by Dwane | Aug 15, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Aberrant: Wandering, straying from the right way. From Latin ab (away) and erro (I wander). The noun form of the word, aberration is an unwelcome (usually) departure from what is normal, or expected. Example: Years later, she abandoned her aberrant...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Aug 14, 2014 | English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts, Uncategorized
This short video explains the Ablative of Agent in...
by Dwane | Aug 14, 2014 | Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Aerosol: a pressurized substance, released as a fine spray, by means of a propellant. Aerosol contains small particles, liquid, or solid. These tiny particles are suspended in a gas. The word may also mean the container itself. Aerosol, first used in 1919, comes...
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,...
