Tuesday, October 7, 2014

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, carnation, carnify
  4. ced(e), ceed, cess(go, yield, surrender): recede, proceed, sucess, concede, exceed, procession, unprecedented
Word List

accession:n: the attainment of a certain rank or dignity, an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined
        The accession of General is very honorable in the army.
bona fide:a: in good faith; genuine
        The apology was told in a bona fide manner so if forgave him.
bonanza:n: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall
         Hopefully, i will get my bonanza of work done so i could go out with my family.
bounteous:a: inclined to be generous;  plentiful and abundant
         The park has a bounteous amount of trees .
capitulation:n: a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up
          In 1781, the British made a capitulation, and they separated from the colonies.
carnage:n: great slaughter, as in battle
         The carnage of the Spartans was brutal.
carnivorous:a: flesh-eating, as an animal
        T-rex's are very carnivorous animals who brutally killed their  prey
incarnate:a: literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh colored
         The substitute was so rude, it was like she was an incarnate of the devil.
intercede:v: to act on another's behalf; to  mediate
        A substitute teacher can act as a intercede for a teacher
precedent:n,a: a previous act or decision taken as a valid model; a, having gone before
        The Greeks model of government is a precedent in our modern government.
recapitulation:n: a brief repetition; a summary, as of what has already been said
         The recapitulation helped me understand the book.
reincarnation:n: a thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different(bodily) form
         If i was reincarnated I would want to be a type of bird. 

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