Friday, October 10, 2014

Vocabulary # 4

1. bon, boun: good
2. capit, capt: head, chief, leader
3. carn(i): flesh
4. ced(e), ceed, cess: go, yield, surrender

1.  accession: the act of becoming joined
• The accession of the salad ingredients were the great part of preparing for lunch. 
2.  bona fide: in good faith; genuine
• The remark was made in a bona fide way that it was taken into account. 
3.  bonanza: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches
• The bonanza was an up point in their lives. 
4.  bounteous: plentiful and abundant
• We had a bounteous amount of food for the party. 
5.  capitulation: a final giving up
• After trying and trying, the group of students decided to capitulate.
6.  carnage: a great slaughter
• Many died in the carnage of the battle. 
7.  carnivorous: flesh-eating
• The cat was like a mini carnivorous lion. 
8.  incarnate: in flesh; bodily form personified
• The lady looked like an incarnate of her mother and it confused everyone. 
9.  intercede: to act on another's behalf; to meditate
• After deciding to be more religious, she started interceding more too. 
10. precedent: having gone before
• The precedent was used as a model for future generations.
11. recapitulation: a brief repetition
• The test became easier when I went through recapitulation.
12. reincarnation: a thing that is reborn
• The reincarnation of the god was praised very much.

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