1. From the library of (a phrase inscribed in a book followed by the name of the book owner).
2. A bookplate.

From Latin ex libris (from the books), from ex- (from) + liber (book).

Novelist and Nobelist Anatole France once said, “Never lend books — nobody ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are those which people have lent me.” An ex libris inscription identifies the owner of a book, and supposedly prevents others from building their own libraries by borrowing. I’ve also seen bookplates that say “Stolen from the library of …”
Typically an ex libris is placed on the inside cover or the front end paper. Earlier bookplates featured coats of arms.

“I found a copy of Mein Kampf with Hitler’s ex libris bookplate.”
Timothy W Ryback; Hitler’s Secret Library; The Sunday Times (London, UK); Jan 11, 2009.

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. -George Orwell, writer (1903-1950)

verb tr. To put aside or treat as nonexistent, especially by an authoritative act.

From Latin abrogatus (repealed), past participle of abrogare (to repeal a law), from ab- (away from) + rogare (to ask, propose a law). Ultimately from the Indo-European reg- (to move in a straight line, to lead or rule) that is also the source of regent, regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, and surge.

“I am proud to be sponsoring this amendment with the senior senator from West Virginia [Robert Byrd]. He’s absolutely right that Congress has abrogated its oversight responsibilities.”
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama on the Military Commission Legislation; Sep 28, 2006.

There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others. -Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)

vincible (VIN-suh-buhl) adjective

Defeatable; capable of being overcome.

[From Latin vincibilis, from vincere (to overcome). Ultimately from Indo-European root weik- (to fight or conquer) which is also the source of victor, vanquish, convince, and evict.]

coxcomb (KOKS-kom) noun

A conceited man excessively interested in his appearance and dress; a fop.

[A variant of cock's comb (a rooster's crest).]

Jesters in medieval courts wore a cap with red strips like those ina rooster’s crest. From there the sense of the term extended to avain, pretentious dandy. Today we would describe him as metrosexual.

epopee (EP-uh-pee)

noun

Epic poetry or an epic poem.

[From Greek epopoiia, from epos (song) + poiein (to make).]

swot (swot) verb intr.

To study hard, especially for an examination.

noun One who studies hard, especially to the exclusion of other interests.

[Dialect variant of sweat.]

Today’s word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=swot

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.

Tennyson makes us feel the heaviness of a drowsy summer day by using a series of “in” sounds in the wonderfully weighted lines:
The moan of doves in immemorial elms,And murmuring of innumerable bees.

Countless examples of association of ideas and imitation of sounds may be found in this volume. Two of the most striking and dramatic are Vachel Lindsay’s “The Congo” and G. K. Chesterton’s “Lepanto“. No poems written in our time are richer in vivid colors, galloping rhythms, and constantly varying sound effects.

disgregate (DIS-gri-gayt) verb tr., intr.

[From Latin disgregare, from dis- (apart) + gregare (to collect),from greg-, stem of grex (flock). Ultimately from the Indo-Europeanroot ger- (to gather) which is also the source of such words asaggregate, congregation, egregious, and segregate.]