Classical Words

versal (Wordsmith) culturati (OED) abstergent (Dictionary.com) Latinitas: verb 3: vinco , vincere, vici, victus => conquer, win, be victorious http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) June 26, 2012 crescere: to grow, to increase: verb. Example sentence:Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crevit.Translati… http://t.co/aMgrAdO0 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 27, 2012

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desideratum (Merriam-Webster) suasion (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: noun 1: terra , terrae, f => ground, land, country http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) June 26, 2012 natalis: birthday: noun. Example sentence:Spero te hunc natalem quam felicissimum acturum esse.Translation:I hop… http://t.co/FZ1opZ8C — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 26, 2012 con-sterno, strāvi, strātum 3, v. a. To strew over,…

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durance (Wordsmith) Latinitas: verb 2: respondeo , respondere, respondi, responsus => reply http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) June 25, 2012 vestis: clothes: noun. Example sentence:Vestis virum reddit.Translation:The clothes make the man. http://t.co/UMNTuedD — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 25, 2012

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borborygmus (Merriam Webster) enchiridion (OED) instauration (Dictionary.com) Latinitweets: carmen: poem, song: noun. Example sentence:Quaedam carmina sunt bona; plura sunt mala.Translation:Some poems are… http://t.co/fbcSre35 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 24, 2012 preposition: pro , + ablative => in front of, for, in return for http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) June 24, 2012 nīmīrum adv.…

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nebulous (Merriam Webster) canorous (OED) Latinitweets: improbus: wicked: adjective. Example sentence:Vitanda est improba siren desidia. Translation:One must avoid that… http://t.co/SJnEKxVd — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 23, 2012 For the grammar mavens: τὶς or πᾶς may be used in the drama with the second person of the imperative: ἴτω τις, εἰσάγγελλε go, one of you, announce…

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