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The word dr i l l is one of several derivatives of the IE

root   ter e- 1 , “ to rub , turn.” Among i ts other derivatives

are the words atresia , attorney , attrit ion , contour ,  

contrite , detour , diatribe , dredge ( t o coat f ood b y

sprinkling with a powder, such as f lour or sugar) ,

return , thrash , thread , thresh , t hrow  , trauma , t r i t e , and

trout  . 1 

The word oil is a derivative of the root   elaia- .   Other

derivatives include latke (a pancake, especial ly one

m ade of g r at ed p ot at o) , oil , ol ive , petroleum ,   and

elast ic . 2 

THEMES:   Cooking or the CULINARY ARTS are a

theme that l inks the two keywords and co-derivatives .

Notably , among the paronyms of   dr i l l are one

commonly eaten f ish, trout  , and the word dredge— t h e coat i n g of f ood b y

sprinkling i t with powder, e .g . sugar or f lour . Then there is the keyword

oil   (a thick smooth l iquid used in cooking and food preparation) and two

of i ts paronyms — latke (a pancake, especially one made of grated

potato) and ol ive . The keywords and paronyms can be combined to

produce such cul inary combinations as trout latke , ol ive oi l   p oach ed

trout  , an d b l ack  ol ive sauce on trout  . 3 

Non-culinary phrases include an oi ly attorney , a petroleum attorney ,

and an e last ic thread .

There is a second theme here that concerns DREDGING . A n ot h ersen se of   dredge—an d   descending from a di f ferent root  — is “a ny of  

various machines equipped with scooping or suction devices and used to

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deepen harbors and waterways and in underwater mining .” 4 I t can also

refer to a large boat or barge equipped with the same. 5  Dredges ar e used

in some forms of   petroleum exploration. 6 

4 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / d r e d g e

5 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / d r e d g e  6 h t t p : / / d r e d g i n g a n d e x p l o r a t i o n . c o m / s t o r i e s . p h p ? i d = 1 3 1