Latin Roots #5

Roots and Derivatives

1. cent(i): century, centipede, centennial, centigrade, centimeter
2. cid(e) (cut)(kill): homicide, incision, suicide, scissors, circumstance 
3. clam, claim: clamor, exclaim, proclaim, disclaim
4. cord, cour: accord, courage, encouraged, cordiform, cordate 

Word List

1. Bicentennial: Related to a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary; happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years 

Example: The holiday was bicentennial.

2. Centenarian: a person who has lived to be one hundred years old.

Example: My friends grandma was a centenarian.

3. Centurion: a Roman officer commanding one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems.

Example: The centurion lead his army to victory.

4. Clamorous: characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent.

Example:  The man was very clamorous.

5. Concise: covering much in few words; brief and to the point.

Example: The speech was very concise.

6. Concordance: a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works.

Example: The concordance helped me find the writers work.

7. Cordial: of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable.

Example: The man had a very cordial speech.

8. Discordant: sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing

Example: The mans voice was discordant.

9. Genocide: the systematic extermination of an ethnic group 

Example: Hitler is an example of genocide.

10. Incisive: keenly penetrating; cutting into 

Example: The woman's report was incisive.

11. Proclamation: an official statement or announcement that informs or honors

Example:The lady's proclamation was great.

12. Reclaim: to claim again; to restore to former importance or usefulness 

Example: I reclaimed my homework after it had water spilled on it.

Latin Roots #4

Roots and Derivatives
1. bon, boun (good): bonus, bounty, bountiful, bonify, boon, bon voyage, bonhomie

2. capit, capt (head, chief, leader): capital, captain, capitalize, decapitate, per capita, capitol

3. carn(i) (flesh): carnal, carnality, carnival, carnify

4 ced(e), ceed, cess (go, yield, surrender): recede, proceed, success, concede, exceed, procession, unprecedented

Word List

1. accession: the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined

 Sen: The date of his accession is unknown.

2. bona fide: in good faith; genuine

 Sen: The man had a bona fide heart.

3. bonanza: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall

 Sen: I had a bonanza last month.

4. bounteous: inclined to be generous; plentiful and abundant

 Sen: The feast was bounteous.

5. capitulation: surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving-up

 Sen: The man was under capitulation.

6. carnage: a great slaughter, as in battle

The carnage of the battle was great. 

7. carnivorous: flesh-eating, as an animal

 The animal was carnivorous.

8. incarnate: literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored

 Sen: The incarnate of Obama was arrested.

9. intercede: to act on another's behalf; to meditate

Sen: I hate when my mom intercedes in my conversations. 

10. precedent: a previous act or decision taken as a valid model; having gone before.

Sen: She was setting a precedent for her future.

11. recapitulation: a brief repetition; a summary, as of what has already been said.

Sen: You must recapitulate yourself if someone didnt hear what you said before.

12. reincarnation: a thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form
Sen: Phoenixes can be reincarnated.