by Dwane | Jul 22, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abdicate [ab: away + dicare: to dedicate, consecrate, or set apart] The literal meaning of abdicate is: to set oneself away from something. The dictionary definitions do not deviate far from the literal meaning. Abdicate: To relinquish; to renounce; to abandon; to...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
For four years, I’ve posted a “word a day” to Facebook. No really. I have. See: https://www.facebook.com/laughatlatin Honestly, I should change “a word a day” to “a word most days”. I don’t post every day. Intend...
