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.