Wordlist 2 Flashcards
Elaborate
(roots ex- and labor)
To explain more about an idea
From ex- (“out”) and labor (“labor, work”)
Illustrate
(roots in- and luc)
to draw a picture that makes an idea easier to understand
From in- (“in, on, into, not”) and luc (“bright, light”)
Incorporate
(roots in- and corpus)
To combine something with something else so the thing that’s added becomes a part of the whole
From in- (“in, on, into, not”) and corpus (“body”)
Kinesthetic
(roots kine and aesthet)
Related to our feeling of movement and body position
From kine (“movement”) and aesthet (“feel, perceive”)
Modality
(root modus)
The way something exists or is done, compared to another possible way
From modus (“a way or manner”)
Neural
(root neur)
Related to the nervous system, a web of pathways that connects our brains to the rest of our bodies and allows them to communicate.
From neur (‘‘nerve”)
Semantics
(root sema)
The study of what words mean
From sema (“sign, mark”)
Synapse
(roots syn- and apsis)
A connection point in the brain where two nerve cells send each other messages
From syn- (“with, together, at the same time”) and apsis (“loop, arch”)
Undergraduate
(roots under- and grad)
A college student who is working on a four-year degree
From under- (“beneath, below, underneath”) and grad (“a step climbed”)
Implication
(roots in- and plic)
Something that is suggested by what someone says although the speaker does not say it directly
From in (“in, into, not”) and plic (“fold”)
Hallowed
(root halgian)
Sacred
From halgian (“to make holy”)
Paradox
(roots para- and dox)
When it seems like two things can’t both be true, but they are
From para- (“beside, alongside, contrary to”) and dox (belief, opinion)
