Lesson 1
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| cognate |  (n.) a word that looks like and is related to another word in a different language.(adj.) A) having the same source, origin, or ancestor; B) similar in function and character. |
| inflection | (n.) A) an alteration of pitch or tone of voice; B) an addition of an affix to a word, or a change in the form of a word, to show the plural, tense, or another grammatical relationship. |
| orthography | (n.) the study of letters and spelling system of a language. |
| paradigm | (n.) A) the set of inflected forms of a word; B) the model or framework that sets forth a way of viewing things, especially in an intellectual discipline. |
| philology | (n.) the study of the history of language. |
| phonology | (n.) a sound system of a language, the study of such a sound system. |
| rejoinder | (n.) an often witty or critical response to a reply; an answer. |
| rhetoric | (n.) A) the study and art of using language effectively and persuasively; B) speech that is elaborate, pretentious, or insincere. |
| succinct | (adj.) clear and precise, expressed in few words. |
| syntax | (n.) arrangement of words to form grammatical sentences. |
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