Latin Roots # 6

 Roots and Derivatives:

1. corp(or): body
2. cred: to believe, to trust
3. cur(r),curs, course: to run, to flow
4. dic(t): to speak, to say

 1. Benediction (n): the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness

• The father gave the young couple benediction for their marriage.

2. Concourse (n): a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

• The concourse of the different colors gave the artist inspiration.

3.   Concurrent (a): occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

• This year we are having a concurrent holiday, Thanksgiving and my niece's birthday 

4.  Corporal (a): related to the physical body 

• She advised the doctor that his patient may have major corporal damage.

5. Corpulent (a): very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

• The deer that they shot while hunting was extremely corpulent.

6. Credibility (n): the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• Credibility is a character trait that I look for in my friends.

7. Credulity(n): the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof. 

• Nobody has more credulity than children.

8. Cursory (a): a done in a superficial or hasty manner

• Every day Tommy has a very cursory way to clean his room.

9. Dictum (n): an authoritative saying or maxim

• The dictum that teenagers use in this time isn't very proper.

10. Incorporate (v): to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

• Ben used old cardboard boxed to incorporate a  robot costume.

11. Incredulous (a): not believing, skeptical, or doubting

•  The students where incredulous when the teacher said to take the day off.

12. Indicative (a): characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

• The upset stomach was an indicative of the constant swinging on a swing.