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Latin Roots Group 3
| Term | Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| amo, ami | Love | Amiable- kindly, lovable, good-natured | Amorous- full of love |
| bene | Good | Benediction- a good blessing in a religious service | Benefactor- a good person who offers help or donates money |
| cap | Head | Capable- having the ability; able to do something; able to seize an opportunity | Decapitate- to take the head off of something |
| cede, ceed | Go | Intercede- to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement | Exceed- to go or be beyond the limit or expectation |
| cent | Hundred | Centurion- Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) | Centennial- the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
| cide, cise | Cut; Kill | Germicide- substance that kills germs | Exorcise- expel and kill through adjuration or prayers |
| clam, claim | Shout | Clamor- make loud demands | Disclaimer- (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something |
| clud, clos, clus | Shut | Secluded- kept apart from others; closed off; private; shut away from others | Exclude- to keep out; to prevent from entering; to keep closed off; shut away from entering |
| cogn | Know | Cognition- the mental process of knowing | Incognito- describes an unknown identity; identity concealed |
| aud, audit | Hear | Audiometer- instrument for measuring how well you hear | Audible- able to be heard |