Thursday, December 4, 2014

Latin roots #6

Roots and Derivatives
1.corp(or): body
2.cred: to believe; to trust
3.cur(r), curs, course: to run; to flow
4.dic(t): to speak; to say

Word List
benediction-the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service, a blessing or a state of blessedness

 concourse-running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

 concurrent-occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

 corporal-related to the physical body

 corpulent-very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

 credibility-the quality of being believable or trustworthy

 credulity-the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof

 cursory-done in a superficial or hasty manner.


dictum-an authoritative saying or maxim

incorporate-to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

incredulous-not believing, skeptical, or doubt

indicative-a characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

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