by Dwane | Sep 3, 2014 | Education, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Sep 3, 2014 | English, Vocabulary
Sconce: An ornamental bracket for holding candles or lights. A candlestick with a screen. From Latin abscondere (to hide; to conceal). Here’s a nice one:
by Dwane | Sep 2, 2014 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Acedia: apathy; boredom; spiritual or mental sloth; not caring about one’s position in the world. From Greek ά (not, without) and κῆδος (care). Acedia, then, literally means: to not care.
by Dwane | Sep 2, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abscond: to escape; leave hurriedly and secretly; run away; hide. From Latin abscondere (to hide; to conceal). Example: The marmot absconds in the winter. Another example, from a lousy chapter in my own life: He absconded with the funds.
by Dwane | Sep 2, 2014 | Latin, ScreenCasts
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