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Vocabulary week 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What root word means "to know"? | congi,gnos |
| adjective—relating to or involving conscious intellectual activity, such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering. | cognitive |
| noun—investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or problem. | diagnosis |
| adjective or adverb—with one’s identity concealed or disguised. | incognito |
| noun—literally foreknowledge; a forecast or prediction usually associated with the prospect of recovery, such as from a disease. | prognosis |
| verb—literally sign of the future; a forecast or prediction. | prognosticate |
| What root word means "togther;with"? | com,con,col,cor |
| adjective—literally sticking together; having an orderly relation of parts. | coherent |
| verb—to labor together. Students learn better when they collaborate on their studies. | collaborate |
| verb—to forgive or overlook (an offense). | condone |
| noun—general agreement. | consensus |
| verb—to relate together; to show relationship. | correlate |
| What root word means "believe"? | cred |
| noun—documents that cause others to believe in one. | credentials |
| adjective—believable. | credible |
| verb—literally not to believe; to distrust; to destroy belief in. | discredit |
| adjective—not believing readily; disbelieving. | incredulous |
| noun—originally, an unbeliever in religion; now, an evildoer or criminal. | miscreant |
| What root word means "to run"? | cur |
| verb—to agree. | concur |
| adjective—literally running together; occurring at the same time. | concurrent |
| noun—to speak at length; a formal and lengthy discussion of a subject. | discourse |
| noun—a person or thing that runs before; a forerunner. | precursor |
| noun— all the courses offered by an educational institution. | curriculum |