English 1 lessons 12-13

Derma

skin

Dermatology

The scientific study of the skin and its diseases

Epidermis

The outer protective layer of the skin

Dorsum

The back

Dorsal

Pertaining to the back, especially of animals

Dossier

A set of documents containing info about a person or event; a file

Endorse

To write one’s signature on the back of a check or document; to support actively

Gaster

stomach

Gastric

Pertaining to the stomach

Nervus

nerve

Enervate

To weaken

Sanguis

blood

Sanguine

Cheerful, hopeful; reddish

Sedeo, Sedere

To sit, to settle

Assiduous

Devoted; persistent, diligent

Seance

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

Sedentary

Characterized by much sitting; not migratory

Supersede

To take the place of, to replace

Manus

hand

Emancipate

To free from restraint; to free (a slave) from bondage

Mandate

A formal order; an authoritative command

Manifest

Clearly apparent, obvious; to reveal; a list of cargo or passengers

Manipulate

To use or handle skillfully; to manage with devious skill

Dextra

Right hand

Dexterity

Skill in the use of the hands or body; cleverness

Ambidextrous

Able to use either hand equally well

Digitus

finger

Digital

Referring to a numerical system for encoding data

Flecto

to bend

Deflect

To turn aside

Genuflect

To bend the knee in a kneeling position to express respect

Inflection

An alteration of pitch or tone of the voice

Reflection

The act of being thrown back (light, heat, sound, or an image); deep thought

Rapio, Rapere

To snatch

Rapt

Giving one’s complete attention; overcome with emotion, filled with joy

Surreptitious

Done secretly, without approval