Classical Words

ablate (Wordsmith) noctilucent (Dictionary.com) Latinitweets: opprimere: to suppress, to overpower: verb. Example sentence:Quidam duces quondam liberos viros opprimere cupieb… http://t.co/wLBteSVt — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 20, 2012 *foedus, foederis* n-treaty #etymology English verb "federation"-group of states w/centralized government but who are internally independent — Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) June 19, 2012

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facilitate (Merriam Webster) sere (Wordsmith) Latinitweet: mora: delay: noun. Example sentence:Veritas odit moras.Translation:Truth hates delay. http://t.co/HoHiL1Em — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 19, 2012

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divertissement (Merriam Webster) adulate (Wordsmith) volant (Dictionary.com) On the Latin side: liberare: to set free, to liberate: verb. Example sentence:Veritas vos liberabit.Translation:The truth will set … http://t.co/kqR9UgBt — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 18, 2012 con-stīpo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to press or crowd closely together — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) June 17, 2012 ……

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pungent (Merriam Webster) proxemics (OED) agnate (Dictionary.com) Latinitweet: brevissimus: shortest, smallest, very short: adjective. Example sentence:Vita eius erat brevissima.Translation:H… http://t.co/HocoxvVv — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 17, 2012

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exculpate (Wordsmith) imponderable (Dictionary.com) Latinitweet: vanitas: vanity, emptiness, aimlessness: noun. Example sentence:Vanitas vanitatum, omnis vanitas. Translation:Va… http://t.co/1qEqV31a — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 14, 2012

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