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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


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