Thursday, October 9, 2014

Latin Roots #4

Roots and Derivatives

  1. bon, boun: Good
  2. capit, capt: Head, chief, leader
  3. carn(i): Flesh
  4. ced(e), ceed, cess: Go, yield, surrender 
Word List
  1. accession: The attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined 
  2. bona fide: In good faith; genuine 
  3. bonanza: A sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall
  4. bounteous: Inclined to be generous; plentiful and abundant
  5. capitulation: A surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up
  6. carnage: A great slaughter, as in a battle 
  7. carnivorous: Flesh-eating, as an animal 
  8. incarnate: Literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored
  9. intercede: To act on another's behalf; to mediate
  10. precedent: A previous act or decision taken as a valid model; a, having gone before
  11. recapitulation: A brief repetition; a summary, as of what already has already been said 
  12. reincarnation: A thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form

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