — Charlton…

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indubitable (Dictionary.com) paregmenon (Wordsmith) periphrasis (OED) Latinitweets: verb 1: clamo , clamare, clamavi, clamatus => shout http://t.co/X9pcrMewlC #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) September 27, 2013 venire: to come: Part of speech: verb Example sentence: Amo puellam quae ex Ita… http://t.co/bpjlkA93TX — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) September 27, 2013 hinnītus, ūs, m—a neighing hinnĭo, īre—to neigh,…

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albedo (Dictionary.com) polysemous (Wordsmith) onychophagia (OED) Linguatweets: verb 1: spero , sperare, speravi, speratus => hope, expect http://t.co/wkhp7tBvWL #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) September 25, 2013 dare: to give: Part of speech: verb Example sentence: Bis das si cito das. … http://t.co/ylsdZ3PNC2 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) September 25, 2013 nŭrus, ūs, f. —daughter-in-law—young woman…

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