2016.03.04, English, "Vocabulary Builder" Unit 04

vor: from the Latin verb vorare, referring to eat,-ivorous refers to the eater of eating some kind of food. Carn meat, sensual +vore eat → eat meat, carnival Carnival, Xie Meat festival voracious a gobble (vor+acious more ...) voracity N bulimia (vor+acilty) Devour v devour (de down + vour[=vor]→ to eat) omnivorous a omnivorous (omni all +vor+oue→ eat everything → omnivorous) herbivorous a herbivorous (Herbi grass +vor+ous→ herbivorous) carnivorous a Carnivorous (Carni meat +vor+ous→ carnivorous) insectivorous a carnivorous (inseecti insects +vor+ous→ insect-eating)

carnivorous: [kɑ? ' N?v?r?s] adj. Carnivorous, (plant)-eating insects

herbivorous: [h?? ' B?v?r?s] adj, grass-eating. herbivore: ['?? Rb?v?? R] N. Herbivorous animals

omnivorous: [ɑ?m ' n?v?r?s] adj. omnivorous, wide-ranged. Omnipotent [? m ' nip?t?nt] adj. Almighty, omnipotent omnipotent: God omniscient [? m ' nisi?nt,-' ni?? NT] adj. All-Knowing, omniscient

voracious: [v? ' Re??? S] adj. Wolf, greedy.

Carn: from Latin carn-, Caro stem, flesh meaning, carnivore refers to an eater of meat.

Carnage: [' Kɑ?rn?d?] N. Massacre, Slaughter.

carnal: [' kɑ?rnl] adj. physical, secular

Carnival: [' KⱭ?RN?VL] N. Carnival, carnival, drink anchor Carnival

incarnation: [?? Nkɑ?r ' ne?? N] N. Endowed with flesh, with human form, incarnate

cred: from Credere, Latin verb, to believe,

credence: [' Kri?dns] N. Believe, sacrificial utensil, altar. Give credence to sth believe something gain credence be recognized, gain trust lend credence to sth increase the credibility of something

creditable: [' kred?t?bl] adj. Can be admired, reputable, credible

credulity: [kr? ' Du?l?ti] N. Gullible, easy to believe

Creed: [kri?d] N. Creed, Doctrine.

FID: from Fides, Latin word faith,fidelity is another word for faithfulness. Infidel:

Affidavit:

Diffident:

Fiduciary:

Perfidy:

curr/curs: from Currere, Latin verb to run.

Concurrent

Cursory:

DISCURSIVFE:

Precursor:

PED: stems from Latin ped-,pes, referring to foot, related to Greek pod-and pous. Ped-can derive pedicure,care of the feet, toes and toenails,pod-derived from Podiatrist,a foot doctor.

Expedient:

Expedite:

Impediment:

Pedestrian:

Flect/flex: from Flectere, Latin verb to bend meaning. Flexible refers to things can be bent.

Deflect:

Flexor:

Genuflect:

Inflection:

post: from Latin after or behind, a postscript,postpartum, postdate

Posterior:

Posthumous:

Postmodern:

Postmortem:

Words from mythology

Calypso

Odyssey

Palladium

Penelope

Procrustean:

Protean

Sibyl:

Siren

2016.03.04, English, "Vocabulary Builder" Unit 04