Latin Roots #5

Roots:

1. Cent(i) - hundred
2. Cid(e), cis(e) - cut; kill
3. Clam, claim - cry out; declare
4. Cord, cour - heart

Word List:

1. Bicentennial - (relate to) a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary; happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years

A bicentennial of the 1492 would be celebrated in 1692.

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

Some people are lucky enough to become centenarians or older than a centenarian.

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

Alexander the Great was a centurion, but led 48,000 troops to invade the Persian empire.

4. Clamorous - characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices

If there was construction being done outside of your house, you'd hear a lot of clamorous disturbances form drills and hammers.

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

In order to study quickly, you should summarize your notes concisely.

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

When researching about a certain author's works, refer to a concordance about them.

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

Cordial people tend to be more liked and a lot more positive.

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

In a professional symphony or orchestra, the musicians practice extremely hard in order to not play any discordant notes.

9. Genocide - the systematic extermination of an ethnic group

Hitler tried to create a genocide in order to rid the world of Jews.

10. Incisive - keenly penetrating; cutting into

Coming from a friend, incisive criticism can cut one very deeply.

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

Ashoka's proclamations were written in what we claim to know as the "Rock and Pillar Edicts," in order to inform his subjects of his laws.

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

Drug rehabilitation centers often reclaim lost lives.