Classical Words
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cognoscente (Merriam Webster) paraprosdokian (Worthless Word for the Day) Latinitweet: hospes: stranger, guest, host: noun. Example sentence:Dic, hospes, Spartae te nos hic iacentes vidisse patriae f… http://t.co/pkjf1UTL — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 6, 2012
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tempestuous (Merriam Webster) apoplectic (Dictionary.com) liege (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: tacere: to be silent: verb. Example sentence:Qui tacet consentire videtur. Translation:He that is silent is thou… http://t.co/3GnFSwzP — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 5, 2012 *tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatum* – to try #etymology of English verb "attempt" – to make an effort to achieve something #goforit — Latin…
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enjoin (Wordsmith) putative (OED) histrionics (Dictionary.com) A dabbling of Latinitas: nuntiare: to announce: verb. Example sentence:Hostibus appropinquantibus senatus Cincinnato nuntiavit eum factum… http://t.co/VuYEfhZr — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 4, 2012
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armamentarium (Dictionary.com) cunctator (Wordsmith) Latinitas: mollis: tender, mild: adjective. Example sentence:Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas.Translation:Often the pr… http://t.co/jrlW8iUj — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 1, 2012 *tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatum* – to try #etymology of English verb "attempt" – to make an effort to achieve something #goforit — Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) May 31, 2012
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fugacious (Merriam Webster) eviternity (OED) theolepsy (Worthless Word for the Day … actually yesterday’s, I think) Latinitas: continere: to hold together: verb. Example sentence:Rege expulso spes fidesque virorum liberorum rem publicam co… http://t.co/EJjQlN7h — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 31, 2012 *tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatum* – to try #etymology of English verb "attempt" – to make…
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