Latin Roots #5

Roots and Derivatives
1. Cent(i): hundred
2. cid(e): kill, cut
3. clam, claim: cry out, declare
4. cord, cour: heart

Word list
1. Bicentennial: a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary
      ex: The bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989 was celebrated with a parade.

2. Centenarian: a person who has lived to be one hundred years old
      ex: My great grandfather was a centenarian before he died at age 102

3. Centurion: a Roman officer commanding one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems
    ex: The soldier is likely to see the world from a centurion perspective

4. Clamorous: characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent
    ex: There was a jostling, clamorous mob on strike for better pay.

5. Concise: covering much in few words; brief and to the point
    ex: I like when people tell a concise story because is a lot easier to understand rather than someone who blabs about unnecessary detail.

6. Concordance: a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writers works
    ex: The entire basketball team was in concordance.

7. Cordial: of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable
    ex: There was a new kid to the school, and everyone was cordial towards him to make sure he feels welcome.

8. Discordant: (sounding) harsh or inharmonious: clashing
    ex: I have sensitive hears, therefore the discordant sounds of Fireworks on 4th of July hurt my ears.

9. Genocide: the systematic extermination of an ethnic group
    ex: Hitler used Genocide towards the Jews because he thought Germans were better.

10. Incisive: keenly penetrating; cutting into
    ex: The boys arguments was marked as incisive humor.

11. Proclamation: an official statement or announcement that informs or honors.
    ex: The entire kingdom planned to attend the proclamation ceremony of the new Queen and King.

12. Reclaim: To claim again; to restore a former importance or usefulness
    ex: After loosing his home to foreclosure, The man finally got his home back.