Roots and Derivatives:
1. corp(or): body
2. cred: to believe, to trust
3. cur(r),curs, course: to run, to flow
4. dic(t): to speak, to say
Word List:
1. benediction (n): the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness
The priest declared benediction.
2. concourse (n): a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng.
There was a large concourse by the mall.
3. concurrent (a): occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together
My test is concurrent to my track meet.
4. corporal (a): related to the physical body
Stress can have corporal effects.
5. corpulent (a): very stout; fleshy and obese; fat
In America many people are corpulent and in other places too.
6. credibility (n): the quality of being believable or trustworthy
My dad has low credibility from my mom.
7. credulity(n): the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof.
When my sister was little she had high credulity for she believed that if she swallowed a seed a plant would grow inside of her.
8. cursory (a):done in a superficial or hasty manner
My pancakes were done cursory so I decide i was allergic to pancakes.
9. dictum (n): an authoritative saying or maxim
In wars dictum must have been used.
10. incorporate (v): to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole
The movie incorporated everything, from romance to action.
11. incredulous (a): not believing, skeptical, or doubting
I am incredulous about many things.
12. indicative (a): characteristic of or very much like; suggestive
The finger is indicative to the toe.
