Bethanie's Vocab

Cognate
(Adj.)
Description: Related to something (possibly by birth).
Related Words: family, akin, similar
Sentence: Me and my sister are cognate.
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Derivative
(Adj.)
Description: taken from something else, not original.
Related words: copy, clone, unoriginal
Sentence: The idea of the captain was derived from their coach.
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Diminutive
(Adj.)
Description: Small, little
Related words: tiny, midget, microscopic
Sentence: The diminutive mouse squeezed into a hole.
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Inflection
(Noun)
Description: a change in something (usually tone of voice).
Related words: variation, change, difference
Sentence: The inflection of the voices made the cheer sound much better.
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Orthography
(Noun)
Description: the study of proper spelling.
Related words: english, letters, words
Sentence: Orthography is important when writing your college essay.
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