bon, boun (good): bonus, bounty, bountiful, bonify, boon, bon voyage, bonhomie
capit, capt(head, chief, leader):capital, captain, capitalize, decapitate, per capita, capitol
carn(i) (flesh): carnal, carnality, carnival, carnation, carnify
ced(e), ceed, cess (go, yield, surrender): recede, proceed, success, concede, exceed, procession, unprecedented
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accession- the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined.
Sentence: In Buddhism, the accession was to reach enlightenment.
bona fide- In good faith: genuine.
Sentence: The painting was bona fide
bonanza- a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches: a windfall
Sentence: Winning the lottery gets you a bonanza.
bounteous-inclined to be generous; plentiful and abundant
Sentence: Our water supply is not bounteous at the moment.
capitulation-a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions: a final giving up
Sentence: Japan made a capitulation after being bombed.
carnage- a great slaughter, as in battle
Sentence: The war left behind a carnage.
carnivorous- flesh eating, as an animal
Sentence: A lot of dinosaurs were carnivorous animals
incarnate-literally, in the flesh: in bodily form: personified: flesh-colored
Sentence: The girl looked naked because she had an incarnate dress on.
intercede- to act on another's behalf: to mediate
Sentence: The boy's mother interceded when her son was falsely accused.
precedent-a previous act or decision taken as a valid model; having gone before
Sentence: The father was a precedent to his son.
recapitulation- a brief repetition; a summary, as of what has already been said
Sentence: College students need a recapitulation of every class lesson.
reincarnation- a thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form.
Sentence: Buddhists believed in reincarnation.
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