VORVOR

Vor comes from the Latin Vor comes from the Latin verb verb vorare vorare and means and means “to eat“to eat.” .” The ending –The ending –ivorous shows up in ivorous shows up in words that refer to words that refer to eaters of certain kinds eaters of certain kinds of food.of food.

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CarnivorousCarnivorous (adj.): (adj.): meat / flesh-eatingmeat / flesh-eating

HerbivorousHerbivorous (adj.): (adj.): plant-eatingplant-eating

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OmnivorousOmnivorous (adj.): 1. (adj.): 1. Feeding on both Feeding on both animals and plants. 2. animals and plants. 2. Intensely interested in Intensely interested in everything.everything.

VoraciousVoracious (adj.): 1. (adj.): 1. Having a huge appetite; Having a huge appetite; 2. Very eager2. Very eager

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FrugivorousFrugivorous means “fruit-eating,” means “fruit-eating,” and and granivorousgranivorous means “grain- means “grain-eating.” These are fairly easy to eating.” These are fairly easy to understand – others can get pretty understand – others can get pretty complex: insects that feed on the complex: insects that feed on the sap of plants, for instance, are sap of plants, for instance, are phytosuccivorousphytosuccivorous

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CARNCARN

CARN is a root CARN is a root word from the word from the Latin Latin carn carn meaning “flesh.”meaning “flesh.”

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CarnageCarnage (n.): Great (n.): Great destruction of life destruction of life (as in a battle); (as in a battle); slaughterslaughter

CarnalCarnal (adj.): (adj.): Having to do Having to do w/bodily pleasuresw/bodily pleasures

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CarnivalCarnival (n.): 1. A (n.): 1. A season of merrymaking season of merrymaking just before Lent; an just before Lent; an occasion for festivities occasion for festivities and excess; 2. A and excess; 2. A traveling group that traveling group that presents a variety of presents a variety of amusements.amusements.

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IncarnationIncarnation (n.): 1. A (n.): 1. A particular physical particular physical form or version of form or version of something; 2. A something; 2. A person showing a person showing a trait to a marked trait to a marked degree.degree.

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CarnivoreCarnivore, from , from yesterday’s word, yesterday’s word,

means “an eater of means “an eater of meat.”meat.”

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CREDCRED

CRED is from CRED is from the Latin verb the Latin verb

crederecredere meaning “to meaning “to

believe” believe”

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CredenceCredence (n.): (n.): Mental acceptance Mental acceptance of something as of something as true or real; belieftrue or real; belief

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CreditableCreditable (adj.): (adj.): Worthy of praiseWorthy of praise

CredulityCredulity (n.): (n.): Readiness or Readiness or willingness to willingness to believe on the basis believe on the basis of little evidenceof little evidence

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CreedCreed (n.): 1. A (n.): 1. A statement of the statement of the basic beliefs of a basic beliefs of a religious faith; 2. A religious faith; 2. A set of guiding set of guiding principles or beliefsprinciples or beliefs

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NotesNotesWe have a good We have a good

creditcredit rating rating when institutions when institutions

believe in our believe in our ability to repay a ability to repay a

loan.loan.

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FIDFID

FID is from the FID is from the Latin Latin fidesfides

meaning “faith” meaning “faith”

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AffidavitAffidavit (n.): A (n.): A sworn statement sworn statement made in writing.made in writing.

DiffidentDiffident (adj.): 1. (adj.): 1. Lacking confidence; Lacking confidence; 2. Cautious or 2. Cautious or unassertiveunassertive

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FiduciaryFiduciary (adj.): 1. (adj.): 1. Having to do w/a Having to do w/a confidence or confidence or trust; 2. Held in trust; 2. Held in trust for another.trust for another.

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PerfidyPerfidy (n): (n): Faithless-ness, Faithless-ness, disloyalty, or disloyalty, or treacherytreachery

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An An infidelinfidel is is someone who someone who

lacks a particular lacks a particular kind of religious kind of religious

faith.faith.

