Brian's Vocab

Brian Wilterink

Mrs. Schellenberg

WFTRW - 2nd hr.

13 September 2007

Cognate

1. Cognate means that two or more things are similar or have a similar ancestral background.

2. Adjective

3. Akin (synonym), Related (synonym), Different (antonym)

4. http://www.gomoose.com/contest/2001/twins.jpg

5. The cognate twins will be fully grown in a few years time.

Derivative
1. Derivative means that something is not original, or that it was made from something else.

2. Noun

3. Copied (synonym), Original (antonym), Imitative (synonym)

4. http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/chipmates.jpg

5. Chipmates cereal is a derivative of Cookie Crisp.

Diminutive

1. Small in size or value.

2. Adjective

3. Small (synonym), Minute (synonym), tiny (synonym)

4. http://www.eurotauschboerse.de/laender/luxemburg/luxemburg.gif

5. Luxemburg is diminutive in size compared to Russia.

Inflection

1. A change in pitch or volume.

2. Noun

3. Variation (synonym), Tone (synonym), Curve (synonym)

4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~dwagn/aiproj/jy.jpg

5. You can easily see the point of inflection on this sound wave.

Orthography

1. Spelling and using words in the correct manner.

2. Noun

3. Grammar (synonym), Spelling (synonym), Punctuation (synonym)

4. http://www2.nau.edu/community/files/Writing3.gif

5. In the biblical times you had to have good orthography skills to become a scribe.