Sunday, November 16, 2014

Latin Roots #6

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES:
1. corp(or)(body):corpse,corporation,corps,corpuscle, corporeal,corpus, corset
2. cred (to believe, to trust): credo,credit,discredit,credence, credentials,accreditation
3. cur(r),curs,course(to run,to flow):current,excursion,discourse, concur,recourse,curriculum,recurrent
4. dic(t)(to speak,to say): diction,indication,edict,jurisdiction, dictionary,addict,interdiction

WORD LIST:
1. benediction: the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness
The man eventually wins benediction after being very religious for many years 
2. concourse: a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng
Many people would walk down the concourse and stare at thone picture in the middle
3. concurrent: occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together
There are somedays where peoples' birthday parties happen concurrently 
4. corporal: related to the physical body
Athletes always care about healthy corporal eating habits 
5. corpulent: very stout; fleshy and obese; fat
The corpulent man passed away because of the heart condition he had
6. credibility: the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Internet websites that are .gov or .net have more credibility than .com
7. credulity:  the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof
Little kids tend to have a lot of credulity believe anything  
8. cursory: done in a superficial or hasty manner
The homework assignment was done with cursory and got a bad grade 
9. dictum: an authoritative saying or maxim
I think that a famous dictum of our time would be "bruh"
10. incorporate: to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole
We had to incorporate all group members into the presentation 
11. incredulous: not believing, skeptical, or doubting
Adults tend to be very incredulous because they have a bigger idea of what's true and false
12. indicative: characteristic of or very much like; suggestive
Having nightmares often doesn't necessarily mean that you're indicative of a physiological condition
    

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