Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Vocab 10-14 September

Cognate 1. generally alike and sometimes same tendencies that kin will inherit.

2. adjective.

3. Synonyms; Similar, Alike, Associated

4. seperate

5. I am a cognate of my mother.

Derivative- 1. secondhand, not unique.

2. noun.

3. (S) by-product, (S) spin-off, (A) original

4. seperate

5. Rap music was derived from a form of soul and r&b music in the 80's.

Diminutive- 1. a small amount or size.

2. Adjective

3. (S)Very small, (S) litte, (S) tiny.

4. seperate

5. There was a diminutive powder left from the experiment.

Inflection- 1. shaping or contorting an object.

2. noun.

3. Synonyms; Variation, Change, and Emphasis.

4. seperate

5. The inflection on the piece of art was extremely complicated.

Orthography- 1. Spelling out a word with the alphebet or symbols.

2. noun.

3. Synonyms: engrave, correction, colloquially

4. seperate

5. I wonder who created the orthography for the alphebet.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Hannah,
*You said that "cognate was an adjective, but you used it as a noun in your sentence (-1).
*In your sentence for "diminutive," you need to say "...a diminutive amount of powder..."
24/25 points with pictures scored separately