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CURR/CURSCURR/CURS

CURR/CURS is CURR/CURS is from the Latin from the Latin currerecurrere meaning meaning “to run”“to run”

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ConcurrentConcurrent (adj.): (adj.): Happening or Happening or operating at the operating at the same time.same time.

CursoryCursory (adj.): (adj.): Hastily and often Hastily and often carelessly done.carelessly done.

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DiscursiveDiscursive (adj.): (adj.): Passing from one Passing from one topic to another.topic to another.

PrecursorPrecursor (n.): One (n.): One that goes before that goes before and indicates the and indicates the coming of another.coming of another.

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CurrentCurrent refers to running refers to running water in a stream or water in a stream or

river. An river. An excursionexcursion is a is a trip from one place to trip from one place to

anotheranother..

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PEDPED

PED is from the PED is from the Latin Latin ped, ped, the the stem ofstem of pes pes, ,

meaning “foot”meaning “foot”

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Related WordsRelated Words

ExpedientExpedient (adj.):Suitable for (adj.):Suitable for bringing about a bringing about a desired result, desired result, often w/o regard for often w/o regard for what is fair or right.what is fair or right.

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ExpediteExpedite (v.):To (v.):To speed up the speed up the process or progress process or progress of.of.

ImpedimentImpediment (n.): (n.): Something that Something that interferes with interferes with movement or progressmovement or progress

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PedestrianPedestrian (adj.): (adj.): Commonplace, Commonplace, ordinary, or ordinary, or unimaginative. unimaginative.

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Pedestrian,Pedestrian, of course, is of course, is someone who travels on someone who travels on foot. But the sense of this foot. But the sense of this word is actually from its word is actually from its original meaning. To be original meaning. To be pedestrian was to be drab or pedestrian was to be drab or dull, as if plodding along on dull, as if plodding along on foot rather than speeding on foot rather than speeding on horseback or by coach.horseback or by coach.

FLECT/FLEXFLECT/FLEX

FLECT/FLEX comes FLECT/FLEX comes from from flectere, flectere, the the Latin verb Latin verb meaning “to meaning “to bend” bend”

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DeflectDeflect (v.): To turn (v.): To turn aside, esp. from a aside, esp. from a straight or fixed straight or fixed course.course.

FlexorFlexor (n.): A muscle (n.): A muscle that bends a part of that bends a part of the body, such as an the body, such as an arm or a leg.arm or a leg.

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GenuflectGenuflect (v.): To kneel (v.): To kneel on one knee and then on one knee and then rise as an act of rise as an act of respect.respect.

InflectionInflection (n.): A (n.): A change in pitch, tone, change in pitch, tone, or loudness of the or loudness of the voicevoice

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Things that are Things that are flexibleflexible can be bent. can be bent. When light is When light is reflectedreflected, it is bent , it is bent and bounces back to and bounces back to us.us.

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POSTPOST

POST comes from POST comes from the Latin word the Latin word meaning “after” meaning “after” or “behind”.or “behind”.

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PosteriorPosterior (adj.): (adj.): Situated twd. or on the Situated twd. or on the back; rear.back; rear.

PosthumousPosthumous (adj.): 1. (adj.): 1. Published after the Published after the death of the author; 2. death of the author; 2. Following or happening Following or happening after one’s death.after one’s death.

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PostmodernPostmodern (adj.): Having (adj.): Having to do w/a movement in art, to do w/a movement in art, architecture, literature that architecture, literature that is a reaction against is a reaction against modernism and that calls modernism and that calls for the reintroduction of for the reintroduction of traditional elements and traditional elements and techniques as well as techniques as well as elements from popular elements from popular culture.culture.

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PostmortemPostmortem (adj.): (adj.): 1. Occurring after 1. Occurring after death; 2. Following death; 2. Following the event.the event.

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NotesNotesA A postscriptpostscript is a note that is a note that comes after a completed comes after a completed letter (afterthought). To letter (afterthought). To

postdatepostdate a check is to a check is to give it a date after the give it a date after the

date when it was written.date when it was written.

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