Vocabulary #6

Word from 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:

1. benediction (n): the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness

• The priest declared benediction as soon as the sermon was over.  

2. concourse (n): a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

• There was a large concourse outside Walmart on black friday. 

3. concurrent (a): occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

• My doctor's appointment is concurrent to my interview, they're both at four p.m.

4.  corporal (a): related to the physical body 

• Stress can have emotional and corporal health effects. 

5. corpulent (a): very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

• Over two-thirds of the american population is corpulent or overweight. 

6. credibility (n): the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• A person's claim on an issue has low credibility without any evidence or support. 

7. credulity(n): the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof. 

• My younger cousin has a high credulity since she believed me when I told her money grows on trees. 

8. cursory (a): a done in a superficial or hasty manner

• My sandwich was prepared very cursory as I had woken up late that morning. 

9. dictum (n): an authoritative saying or maxim

• During World War II, a famous dictum was, " You can do it!".

10. incorporate (v): to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

• A successful children's book should be funny and incorporate a variety of illustrations. 

11. incredulous (a): not believing, skeptical, or doubting

• Atheists are incredulous about the existence of God. 

12. indicative (a): characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

• The constant nausea and fatigue was indicative of the flu.