1. Greek & Latin Vocabulary 19
dox, nom, pend, ver, popu

2. dox,dog: (Greek) belief, opinion, praise SAT Focus Word: dogma (n.)
system of beliefs (like a church’s)
Context: The dogmas of most Christian religions prohibit premarital sex.
doxology (n.)
a hymn whose words praise God
orthodox (adj.)
1. customary or conventional; sound in doctrine
Other words:
paradox, unorthodox, cacodoxy, dogmatic
cacodoxy: wrong opinion, wrong doctrine
dogmatic: positive and emphatic in asserting opinions

3. nom: (Latin) name SAT Focus Word: misnomer (n.) denomination (n.)
an inaccurate name or designation
Context: To call her father her caregiver would be a bit of a misnomer since he hardly pays any attention to her.
denomination (n.)
a group with a common name
nomenclature (n.)
a set or system of names or terms
Other words/variants:
noun, nominal, renown
nominal--named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value

4. pend, pens, pond: (Latin)
hang, weigh
SAT Focus Word: propensity (n.)
a natural inclination or tendency
“Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor—which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.” – Jane Austen
expenditure (n.)
the act of paying out funds
ponder (v.)
to weigh carefully in the mind
Other words:
appendix, compensate, pendent, pensive, perpendicular, suspend, pending
propend: to hang down, be inclined (Propensity is just how you hang!)
compensate: to counterbalance (to weigh together)
expenditure: weigh out

5. true ver: (Latin) SAT Focus Word: veracity (n.) verisimilitude (n.)
truthfulness
Context: “Still the evidence for this comes from one anonymous source, so its veracity remains uncertain.”—R.M. Schneiderman
verisimilitude (n.)
something having merely the appearance of truth
verity (n.)
the state or quality of being true
Other words:
verdict, verify, very, veracious, Quid est veritas?
Quid est veritas?—What is truth?

6. people popu: (Latin) SAT Focus Word: populace (n.) popularize (v.)
the common people
Context: More police officers are needed to keep the populace calm during the protest march.
popularize (v.)
cause something to be liked by most people
populationist (n.)
one who advocates population control
Other words:
subpopulation, populous, populate, vox populi
vox populi: the voice of the people

7. Summary dox, dog nom pend, pens, pond ver popu belief, opinion, praise
name
pend, pens, pond
hang, weigh
ver
true
popu
people

8. Vocab Libs
To call her father her caregiver would be a bit of a _____________ (noun, wrong name) since he hardly pays any attention to her.
The ___________ (noun) commonly begins with “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.”
“Single women have a dreadful _________ (noun, tendency) for being poor – which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.” – Jane Austen
Despite being truth claims, the goal of witnesses’ statements is the attainment of mere _________ (noun) or plausibility, not truth.
“The tumultuous _________ (noun, common people) of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their indiscriminate violence prostrates for the time all public authority, and its consequences are sometimes expensive and terrible.” – George Washington