by Dwane | Apr 3, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Motivation
Impede: To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct. Yesterday, I blogged the word “expedite.” When you break it down, to expedite, is to un-shackle the feet. Once the feet are free, things happen faster. To impede someone is the exact opposite. The Latin verb...
by Dwane | Mar 3, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Paraphernalia: belongings; the stuff you need for a particular activity; equipment. From the Greek παρα (pará): beside, and φερνή (phernḗ): things in addition to a dowry. Φερνή derives from φέρω (phérō): I carry. Paraphernalia, which now means “stuff”, once upon a...