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(t) (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 -The Navy will soon have the accession, so pray that you get in.
2. bona fide a: in a good faith: genuine -He had a bona fide look on his face as he walked on stage to give his presentation.
3. bonanza n: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall -A bonanza sometimes happens to the poor people in movies.
4. bounteous a: inclined to be generous; plentiful and abundant -After going to school most of his life, he is a bounteous man.
5. capitulation n: a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions: a final giving up
6. carnage n: a great slaughter, as in a battle -There was a carnage in Iraq over food.
7. carnivorous a: flesh-eating, as an animal -As they were walking in the dark woods, they saw a carnivorous creature beside the river.
8. incarnate a: literally. in the flesh: in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored -The incarnate body was lying beside the road.
9. intercede v: to act on another's behalf: to meditate -It is mostly Japanese people that intercede.
10. precedent n, a: a previous act or decision taken as a valid model; a, having gone before -Her precedent was a great idea after all.
11. recapitulation n: a brief repetition: a summary, as of what has already been said -Our teacher was getting annoyed because of his recapitulation.
12. reincarnation n: a thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form -There are many people who believe in reincarnation.