Everyday Words from Classic Origins Lesson 8

bel(l)

war

doc, doct

to teach

ferv

to boil; to bubble

fratr, fratern

brother

ger, gest

to carry; to produce

grav

heavy

hom, homo

man

matr, matern

mother

moll

mild; soft

patr, patern

father

pend, pens

to hang; to weigh; to pay

soror

sister

rebel

a person who refuses to obey orders or the law

fervor

intense and passionate feeling

digestion

the process of breaking down food

Homo sapiens

humans

emollient

to make soft, to soften

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

mollification

appeasement; the act or state of being calmed down

docile

easy to teach

sorority

sisterhood

fervid

zealous; extremely emotional

congeries

miscellaneous collection

matriarchy

society ruled by mother or women

bellipotent

mighty in war

compendium

summary

paternal

fatherly

Homo sapien

human being

aggravate

to make worse

fraternal

brotherly

matricide

act of killing one's mother

mollify

to soothe, to appease

patrilineal

based on a line of paternity

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

homicide

the killing of one human being by another

document

a written or printed record that gives information or proof

impending

about to happen

gravity

importance, significance

patron

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

fervent

marked by great intensity

suggestive

tending to suggest or imply

bellicose

warlike