Vocab Unit 11 and 12

caro, carnis (root)

flesh

carnage

the killing of many people, massacre

carrion

dead and decaying flesh

incarnate

embodied in human form

collum (root)

neck

accolade

any honor, award, or expression of approval

a ceremonial tap on the shoulder (dub) with the flat side of a sword

decolletage

a low neckline on a garment or a garment with a low neckline

corpus, corporis (root)

body

corporal

relating to or having an effect on the human body

corporeal

characteristics of or resembling the physical body

having material substance, being able to be seen

corps

a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees, army unit

a group of people having purpose and direction in common

corpulent

excessively bulky; fat

corpus

a body or collection of writings

a structure of special character in an animal body

cor, cordis (root)

heart

accord

harmony, agreement

to grant/bestow upon

to agree

cordial

hearty, warm, sincere

stimulating

concordance

a state of agreement; harmony

an alphabetical index of all words in a text or corpus of texts showing every occorunace of a word

os, ossis (root)

bone

ossify

ti turn into bone; to become bone

to become ridgid

derma (root)

skin

dermatalogy

the scientifc study of skin and its disease

epidermis

the outer protective layer of skin or outer layer of various organism

dorsum (root)

the back

dorsal

pertaining to the back, especially of animals

dossier

a set of documents containing information about a person or event; a file

endorse

to write one’s signature on the back of a check or other document; to sign a contract; to acknowledge recipt of purchase; to support actively

gaster, gasteros (root)

stomach, belly

gastric

pretaining to the stomach

gastronome

a person who is knowable about food and drink; gourmet

nervus (root)

sinew, nerve

enervate

to deprive of strength; to weaken

sanguis, sanguinis (root)

blood

sanguine

cheerful; hopeful; reddish or ruddy

consanguinity

blood relationship; any close relationship

sedo, sedere, sedi, sessum (root)

to sit, settle

assiduous

unceasingly attentive, devoted; persistent, diligent

dissudent

differing; disagreeing; dissenting; a person who disagrees

seance

a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead

sedentary

characterized by much sitting; remaining in one area; not migratory

supercede

to take the place of; to replace