Unit 8 Vocabulary

Ped

foot

Impediment

something that gets in the way; obstacle

Expedient

practical; prudent

Pedestrian

lacking excitement; ordinary and dull

Ped

child

Pedant

one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting things

Pedagogue

a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded

Vest

clothing

Travesty

a bad imitation of; a perversion of

Vested

significant to one's own profit or well-being

Vestment

clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

Divest

to strip or remove a title or position of authority

Corpor/corpu

body

Corporeal

having to do with the body

Corpulent

extremely fat; obese

Incorporate

to bring together features, ideas, or elements

Ped

foot

Impediment

something that gets in the way; obstacle

Expedient

practical; prudent

Pedestrian

lacking excitement; ordinary and dull

Ped

child

Pedant

one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting things

Pedagogue

a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded

Vest

clothing

Travesty

a bad imitation of; a perversion of

Vested

significant to one's own profit or well-being

Vestment

clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

Divest

to strip or remove a title or position of authority

Corpor/corpu

body

Corporeal

having to do with the body

Corpulent

extremely fat; obese

Incorporate

to bring together features, ideas, or elements