H ELA 2 - Al, corp, voc, grat

al - other (Latin) : corp - body (Latin) : voc - to call (Latin) : grat - thanks; please (Latin)

alter

change; adjust

alter ego

your other self

alternative

a second choice; another way

alibi

an excuse for being elsewhere

alias

an assumed name

alma mater

"another mother": school you graduate from

altruistic

always considers others first

corpse

a dead body

corps

core; a team; a group united with a purpose

corporeal

materialistic; not spiritual

corporal

physical; on the body

corpulent

fat

esprit de corps

morale; team spirit

habeas corpus

"show me the body"; order to produce charges or evidence

corpus delicti

main damaging piece of evidence

vocal

sung, spoken; outspoken

vociferous

loud, gabby; chatty

revoke

"to call back"; to return to the issuer

invoke

"call in"; to pray; to plea to

invocation

a prayer at the start

provoke

to initiate

provocative

stimulating; interesting

vocation

"a calling"; career

avocation

a hobby

equivocal

ambiguous; foggy; indirect

unequivocal

clear; direct

gratitude

appreciation

gratification

pleasure

grateful

shows appreciation

ingrate

one who doesn't appreciate

ingratiate

to force yourself into one's favor

gratis

for free

gratuity

a tip of thanks

gratuitous

not called for; not necessary

congratulate

to commend