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