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: Jesus' accession to heaven was considered his departure from Earth.

2. bona fide: in good faith; genuine

Example: With some people these days, you can't tell if their compliments are bona fide. 

3. bonanza: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall

Example: Due to a bonanza of jewels, the farmer started a jewelry store. 

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

Example: The garden's tree is always produces a bounteous harvest.

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

Example: The school's capitulation to the superintendients decision irritated me.

6. carnage: a great slaughter, as in battle

Example: The carnage of Godzilla's rampage was in the hundreds.

7. carnivorous: flesh-eating, as an animal

Example: Examples of carnivorous dinosaurs include T-rex's, Velociraptors, etc. .

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

Example: The movie Annabelle will center around a doll incarnate of a spirit.

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

Example: Having someone intercede makes me feel useless.

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

Example: The Holocaust was seen as a precedent to better attention to global affairs.

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

Example: Recapitulations are irritating after 3 times of explaining. 

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

Example: The idea of reincarnation appeals to spiritual beliefs, such as Buddhism and Hinduism.