Latin Roots #5

Roots and Derivatives:

1. cent(i): hundred
2. cid(e), cis(e): cut, kill
3. clam, claim: cry out, declare
4. cord, cour: heart

Word List:

1. bicentennial (a): (related to) a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary; happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years

• The bicentennial anniversary of Apple happened just about a week ago. 

2. centenarian (n): a person who has lived to be a hundred years old

• My grandmother was a centenarian for a week until she died. 

3. centurion (n): a Roman Officer commanding over one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems

• The United States commanders may not dress as Romans, but they still have the responsibilities of a centurion. 

4. clamorous (a): characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices, noisily complaining, insistent.

• The twinkie protest was very clamorous because they were just being ignored. 

5. concise (a): covering much in few words, brief and to the point

• The essay I wrote for my AP test was very concise because I only had 25 minutes to write it. 

6. concordance (n): a condition of harmony or agreement, an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works

• The dispute between my teacher and I ended in concordance because we were able to compromise. 

7. cordial (a): of the heart, warm and friendly, amiable

• When volunteering for ASES, I act very cordial in order to prove that I'm a professional.. 

8. discordant (a): (sounding) harsh or inharmonious, clashing

• My avid teacher yells in a very discordant tone when we don't follow directions..

9. genocide (n): the systematic extermination of an ethnic group

• The Holocaust is an example of a genocide since the Germans murdered millions of Jews. 

10. incisive (a): keenly penetrating, cutting into

• The incisive remarks my teacher sais can impact my classmates and I very deeply. 

11. proclamation (n): an official statement or announcement that informs or honors

• Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation stated that all slaves were free.

12. reclaim (v): to claim again, to restore to former importance or usefulness

• When I grow up I'm going to reclaim drug addicts' lost lives.

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.

Example: The private's accession to Captain was one of the greatest days of his life.

2. bona fide: in good faith; genuine.

Example: The leather wallet is a very bona fide one. 

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

Example: Walmart had a bonanza when they started selling Xboxs.

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

Example: This, year, Santa Maria's harvest of strawberries were bounteous.

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

Example: The company had a capitulation when they filed for bankruptcy.

6. carnage: a great slaughter, as in battle.

Example: The war between 300 Spartans and a million Persians was an absolute carnage.

7. carnivorous: flesh-eating, as an animal.

Example: The prehistoric T-Rex was a carnivorous animal.

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

Example: My neighbors cat is an incarnate demon sent from hell. 

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

Example: When teachers see fights, they will intercede to stop them.

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

Example: The way Ebola patients are treated medically will be a precedent to future healthcare.

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

Example: At the end of each Spanish lesson, our teacher gives us a recapitulation of what we have just learned.  

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

Example: Buddhists and Hindus believe in the cycle of reincarnation.