Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 93 [cardi-]
August 28, 2011
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(base) cardi- [from Greek]
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(noun) heart |
cardiac [literally, ‘pertaining to the heart.’] cardiology carditis [literally, ‘inflammation of the heart.’] electrocardiograph [literally, ‘electric heart writing;’ an instrument that measures the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.] pericardium tachycardia [literally, ‘swiftness of the heart;’ a rapid heart rate.] |
cardiology (noun) [literally, ‘speech about the heart;’ the branch of medicine that studies the nature and functioning of the heart.]
pericardium (noun) [literally, ‘around the heart;’ the sac that encloses the heart.]
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Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 92 [cor(d)-]
August 21, 2011
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(base) cor(d)- [from Latin]
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(noun) heart
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concord cordial [literally, ‘pertaining to the heart;’ amiable; friendly.] cordiform [literally, ‘having the form of a heart.’] discord misericord [literally, ‘heartfelt pity;’ easing of the rules of monastic living.] to record [literally, ‘(to have learned) again by heart;’ to copy down in written words, in sounds, or in images for the sake of preserving.] |
concord (noun) [literally, ‘with hearts together;’ harmony of thoughts or feelings.]
discord (noun) [literally, ‘with hearts apart;’ disharmony of thoughts or feelings.]
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Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 91 [-acy]
August 14, 2011
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-acy [from Latin]
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(suffix) -ness
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adequacy celibacy [literally, ‘unmarriedness;’ abstaining from sexual activity, especially for religious reasons.] confederacy [literally, ‘league-togetherness;’ a league of persons, groups, or nations.] fallacy primacy [literally, ‘firstness;’ the condition of being first or most important.] supremacy [literally, ‘overmostness;’ bigness in power or rank.] |
adequacy (noun) [literally, ‘evenness toward;’ sufficiency for meeting a required need.]
fallacy (noun) [literally, ‘a falseness;’ a formal argument based on a false premise or inference.]
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Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 90 [carn-/charn-]
August 7, 2011
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carn- (charn-) [from Latin]
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(noun) flesh
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carnage [literally, ‘flesh (heap);’ mass slaughter.] carnal carnation [literally, ‘fleshiness;’ a perennial plant having showy, variously colored flowers with fringed petals.] carnivorous [literally, ‘flesh-devouring;’ meat-eating or predatory,] incarnadine [literally, ‘like-in-flesh;’ meat-colored; blood-red.] incarnation |
carnal (adjective) [literally, ‘of the flesh;’ pertaining to physical, especially sexual, appetites.]
incarnation (noun) [literally, ‘put into flesh;’ the descent of spirit into bodily form.]
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