Unit 8 Vocabulary/Greek & Latin Roots

latin for “foot”

ped

greek for “child”

ped

latin for “clothing”

vest

latin for “body”

corpor/corpu

something that gets in the way/obstacle

impediment

syn and ant for Impediment

barrier/assistance

practical/prudent

expedient

syn for expedient

profitable

lacking excitement/ordinary and dull

pedestrian

syn and ant for pedestrian

every day/original

one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things

pedant

a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow minded

pedagogue

a bad imitation of, perversion of

travesty

syn and ant of travesty

mockery, farce/glorification

significant to one’s own profit or well being

vested

clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

vestment

to strip or remove a title or position of authority

divest

ant for divest

endow

having to do with the body

corporeal

extremely fat or obese

corpulent

ant for corpulent

skinny

to bring together features, ideas, or elements

incorporate

syn and ant for incorporate

include, join/separate, remove