Ap Style Quiz #5

Colonel

Morphology: coronel (“column of soldiers”)

Etymology: Italian colonnello → French coronel → English (16th c.)

Definition: Military officer rank above lieutenant colonel

Regiment

Morphology: reg- (“rule, guide”) + -ment (“act”)

Etymology: Latin regimen → Old French regiment → English (14th c.)

Definition: Large military unit of soldiers

Haughty

Morphology: haut- (“high”) + -y (“characterized by”)

Etymology: Old French haut (“high, lofty”) → English (16th c.)

Definition: Arrogantly superior or disdainful

Propriety

Morphology: propri- (“proper”) + -ety (“quality, state”)

Etymology: Latin proprietas → French propreté → English (15th c.)

Definition: Socially acceptable or proper behavior

Archetype

Morphology: arche- (“first, original”) + type (“model”)

Etymology: Greek archetypon (“original pattern”) → English (16th c.)

Definition: Original model or typical example

Literary Voice

Morphology: literary (“relating to literature”) + voice (“expression”)
Etymology: Latin literarius + Latin vox → English (14th c.)
Definition: Distinct style and tone of an author

Primary Topic/Theme

Primary Topic: The main subject matter of a work in 1-3 words (e.g. courage, true love, loss of innocence)

Theme: The author’s universal message about the primary topic (e.g. courage is slowly developed over the course of one’s lifetime and is not a one time occurrence)

Thesis

Morphology: the- (“put, place”) + -sis (“action, state”)

Etymology: Greek thesis (“proposition”) → Latin → English (14th c.)

Definition: Main statement or central idea in writing