1. Vocabulary 17: Q3W4
dura, gest, log, mob, prim

2. hard, lasting dura, dur: (Latin) dura mater
tough outer membrane surrounding the brain
duration
the length of time something continues or exists
duress
compulsion by threat or force; coercion
Other words: Duracell, endure, during, durable

3. gest, ges, ger: (Latin—don’t confuse with Greek ger which means old.)
carry, produce; to bear
gest, ges, ger: (Latin—don’t confuse with Greek ger which means old.)
congest
to fill to excess
gerund
a word derived from the present participle form (-ing) of a verb but acting as a noun (writing, conditioning) (literally, that which is to be carried on)
gestation
period of carrying offspring in the womb from conception to delivery
Other words: digest, exaggerate, gesticulate
Digest—carry food through the body
Exaggerate—carry beyond limits of truth
Gesticulate—the act of gesturing (carrying your arms from one place to another?!)

4. log, logue, logo: (Greek)
talk, word
log, logue, logo: (Greek)
dialogue
talking together (literally, speaking across [logue + dia])
grammalogue
a word represented by a single sign: &, #, ©, ®, ¶, @
logomania
a form of insanity in which one talks excessively; over-talkativeness
Other words: epilogue, monologue, syllogism
Epilogue—a closing statement, especially at the end of a play, book, etc.
Syllogism—An argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion drawn from them.

5. move mob, mov, mot: (Latin) demote to reduce to a lower position
immovable
incapable of being moved
hippomobile
horse-drawn vehicle (Also the first successful combustion engine created by Etienne Lenoir in 1860.)
Other words: emotional, mobility, mob
Mob—mobile vulgus, the movable (inconstant, changeable) common people

6. Hippomobile Lenoir was the first person to replace “horse-power.”
All right, on to the rest of your vocabulary. ‘Sorry for the digression.

7. prim, primo, pris: (Latin)
first, foremost
prim, primo, pris: (Latin)
prima donna
first/principal female singer of an opera company; one who takes privileged treatment as a right
primeval (pry-MEE-vuhl)
primitive, or arising from instinct rather than thought
pristine
original condition, so clean as to look new
Other words: primal, primary, premiere
Premiere—first in its class, or the first public presentation of something