Vocab 11-13 Etymology Flashcards
connoisseur
[L, cum, thoroughly + noscere, know]
consensus
[L, cum, together + sentire, feel]
construe
[L, cum, together + struere, heap up]
consummate
[L, cum, together + summa, highest]
copious
[L, copia, plenty]
corpulent
[L, corpus, body]
corroborate
[L, cum, thoroughly + robur, oak/strength]
counsel
[L, consilium, deliberation]
credibility
[L, credere, believe + abilis, able to]
criterion
[G, krinein, judge]
crucial
[L, crux, cross]
culpable
[L, culpa, guilt]
cursory
[L, cursus, run]
curtail
[L, curus, shortened]
cynical
[G, kyon, dog]
dapper
[Low German, dapper, agile]
defect
[L, de, away from + facere, do]
defer
[L, de, away + ferre, carry]
dejected
[L, de, down +jacere, cast]
delete
[L, delere, wipe away]
delineate
[L, de, completely + linea, line]
delinquent
[L, de, completely + linquere, leave undone]
delude
[L, de, away + ludere, play]
demure
[L, de, completely + morari, delay]
denouement
[F, de, un + nouer, tie]
desultory
[L, de, down + saltire, jump]
deviate
[L, de, away from + via, way]
devoid
[OF, des, completely + vuidier, empty]
devout
[L, de, completely + vovere, vow]
dexterous
[L, dexter, right]
dilapidated
[L, dis, apart + lapis, stone]
dilatory
[L, dis, apart + ferre, carry]
diligent
[L, dis, apart + legere, choose]
dire
[L, dirus, horrible]
discomfit
[L, dis, un + com, together + facere, do]
discourse
[L, dis, in different direction + currere, run]
discriminate
[L, discrimen, distinction]
disparage
[L, dis, not + par, equal]
disparity
[L, dis, not + par, equal]
distraught
[L, distractus, perplex]
divulge
[L, dis, abroad + vulgus, common people]
docile
[L, docere, teach]
dormant
[L, dormire, to be asleep
drastic
[G, dran, do]
duplicity
[L, duo, 2 + plicare, fold]
