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- (related to) a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary; happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years;

The bicentennial celebration was held a couple weeks after the two hundred year anniversary.

2. Centenarian- a person who has lived to be one hundred years old;

My friend’s aunt was a centenarian and passed away a few years later at age 102.

3. Centurion- a Roman officer commanding one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems;

My sister is learning about ancient Roman leaders like famous centurions who led their men to many victories.

                                                                                                              

4. Clamorous- characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent;

The class became extremely loud and clamorous when the teacher assigned extra weekend homework.

5. Concise- covering much in few words; brief and to the point;

The author gave a very concise summary of his 1000 page novel.

6. Concordance- a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer’s work;

The studies showed no concordance between the two subjects as they had almost nothing in common.

7. Cordial- of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable;

Whenever the new kid would try to converse and join in activities, we would be as cordial as we could.

8. Discordant- (sounding) harsh or inharmonious; clashing;

Our substitute for the month was excruciatingly discordant, especially when compared to our normal teacher who was the sweetest lady ever.

9. Genocide- the systematic extermination of an ethnic group;

Hitler’s goal to eliminate all the Jews during the Holocaust was considered genocide.

10. Incisive- keenly penetrating; cutting into;

The incisive speaker was so dynamic he left everyone on the edge of their seats.

11. Proclamation- an official statement or announcement that informs or honors;

The entire kingdom planned to attend the proclamation ceremony naming the new king and queen.

12. Reclaim- to claim again; to restore to former importance or usefulness;

The young farmer would do almost anything to reclaim the land of his father and once again grow crops on it.