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.