Monday, September 29, 2014

Latin Roots #4

Roots and Derivarives
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, success, concede, exceed, procession, unprecedented

Word List

1. accession n: the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined

December 29 was the day of the poor man's accession to the medium class rank.

2. bona fide a: in good faith; genuine

The teenagers had bona fide that they would last a long time, prior to breaking up.

3. bonanza n: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a wild fall

The peasant walking along the street walked past the president and a bonanza appeared on his hand.  

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

The fruit garden was filled with pleasant bounteous odors.

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

The soldier's capitulation was a shame because little did he know he was close to defeating the rebels.

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

Although the the soldier surrendered the battle was a great carnage.

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

The carnivorous shark attacked the human surfing, and that terrorized the whole city. Nobody dared going to the beach.

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

The incarnate creature was well known to the museum employees because it terrorized the tourists.

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

The teenager didn't know whether to intercede or turn around. 

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

The judge's precedent didn't make his conscious go wild. 

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

The girl's recapitulation of how she broke up with her boyfriend tore her apart. 

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

According to a tale, once you die, if you hated an animal your reincarnation will be of that animal. 

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