by Dwane | Sep 17, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Disabuse: To free from a mistaken belief or error; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. It is our duty to disabuse ourselves of false notions and prejudices. Disabuse comes from the Latin prefix dis- (away) and the verb abusus sum...
by Dwane | Aug 28, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Ab irato: From anger. Ab irato is a legal phrase. It describes decisions made in anger. Such decisions (based on hatred, or anger) are frequently detrimental. Fortunately, heirs have recourse. They can file a suit against rash action. The suit is an “ab irato”...
by Dwane | Aug 26, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Aversion: an intense dislike; opposition of mind; disinclination; reluctance; hatred. Derived from Latin ab (away) and vertere (to turn), the literal meaning of this word is: to turn away. Example: She had a deep aversion to broccoli.
by Dwane | Aug 25, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abstraction: Dealing with ideas rather than events. Abstraction is also a state of mind occupied by abstract ideas. When we consider the branch of a tree by itself, or the color of leaves, as separate from their size or shape, the act is abstraction. When we...
by Dwane | Aug 20, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abrasion: A scrape. Fall off of a bicycle and you may end up with an abrasion. Abrasion can also be the act of wearing or rubbing off. For example: The constant abrasion of chairs left scratches on the hardwood floors. Abrasion come from the Latin word abradere,...
