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

Word List:
1. Benediction - the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness

The purpose of a benediction is to bless others.

2. Concourse - a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

Usually airports will include concourses going into the airplane.

3. Concurrent - occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

Concurrently can be used as a synonym for simultaneously.

4. Corporal - related to the physical body

Corporal punishment includes smacking, whipping, or paddling.

5. Corpulent - very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

To avoid becoming corpulent, you should have a balanced diet and regularly excercise.

6. Credibility - the quality of being believable or trustworthy

Someone with absolute credibility can be easily believed.

7. Credulity - the (naive) willingness to believe too early without proof

Only the most childlike Credulity would allow a person to believe a phony setup.

8. Cursory - done in a superficial or hasty manner

A cursory examination is not as thorough as it might have been.

9. Dictum - an authoritative saying or maxim

"Business is business" was my friend's favorite dictum.

10. Incorporate - to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

We should incorporate as much traditional Americana into our new campaign as possible.

11. Incredulous - not believing, skeptical, or doubting

From your incredulous expression, I can tel that you do not believe me.

12. Indicative - characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

Lack of appetite and sleep can indicate how unhealthy you are.

Greek Drama Questions

1. The prize given to the dancing choruses of worshipers was either a bull or a goat.
2. 20,000 people would spectate in the open-air theater of Dionysos.
3. The mask would project and amplify the voices of the actors out to the audience.
4. Antigone was suspenseful to viewing audiences because the audience kind of already knew what was going to happen, but the characters/actors obviously acted like they didn’t know. It was like how people today are with scary movies.
5. The shepherd is to leave Oedipus to die one the mountainside.
6. The sphinx’s riddle was “What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?”
7. Oedipus’ kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8. Creon claimed himself king of Thebes after Oedipus was exiled.

Antigone Quick Write

If my brothers fought to the death, and my uncle declared himself as king and ordered that one of my brothers body to be sent to the dump, I would confront my uncle. I would argue that they both fought and thus should be equally buried . It wouldn't be fair for one of them to be declared as a hero, while the other be left there as bird and maggot meal. If my uncle would still be inconsiderate about the situation, I would break the law and go ahead and bury my brother. No one deserves to be left there like waste, to die. Everyone deserves a funeral. I would also try to explain to my uncle that they both fought for the same reason and that they should be treated equally. Sometimes you can't change people that don't see an issue in their actions. I guess all I could do is try.