by Dwane | Aug 14, 2014 | English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts, Uncategorized
This short video explains the Ablative of Agent in...
by Dwane | Aug 14, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abduce: to draw from; to withdraw; to move a limb away from the body. This word, like abducent, is used mostly in anatomy. Example: While lifting weights in the gym, we might abduce our arms. Well… some of us might. Abduce derives from Latin ab, away from,...
by Dwane | Aug 12, 2014 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Abducent: drawing away from, pulling back. This word usually describes those muscles which pull back certain parts of the body. The abducent muscles separate, open, or bend body parts. Abducent derives from Latin ab (away) and duco (I lead).
by Dwane | Aug 12, 2014 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Aeronautics: the science, or art, of sailing in the air. This is a word you would not expect to find in Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary, but, there it is. In his dictionary, however, you will find an additional phrase: by means of a ballon. Aeronautical science has...
by Dwane | Aug 9, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
