Kelsie's Vocab

1. Cognate
Description- Similar or related to.
Part of Speech- Adj.
Sentence- Cognate languages have many of the same roots for words.
Related Words- (Syn.) related (Ant.) disassociated, unalike

2. Derivative
Description- To take, receive, or obtain from a specified source.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- The speech was a derivative from the book.
Related Words- (Ant.) inventive, original (Syn.) copy

3. Diminutive
Description- Indicating small size and sometimes the state of being familiarly known; tiny.
Part of Speech- Adj.
Sentence- The diminutive boy slipped easily through the fence.
Related Words- (Syn.) small, tiny (Ant.) huge

4. Inflection
Description- The change of a word's form to show grammatical function.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- The song had great inflection.
Related Words- (Ant.) monotone (Syn.) variation, change

5. Orthography
Description- The study of correct spelling.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- Throughout school, children are always studying orthography.
Related Words- (Syn.) spelling, orthographer, writing