104 MADE EASY
General Engls
Root Meaning Sample Words and Meaning Synonyms
Bio life, living biography- a life story written by Biography- life history, lite
matter another person story
" biology - the science of life
biosphere - Earth's surface
inhabited by living things
capt, cept take, hold intercept - to stop or interrupt Intercept- bug, stop, tap
captivating - taking hold of Captivating- enchanting,
enthralling, beguiling.
bewitching, fascinating.
entrancing
cardi/o heart cardiac - relating to the heart
cardiogenic - resulting from heart
disease
cardiologist - a heart doctor
carn/i flesh, meat carnivorous - flesh-eating Incarnate- corporal,
carnal - pertaining to the body or embodied
flesh
" incarnate - given bodily form
Cata down, against cataclysm - a flood or other Cataclysm- catastrophe,
completely. disaster disaster, tragedy, calamity
intensive, catalogue - a complete listing
according to catastrophe - turning for the worst,
a substantial disaster
cauterize - to burn with a hot Caustic- acerbic, bitter,
caust, to burn
caut instrunment erosive, mordent, virulent,
caustic - capable of burning or vitriolic
eating away Holocaust- mass destruction,
" holocaust - total devastation, utter chaos
especially by fire
cede, go, yield exceed - to go beyond the limits Exceed- outgo, outperform,
ceed, recede - to go back; transcend, surmount
cess
" accessible - easily entered, " Recede- fall back, move
approached, or obtained; back, retreat, withdraw
take accept - to take a thing that is Perceive- comprehend,
ceive,
offered understand
cept perceive- to take notice of
something:
receive - to take something given
cent/i hundred, centennial- the 100th anniversary Centennial- centenary
hundredth centimeter - 1/100 of a meter
century - 100 years
center eccentric - not having a common Eccentric- unconventional,
centrlo/i
center, not according to norm unusual, bizarre, odd,
centrifugal - moving outward from idiosyncratic,
a centre