Thursday, September 13, 2007

Cognate
1. Related by blood, having a common ancestor.
2. Adjective
3. Similar (S), Connected (S), Different (A)
4. My brother and I have the same mother therefore we are cognate.

Derivative
1. Not original, something secondary.
2. Adjective
3. Original (A), Secondary (S), Sequal (S)
4. The remake of the song was derivative.

Diminutive
1. Small, little, tiny.
2. Adjective
3. Miniature (S), Large (A),
4. The cars in Europe are diminutive comparted to the cars in America

Inflection
1. A bend or change usually in someones voice.
2. Noun
3. Alteration (S), Modification (S),
4. When he gets mad there is an inlection in his voice.

Orthography
1. Writing words correctly.
2. Noun
3. Spelling (S), Spelling (S), Words (S)
4. When writting an essay one should have excellent orthography.

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