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, carnation, 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
2. bona fide: in good faith: genuine
3. bonanza: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall
4. bounteous: inclined to be generous: plentiful and abundant
5. capitulation: surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions: a final giving up
6. carnage: a great slaughter, as in a battle
7. carnivorous: flesh-eating, as an animal
8. incarnate: literally, in the flesh: in bodily form: personified; flesh-colored
9. intercede: to act on another's behalf
10. precedent: a previous act or decision taken as a valid model; having gone before
11. recapitulation: a brief repetition: a summary, as of what has already been said
12. reincarnation: a thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form
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