December 2 - 11.1: Unit 10

Question 1

{co} + {(g)nat}

Answer 1

‘born together’ = kindred, related, cousins

cognate

Question 2

Cognate

Answer 2

Originate from a shared linguistic ‘parent’

like English one and Latin unus

Question 3

Borrowings/derivatives

Answer 3

Taken from a different language

Fatherly = native English word
Paternal = derivative (Fr. paternel < Latin paternalis > pater)

Question 4

Modern French words in English

Answer 4

é = male, ée = female

divorcé/divorcée
fiancé/fiancée
protégé/protégée

Question 5

-eur

Answer 5

English -or

Raconteur

Question 6

Faux pas

Answer 6

a social blunder

Question 7

Fait accompli

Answer 7

accomplished deed

Question 8

Gauche

Answer 8

left-handed

Question 9

Adroit

Answer 9

according to what is right, proper

Question 10

Ambidextrous

Answer 10

both right hand

Question 11

Hybrid

Answer 11

An offspring of two different animal types
Today: anything composed of two or more different sources, materials, etc.

Question 12

Discombobulated

Answer 12

Humorous alteration of ‘discompose’ = to be discomforted, disturbed, or confused

Question 13

Paradigm

Answer 13

‘example, model, and mindset’

Question 14

Scintilla

Answer 14

‘a spark, a tiny bit, a minute amount’

Question 15

Lurid

Answer 15

‘pale yellow, fiery glow, ghastly, shocking, sensational’

Question 16

Primus/a inter pares

Answer 16

First among equals (designating the most senior or prominent member in a group otherwise of the same rank/position)

Question 17

Ab ovo

Answer 17

From the egg = from the beginning/get-go

Question 18

Carpe diem

Answer 18

Pluck/pick the day = seize the day

Question 19

Caveat emptor

Answer 19

Let the buyer beware

Question 20

Quid pro quo

Answer 20

Something for something