Classical Words

logomachy (Dictionary.com) fustigate (Merriam-Webster) mollitious (OED) ascian (Wordnik) Latinitweets: adverb: olim , indeclinable => once, some time ago http://t.co/FiGJTKUl6T #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) May 7, 2013 paupertas: poverty: noun. Example sentence:Paupertas omnium artium repertrix est.Translation:Poverty is the in… http://t.co/M28HmzeaM9 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 7, 2013 mŏdŭlāmen, ĭnis, n. —melody, euphony (post-class.) —…

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troglodyte nascent Latinitweets: pronoun: meus , mea, meum => my http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) May 6, 2013 tangere: to touch: verb. Example sentence:Tantalus sitiens flumina a labris fugientia tangere cupiebat.Transla… http://t.co/WXQtxdmaRz — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 6, 2013 pĭlōsus, a, um — hairy, shaggy (syn.: villosus, setosus)—Hence, as subst.: pĭlōsus, i, m.,…

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ratiocination (Dictionary.com redaction (Merrian-Webster) leviathan (sort of … Wordsmith) Latinitweets: https://twitter.com/LatinVocab/status/330237854443778049 https://twitter.com/latinlanguage/status/330110637856395264 https://twitter.com/LewisandShort/status/329982208385351680 https://twitter.com/LiddellandScott/status/329982683566444544 https://twitter.com/AncientGrammar/status/329982795629879296

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mammonism (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: noun 1: aqua , aquae, f => water http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) May 2, 2013 salvus: safe: adjective. Example sentence:Hanc rem publicam salvam esse volumus.Translation:We wish this repub… http://t.co/QifLm0mjVZ — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 2, 2013 rēapse, adv. —contr. from re and eapse, an old form for ipsā; hence…

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cull (Dictionary.com) verbose (Merriam-Webster) Latinitweets: verb 2: rideo , ridere, risi => laugh, smile http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 30, 2013 quondam: once, formerly: adverb. Example sentence:Fuerunt quondam in hac re publica viri magnae virtutis.Trans… http://t.co/nICQwfKt5b — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) April 30, 2013 sĭmŭlācrum, i, —an image formed in the likeness of…

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