Thursday, October 23, 2014

Latin Roots #5

Roots and Derivatives

  1. cent(i)- hundred
  2. cid(e)- cut, kill
  3. clam, claim- cry out, declare
  4. cord, cour- heart
Word List
  1. bicentennial- A celebration of a 200th anniversary; a happening once in a period of 200 years or lasting 200 years
  2. centenarian-  a person who has lived to be 100 years old
  3. centurion- a Roman officer commanding one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social prpblems
  4. clamorous- characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent
  5. concise- covering much in few words; brief and to the point
  6. concordance- a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as form a writers works
  7. cordial- of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable
  8. discordant- sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing
  9. genocide- the systematic extermination of an ethnic group
  10. incisive- keenly penetrating; cutting into
  11. proclamation- an official statement or announcement that informs or honors 
  12. reclaim- to claim again; to restore to former importance or usefulness

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