Roots and Derivatives
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- a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary; happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years
We celebrated the bicentennial celebration of the birth of England.
2. centenarian- a person who has lived to be one- hundred years old
My Grandpa was centenarian but died one year later.
3. centurion- a Roman officer commanding one-hundred men; related to the military mind especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems
In history class, I learned about many famous centurion's.
4. clamorous- characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent
The classroom was filled with the clamorous sound of kids.
5. concise- covering much in a few words; brief and to the point
The summary of the novel was very concise and well written.
6. concordance- a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works
The entire team was in concordance that they should develop a new stategy.
7. cordial- of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable
The teacher was cordial with the foreign exchange student.
8. discordant- harsh or inharmonious; clashing
Calvin and Susie are always discordant with each other.
9. genocide- the systematic extermination of an ethnic group
The military commander committed an act of genocide when he ordered the bombs to fall over India.
10. incisive- keenly penetrating; cutting into
Tom's incisive mind soon reached the solution to the murder.
11. proclamation- an official statement or announcement that informs or honors
The mayor made a proclamation that all kids should be required to eat healthy foods.
12. reclaim- to claim again; to restore to former importance or usefulness
The lady returned to the store to reclaim her phone.
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