by Dwane | Mar 9, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Admit: to allow to enter. There are so many definitions and so many variations of this word, it is probably best to begin with the etymology. Admit comes from the Latin verb admitto, which also has many definitions. Admitto means: to urge on to spur to a gallop to...
by Dwane | Mar 7, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Pyrophoric: liable to ignite spontaneously when exposed to air. You know, like.. Charlie Sheen. While a pyrophoric chemical might ignite, a pyrophoric alloy will produce sparks when struck. Lighter flints, for example, are pyrophoric. The flintlock mechanism in...
by Dwane | Mar 7, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Admonish: To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness, to reprove without harshness. Admonish can also mean: To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise. To instruct or direct. The English word derives from the French admonester, which came...
by Dwane | Mar 6, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Admire: To regard with wonder or surprise; to look up to; to look at with approbation, esteem, reverence, affection; to look at with wonder, or pleasure. From Latin admiror, which is a combination of the preposition ad meaning to, or toward, and the verb miror meaning...
by Dwane | Mar 6, 2015 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Phosphorus: As a proper noun, an old name Venus, especially seen just before sunrise in the morning sky. Phosphorous is also a chemical element. It highly reactive. When phosphorous comes into contact with the air, it burns. It exists in white (or sometimes yellow),...
by Dwane | Mar 5, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Pheromone: Insect cologne. Well, sort of. Pheromones are substances secreted by some animals, usually insects. The pheromones affect other members of the species. Generally, insects secrete pheromones to attract members of the opposite sex. It does not always have...
