Bethann's Vocabulary

Cognate
POS: adjective
Description: to be associated with or similar to
Related Words: family, comparable, and akin
Sentence: The penguins all seemed cognate in appearance.
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Derivative
POS: Noun
Description: to come from something else, not original
Related Words: copied, imitative, and plagiaristic
Sentence: Eve was a derivative from Adam’s body to be created.
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Diminutive
POS: Adjective
Description: remarkably small or quaint
Related Words: minuscule, miniature, and little
Sentence: the diminutive finch flew beyond the vast forest
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Inflection
POS: Noun
Description: the changing in pitch of a voice.
Related Words: intonation, nuance, and variation
Sentence: the old teacher used absolutely no inflection and bored the class to death.
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Orthography
POS: Noun
Description: Writing with proper letters and words.
Related Words: grammar, language, and phonics
Sentence: the first graders were just learning the basics of orthography.
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