<p>AP English 11 Honors Mr. Tyler, F-215 April 2005 Vocabulary Development Lesson #10 Instructions: Using the core root definition, try to find the definition of at least two of the words per root without using a dictionary. Then, seek out the definition of any word that you do not currently know. This is the tenth of a series of 17 lists we will be drawing from this year. (This list used with permission by Susan van Druten, AP English teacher) ped (foot centipede, expedient, expedition, impediment, pedal, pedestal, pedestrian, pedigree, quadruped or child) encyclopedia, orthopedist, page, pedagogue, pedant, pediatric, pedophilia Latin mort (death) immortal, morbid, mortgage mortician, mortify, mortuary, post-mortem, rigor mortis Latin carn (flesh) carnage, carnal, carnation, carnival, carnivorous, carrion, incarnate, reincarnated Latin psych (soul) psyche, psychedelic, psychiatry, psychic, psychology, psychopathic, psychosis, psychosomatic Greek ethno (race or culture)ethnic, ethnocentrism, ethnic group, ethnography, ethnologist Greek gen (origin) congenial, engender, eugenics, gene, gender, geneology, generation, generic, generous, genius, genocide,genteel, gentle, genuine, genus, genetics, hydrogen, indigenous ingenuous, progeny Greek nat (born) naive, native, nativity, natal, Noel, prenatal, natural, nation, perinatal natural, nascent Latin paleo (old) paleoanthropic, paleography, Paleolithic, paleontologist, paleozoic Greek curr/curs (run) courier, course, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursor, cursory, incursion, precursor Latin crypt (hidden) apocalypse, cryptic, cryptologist, crypt, cryptogram, encrypt Greek cad (fall) accident, cadaver, cadence, cascade, cadaverous, decadence, deciduous Latin capit (head) biceps, cadet, cap, capital, capitulation, capo, captain, decapitate, recapitulate Latin loqu (talk) circumlocution, dialogue, eloquent, loquacious, soliloquy, somniloquy Latin sacro/ (holy) consecrate, sacrament, sacred, sacrifice, sacrilege, sacrosanct, sacrum, sanct saint, sanctimonious, sanction, sanctity, sanctuary, unsanctioned Latin uni (one) communion, unanimous, unicorn, uniform, union, unique, unit, Unitarian, universe, university Latin ness (quality) business, consciousness, darkness, fondness, kindness, politeness, softness, vagueness Old English alt (high) alp, altar, altimeter , altitude, alto, altocumulus, exalt, haughty, haute cuisine Latin ics (art) aesthetics, calisthenics, economics, ethics, graphics, politics Greek iso (equal) isometric, isosceles, isotope, isomer, isocracy, isothermal Greek vert (turn) adverse, avert, convert, divert ,extrovert, revert, introvert, inverted, perverse, universe, verse Latin ate (cause) alienate, create, domesticate, dominate, implicate, insinuate, placate, procreate Latin cor (heart) accord, concord, core, cordial, courage, discord, misericord, quarry Latin ess (female) baroness, heiress, hostess, empress, goddess, governess, lioness, princess, seamstress Greek meta/ (change) metabolism, metamorphosis, metaphor, metastasis, meteor, metonymy Greek muta commute, immutable, molt, mutant, mutation, mutual, permutation, transmutation Latin fug (flee) centrifuge, fugitive, fugue, refuge, refugee, subterfuge, tempus fugit Latin</p>