Sunday, November 16, 2014

Latin Roots #6

Roots:
-corp(or) (body): corpse, corporation, corps, corpuscle, corporeal
-cred (to believe, to trust): credo, credit, discredit, credence
-cur(r), cuts, course (to run, to flow): current, excursion, discourse
-dic(t) (to speak, to say): diction, indication, edict, jurisdiction, dictionary

Words:
-benediction: the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or star of blessedness; The purpose of a benediction is to not bring destruction to your enemies.
-concourse: a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; A long concourse extended gin the main lobby of the airport check-in counters.
-concurrent: occurring at three same time; meeting or acting together; Things that occur concurrently happen at the and same time.
-corporal:  relates to the physical body; Corporal actions do not solve problems.
-corpulent: very stout; fleshy and obese; fat; Corpulent people are not slender.
-credibility: the quality of being believable or trustworthy; A person with absolute credibility can be easily believed.
-credulity: the(naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof; Simpleminded credulity can lead one to believe incredible tales.
-cursory: don't in a superficial or hasty manner; A cursory examination is not as thorough as it might have been.
-dictum: an authoritative or maxim; Every actor or actresses have their dictum.
-incorporate: to form into one body our functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole; To incorporate is not to take things apart.
-incredulous: not believing, skeptical, or doubting; An incredulous smile is unlikely to suggest skepticism.
-indicative: characteristic of or very much like, suggestive; Restless sleep and bad dream may be indicative of a troubled mind.

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