by Dwane | Sep 6, 2014 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Not every word made it into the new series, Word Up. There are so many that didn’t make it, that I have decided to start a new Chalkboard playlist! Let me know what you...
by Dwane | Aug 19, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abnormal: not typical, something out of the ordinary. Don’t get this word confused with its positive equivalent, exceptional. If you are abnormal, you are exceptional… in a worrisome sort of way. Abnormal has an interesting derivation. Ab, of course, means...
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,...