Vocabulary List 5 10/7/22
Root: log
Meaning: word, speech, reason
Eulogy -n-
a speech in praise of someone who has died
Monologue -n-
a speech spoken by one person
Neologism -n-
a new word or expression
Root: eu
Meaning: well or good
Euphemism -n-
the use of an inoffensive word or phrase instead of an offensive one
Euphoria -n-
a feeling of extreme well-being or great elation of joy
Root: curr/curs
Meaning: to run
Concurrent -adj-
happening at the same time
Cursory -adj-
hastily and carelessly done
Discursive -adj-
passing quickly from one topic to another
Precursor -n-
something that goes beforehand and indicates the coming of something else
Root: carn
Meaning: flesh
Carnage -n-
great destruction, huge slaughter
Carnivorous -adj-
meat-eating, flesh-eating
Extra Word:
Coagulate -v-
to thicken, to clot
Vocabulary List 5 10/7/22
Root: log
Meaning: word, speech, reason
Eulogy -n-
a speech in praise of someone who has died
Monologue -n-
a speech spoken by one person
Neologism -n-
a new word or expression
Root: eu
Meaning: well or good
Euphemism -n-
the use of an inoffensive word or phrase instead of an offensive one
Euphoria -n-
a feeling of extreme well-being or great elation of joy
Root: curr/curs
Meaning: to run
Concurrent -adj-
happening at the same time
Cursory -adj-
hastily and carelessly done
Discursive -adj-
passing quickly from one topic to another
Precursor -n-
something that goes beforehand and indicates the coming of something else
Root: carn
Meaning: flesh
Carnage -n-
great destruction, huge slaughter
Carnivorous -adj-
meat-eating, flesh-eating
Extra Word:
Coagulate -v-
to thicken, to clot