Courtney R.'s Vocab

1. Cognate:

• description- Two or more people who are related by blood.
• part of speech- adjective
• related words- related(s), kindred(s), disassociated(a)
• sentance- Cognate siblings usually look a lot alike.

2. Derivative:

• description- Something not original; something taken from one or more things.
• part of speech- Noun
• related words- by-product(s), descendant(s), original(a)
• sentance- The English language is a derived language.

3. Diminutive:

• description- something very small or tiny.
• part of speech- Adjective
• related words- little(s), petite(s), gigantic(a)
• sentance- A family with only one child is a diminutive family.

4. Inflection:

• descripton- changing the tone or pitch in your voice
• part of speech- Noun
• related words- variation(s), tone(s), enunciation(s)
• sentance- The inflection in her voice was very irritating as she sang her song.

5. Orthography:

• description- Representing a language by writing it down.
• part of speech- Noun
• related words- spelling(s), writing(s), words(s)
• sentance- We use orthography in e-mails, letters and books.