Week 15

epi-

on, outside

gloss

language, tongue

lal

talk, babble

poly

many

polyglot

a person who speaks several different languages

glossary

an alphabetical list of specialized words with their definitions, usually at the back of a book

glossitis

inflammation of the tounge

epiglottis

a small flap at the back of the tounge that covers the windpipe during swallowing

glossolalia

repetitve non meaningful speech

con-

with, together

se-

apart, aside

gen

cause, birth, raise, produce

greg

herd, flock

tum

swell

-acious

having the quality of

-arious

of, related to

-escence

growing

tumultuous

full of commotion and uproar

congregation

a group of people or things gathered together; gathering

gregarious

fond of company; sociable

segregate

to set apart from the rest or from each other

tumorigenic

producing or tending to produce tumors

contumacious

willfully obstinate

tumescence

condition of being swollen or enlarged