je m'appelle l'amour.

apposite: adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant
>>origin: Latin appositus, past participle of appōnere, to put near : ad-, ad- + pōnere, to put.

apprise: v. to inform
>>origin: French apprendre, appris-, from Old French aprendre, to learn, from Latin apprehendere, apprēndere.
*apprendre: v. to learn

approbation: n. praise; approval
>>origin: Old French aprobation, from Latin approbationem, noun of action from approbare
*approbation: nf. approbation

appropriate: v. to take possession for one's own use; confiscate
>>origin: Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own.
*s'approprier: v. to take; to appropriate

apropos: adj. relevant
>>origin: French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-) + propos, purpose (from Latin prōpositum, neuter past participle of prōpōnere, to intend.
*à propos: adj. apropos

arabesque: n. ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while other supports the weight of the body
>>origin: French, from Italian arabesco, in Arabian fashion, from Arabo, an Arab, from Latin Arabus, from Arabs.
*arabesque: nf. arabesque

ardor: n. great emotion or passion
>>origin: Middle English ardour, from Old French, from Latin ārdor, from ārdēre, to burn.
*ardeur: nf. ardor

arduous: adj. extremely difficult; laborious
>>origin: From Latin arduus, high, steep.
*ardu: adj. arduous


Oh yes, I thought you should know:

I have a side-passion for cosmetics, soap, scarves, scrunchies, and socks.

Yes, socks.

So!

I'm adding a random "socks of the day" section to my blog entries. I really have enough socks to dedicate a blog section to them. I have so many socks that I feel like I should do something with them, besides just wearing them of course...

Oh, it has absolutely nothing to do with linguistics. Enjoy.



Lace footie socks with ankle ribbon; beige with brown polka-dots. Made in Japan.

E kú alé.


Hace mucho calor. Mucho.


I have a sketchy (?) "Teach Yourself Basic Spanish" book. I think teach-yourself whatever is always a tad sketch. But eh, I've been working with it, and it's alright. I wish it gave me more verbs. I'm consulting Spanish speakers too.

Anyway. Words of the day.



anodyne: n. something that calms or soothes pain
>>origin: Latin anōdynus, from Greek anōdunos, free from pain : an-, without + odunē, pain

anomalous: adj. irregular; deviating from the norm
>>origin: From Late Latin anōmalos, from Greek, uneven : probably from an-, not + homalos, even (from homos, same)

antediluvian: adj. prehistoric
>>origin: From ante- + Latin dīluvium, flood
*antédiluvien: adj. antediluvian

apex: n. the highest point
>>origin: Latin.

apogee: n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
>>origin: French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogaios, far from the earth : apo- (away) + gaia, earth.
*apogée: nm. apogee

apothegm: n. a terse, witty saying
>>origin: Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai, to speak plainly : apo-, intensive pref. + phthengesthai, phtheg-, to speak.
*apophtegme: nm. apothegm

appease: v. to calm; pacify; placate
>>origin: Middle English appesen, from Old French apesier : a-, to (from Latin ad-) + pais, peace (from Latin pāx; see pag- in Indo-European roots).
*apaiser: v. to pacify; to appease

Goddag.

ambivalence: n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes.
>>origin: German Ambivalenz : Latin ambi-, ambi- + Latin valentia, vigor (from valēns, valent-, present participle of valēre, to be strong.
*ambivalence: nf. ambivalence

ambrosia: n. something delicious; the food of the gods
>>origin: Latin, from Greek ambrosiā, from ambrotos, immortal, immortalizing.
*ambrosia: nf. ambrosia

amenable: adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited
>> origin: Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin mināre, to drive, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats.
*amener: v. to take somebody somewhere
*mener: v. to lead

amenity: n. something that increases comfort
>>origin: Middle English amenite, from Old French, from Latin amoenitās, from amoenus, pleasant

analgesic: n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain
>>origin: Greek analgēsiā : an-, without; + algēsiā, pain (from algein, to feel pain, from algos, pain).
*analgésique: adj. pain-killing

Selamat.



GRE vocabulary words of the day.

alacrity: n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
>>origin: Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.

allay: v. to lessen; ease; soothe
>>origin: Middle English aleien, from Old English ālecgan, to lay down : ā-, intensive pref. + lecgan, to lay

amalgamate: v. to combine into a unified whole
>>origin: amalgam (alloy of mercury with other metals) --> Middle English, from Old French amalgame, from Medieval Latin amalgama, probably ultimately from Greek malagma, soft mass.

Hoho, en francais:
amalgamer: v. to mix together, to blend, to lump together
amalgame: n. mixture


I don't know about you, but I remember vocab words better when I research their origins.


Previous words that I've already studied (and don't feel like going over formally):
abate: v. to decrease; reduce
*aberrant: adj. deviating from what is normal
abeyance: n. temporary suppression or suspension
abject: adj. miserable, pitiful
abjure: v. to reject; abandon formally
abscond: v. to depart secretly
abstemious: adj. moderate in appetite
*abysmal: adj. very bad
*accrue: v. to accumulate; grow by additions
*admonish: v. to caution or reprimand
*affected: adj. pretentious, phony
*affinity: n. fondness; liking; similarity

*= with French origins; part of or whole word used in modern French (which helps me remember them even better).



This is strictly for my own benefit. Cha.