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1. Cognates.

A Greek or Latin morpheme has been highlighted in each of the words below. These Classical morphemes have native English cognates. However, the consonants in the English words have been affected by Grimm's Law (like all languages of Germanic origin.)

Use the "Consonant Correspondences" chart in the text (Table 10.3, pg. 144). Figure out the simple English word that is the cognate of the Greek or Latin morpheme. The vowels have been done for you.

For example, if you have a Latin morpheme with the letter f, read down the "Latin" column in the chart and find f. Then read across to the "English" column. Here you see that the Latin f corresponds to the English b.

1. fragile	___ ___ea___	8. podiatrist	___oo____
2. (ø)orgy	___o___ ___	9. homogenous	___a___e
3. gender	___i___d	10. labial	___i___
4. vigor	___a___e	11. recognize	___ ___ow
5. dental (n-->ø)	___oo____	12. sedentary	___i___
6. pedal	___oo____	13. (ø)idea	___i___
7. maternal	___o____e___	14. dissimilar	___a___e

2. Word Analysis

Parse, gloss and give a literal definition for the following words.

a. clinograph

b. sororal

c. plenipotentiary

d. analgesic

e. peridontal

f. sesquipedalian (Check out the dictionary definition for this one!)

g. antiseptic

h. absolution

i. theosophy