Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Vocabulary and derivatives for the week of Oct.28- Nov. 1

Greek:

1. schole: leisure, free time; school
2. iatros: doctor, physician; psychiatrist
3. holos: whole, entire; whole, holiday
4. rhinos: nose, snout; rhinoceros
5. derma: skin, hide; dermis, epidermis
6. athlon: prize, award; athlete, athletic
7. agon; contest, struggle; agony
8. dromos: race course, runway; hippodrone

Latin:
1. ludo lusus: play, mock; illusion
2. medicus: physician; medicine
3. sanus: healthy, not diseased; sane, insane
4. cornu: horn; unicorn
5. cutis: skin, hide; cuticle
6. cor cordis: heart; core, cordial
7. dorsum: back; dorsal fin
8. mons montis: mountain; mountain
9. humus: earth; humble
10. folium: leaf; foliage
11. sal salis: salt; salt, saline
12. mare: sea, ocean; marine

The words following the colon are the definitions. The derivatives follow the semi-colon.

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