by Dwane | Feb 25, 2015 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Agony – extreme physical or mental suffering. Or… A one armed man, with an itch, hanging from a cliff. Or… a waiting room with one tv looping old episodes of the Knight Rider. Or… Learning Latin from most textbooks. From Greek ἀγωνία...
by Dwane | Feb 25, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Adult: a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. From Latin adultus (mature, ripe, fully grown).
by Dwane | Feb 24, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Acuity: sharpness of thought, vision, or hearing. The ability to think accurately and clearly. Penetrating intelligence. Acuity is insight, perception, sagacity, or astuteness. Pronunciation: Acuity We often use this word in the phrase “mental acuity.” In idiomatic...
by Dwane | Feb 24, 2015 | English, Greek
Pedagogue: A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to instruct young children; a schoolmaster. These days a pedagogue carries a negative connotation. A pedagogue is a strict teacher, or a pedant. Dolores Umbridge. Pedagogue comes from the Greek παιδαγωγός...
by Dwane | Feb 23, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Acute Oh, man. There are so many definitions for this word. Here we go… 1. Sharp at the end. An acute angle in geometry, is one which is less than a right angle, or less than ninety degrees. An acute angled triangle is one whose three angles are all acute,...
by Dwane | Feb 23, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Exodus: a mass departure. Exodus is also is the name of the second book of the Bible, which, of course, describes a mass departure. Sick of lousy working conditions, the Hebrews head for the beach. Exodus comes from the Greek ἔξοδος, pronounced éksodos, which further...
