Everyday Words from Classic Origins Lesson 8

doc, doct

to teach

ger, gest

to carry; to produce

grav

heavy

patr, patern

father

pend, pens

to hang; to weigh; to pay

soror

sister

emollient

to make soft, to soften

mollification

appeasement; the act or state of being calmed down

congeries

miscellaneous collection

matriarchy

society ruled by mother or women

bellipotent

mighty in war

compendium

summary

suggestive

tending to suggest or imply

bellicose

warlike

bel(l)

war

ferv

to boil; to bubble

hom, homo

man

moll

mild; soft

Homo sapiens

humans

recompense

to pay for, to compensate

doctor

a person licensed to practice medicine

fraternity

brotherhood

grave

very serious

maternal

motherly

paternity

fatherhood

sororicide

act of killing one's sister

docile

easy to teach

sorority

sisterhood

paternal

fatherly

Homo sapien

human being

aggravate

to make worse

fraternal

brotherly

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

homicide

the killing of one human being by another

impending

about to happen

fratr, fratern

brother

matr, matern

mother

rebel

a person who refuses to obey orders or the law

fervor

intense and passionate feeling

digestion

the process of breaking down food

fervid

zealous; extremely emotional

matricide

act of killing one's mother

mollify

to soothe, to appease

patrilineal

based on a line of paternity

document

a written or printed record that gives information or proof

gravity

importance, significance

patron

a person who gives financial support to a person, organization, cause, or activity

fervent

marked by great intensity