Nava Segundo Nancy Alondra

3°II
Evolución histórica de la lengua inglesa
Responsable del curso: Raúl Romero Ibarra

Anglo-Saxon words

Anglo-Saxon words Latin words

Nouns 1. acumen - ability to make good judgments
 cow 2. agenda - list of things to be done
 calf 3. altruism - selfless concern for others
 pig 4. ambiguous - having a double meaning
 lord 5. aplomb (Fr.) - self-confidence
 ghost 6. atrocity - cruel act
Verbs 7. avarice – greed
1. think 8. bibulous - excessively fond of drinking alcohol
2. ask 9. celibate - abstaining from sex or marriage
3. bring 10. chivalrous (Fr.) - gallant
4. smell 11. condign - worthy, appropriate
5. help 12. conglomerate - parts put together to form a unit while remaining
separate identities
Places 13. crepuscular - pertaining to twilight
 mountain 14. cull - select from a variety of sources
 island 15. debilitate - weaken
 land 16. dirigible - capable of being guided
 path 17. facsimile - exact copy
 ground 18. ferrous - made of iron
Object 19. flux - in the process of flowing
1) axe 20. futile - in vain
2) bath
3) bed
4) body
5) gate