English 11 - List one roots/prefixes Flashcards
corporal - adj.
of the human body; bodily, physical
corpulent - adj.
large or bulky of body portly, stout
incorporeal - adj.
nonmaterial, insubstantial e.g. spiritual
esprit de corp - n.
spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
fidelity - n.
loyalty; strict observance of duties
infidel - n.
unbeliever; one with no religious faith
confidant - n.
close friend or associate with whom private matters or problems are discussed
bona fide - adj.
made or carried out in good faith; genuine
abject - adj.
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating or wretched
conjecture - n.
a guess or speculation
interject - v.
to throw between or among other things
trajectory - n.
a path or progression or line of development
colloquial - adj.
characteristic of informal or familiar conversation
elocution - adj.
the art of effective public speaking
grandiloquent - adj.
lofty, pompous or bombastic in style or quality of language
