vocabulary

Cognate
1. Description: Related to someone or being part of the same ancestral family.
2. Part of speech: Adjective
3. Picture:
4: Related words: similar (synonym), alike (synonym), different (antonym)
5. Sentence: The cognate people joined together at the reunion.

Derivative:
1. Description: Something that is passed down and not original.
2: Part of speech: Noun
3. Picture:
4. Related words: copied (synonym), unoriginal (synonym, imitative (synonym)
5. Sentence: Brown hair was a derivative feature from Mary's mother.

Diminutive:
1. Description: A small amount.
2. Part of speech: Adjective
3. Picture:
4. Related words: tiny (synonym), miniature (synonym), huge (antonym)
5. Sentence: The diminutive object fit into her hand.

Inflection:
1. Description: Some change in form, whether a change in pitch or change in body
movements.
2. Part of speech: Noun
3. Picture:
4. Related words: Variety (synonym), variation (synonym), diversity (synonym)
5. Sentence: An inflection took place when she sang the next note.

Orthography:
1. Description: The way words, letters, or symbols are written.
2. Part of speech: Noun
3. Picture:
4. Related words: representation (synonym), icon (synonym), expression (synonym)
5. Sentence: The orthography of China is very old.