by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Italian, Latin
Cavalcade: A procession of riders on horseback. Or, a cavalcade might also be a ceremonial procession, as in, a parade. Cavalcades no longer require horses. These days, a cavalcade could be a procession of vehicles, as in, “the presidential cavalcade.” Several years...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Equerry: a personal attendant of a member of the royal family. Historically, the equerry was the royal stable. The equerry was also the name of those in charge of the horses of a nobleman. This word looks like it desperately wants to derive from the Latin word equus,...
by Dwane | Mar 17, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
Do I need Visual Latin to use Word Up? Do you want to sound smart? Then listen to old Earl Nightingale, who once said, “Before you do anything else, master your language.” I have taught Latin and Greek for years. I know, from experience, that these languages will...
by Dwane | Mar 17, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Equidae: the scientific term for the horse family. Equidae is a taxonomic family containing horses and related animals. All the related animals are extinct, except those in the family Equus. The Equus family includes horses, zebras, donkeys, and onagers. Not sure...
by Dwane | Mar 14, 2015 | English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Aphorism: A maxim; a precept, or principle expressed in few words containing some important truth. “While there are loads of trite and silly statements, a good aphorism is supposed to stand the test of time and remain true and elegant — a very difficult...
