Word Elements from Chapter XI

Identify the correct meaning for each word element, or vice versa. Then click "Proceed" to check your answer. Click "Proceed" again to move to the next entry. If you know an entry so well that you would like it removed from the stack for the remainder of your study session, perform a term-ectomy and proceed to the next one. All cards are returned to the stack and randomized upon each visit to this page.

alumna, alumnae	nursling, pupil
antenna, antennae	antenna, feeler
aqua, aquae	water
formula, formulae	formula, pattern
larva, larvae	larva
lingua, linguae	tongue
medulla, medullae	marrow
spina, spinae	spine
tibia, tibiae	shin-bone ("pipe, flute")
vertebra, vertebrae	vertebra
vita, vitae	life
alumnus, alumni	nursling, pupil
cactus, cacti	cactus, prickly plant
focus, foci	center, focus ("hearth")
fungus, fungi	mushroom, fungus
locus, loci	place
musculus, musculi	muscle
nasus, nasi	nose
nervus, nervi	nerve
radius, radii	spoke (of a wheel), ray
stimulus, stimuli	goad, incentive
terminus, termini	end, endpoint
addendum, addendi	a thing to be added
cavum, cavi	hollow space, cavity
curriculum, curriculi	course of study ("running, race")
datum, dati	item of information ("thing given")
exemplum, exempli	example
medium, medii	transmitter ("middle thing")
cursus, cursus	course, running
fetus, fetus	fetus, offspring
manus, manus	hand
facies, faciei	face, appearance
series, --	series, sequence
species, --	species, type