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.