New Word-Analysis

Chapter 18

CIDE: decide", _to cut off discussion, to determine_; frat"ricide, _the killing of a brother_ (Lat. n. _fra"ter_, a brother); hom"icide (_ho"mo_, a man); infan"ticide (_in"fans_, an infant); mat"ricide (_ma"ter_, a mother); par"ricide (_pa"ter_, a father); reg"icide (_rex, re"gis_, a king); su"icide (Lat. pro. _sui_, one"s self).

CISE: con-, ex-, pre-; concise"ness; decis"ion; deci"sive; excis"ion, incis"ion; inci"sor; precis"ion.

23. CAL"CULUS, _a pebble_.

CALCUL: -able (literally, that may be counted by the help of pebbles anciently used in reckoning), -ate, -ation, -ator; incal"culable; miscal"culate.

24. CANDE"RE: can"deo, can"ditum, _to be white, to shine (literally, to burn, to glow)_; Can"didus, _white_.

CAND: -id, _fair, sincere_; -or, _openness, sincerity_; incandes"cent.

CAN"DID: -ate (in Rome aspirants for office wore _white_ robes).

Cen"ser, _a vessel in which incense is burned_; in"cense (n.), _perfume given off by fire_; incense" (v.), _to inflame with anger_; incen"diary (Lat. n. _incen"dium_, a fire); can"dle (Lat. _cande"la_, a _white_ light made of wax); chand"ler (literally a maker or seller of candles); chandelier"; candel"abra.

25. CAN"ERE: ca"no, can"tum, _to sing_; Fr chanter, _to sing_.

CANT: cant, _hypocritical sing-song speech_; canta"ta, _a poem set to music_; can"ticle; can"ticles, _the Song of Solomon_; can"to, _division of a poem_; discant"; incanta"tion, _enchantment_; recant", literally, _to sing back, to retract_.

CHANT: chant; chant"er; chan"ticleer; chant"ry; enchant".

Ac"cent (Lat. _ad._ and _cantus_, a song), literally, _a modulation of the voice_; accentua"tion; precen"tor (Lat. v. _praecan"ere_, to sing before).

26. CAP"ERE: ca"pio, cap"tum, _to take_.

CAP: -able, -ability; inca"pable.

CIP: antic"ipate; eman"c.i.p.ate (Lat. n. _ma"nus_, hand), literally, _to take away from the hand of an owner, to free_; incip"ient; munic"ipal (Lat. n.

_municip"ium_, a free town; _mu"nia_, official duties, and _cap"ere_, to take); partic"ipate (Lat. n. _pars, par"tis_, a part); par"ticiple; prince (Lat. n. _prin"ceps_,--Lat. adj. _pri"mus_, first: hence, taking the _first_ place or lead); prin"c.i.p.al; prin"ciple; recip"ient; rec"ipe (imperative of _recip"ere_; literally, "take thou," being the first word of a medical prescription).

CEIVE (Fr. root = cap- or cip-): conceive"; deceive"; perceive"; receive".

CAPT: -ive, -ivate, -ivity, -or, -ure.

CEPT: accept" (-able, -ance, -ation); concep"tion; decep"tion; decep"tive; except" (-ion, -ionable); incep"tion; incep"tive; intercept"; pre"cept; precep"tor; recep"tacle; recep"tion; suscep"tible.

CEIT (Fr. root = capt- or cept-): conceit"; deceit"; receipt".

Capa"cious (Lat. adj. _ca"pax_, _capa"cis_, able to hold: hence large); capac"itate; capac"ity; incapac"itate.

CAPUT. (See page 30.)

27. CA"RO, carnis, _flesh_.

CARN: -age, _slaughter_; -al, -ation, _the flesh-colored flower_; incar"nate; incarna"tion.

Carne"lian (Lat. adj. _car"neus_, fleshy), _a flesh-colored stone_; car"nival (Lat. v. _vale_, farewell), _a festival preceding Lent_; carniv"orous (Lat. v. _vora"re_, to eat); char"nel (Fr. adj. _charnel_, containing flesh).

28. CAU"SA, _a cause_.

CAUS: -al, -ation, -ative; cause (Fr. n. _cause_), n. and v.

Accuse" (Fr. v. _accuser_, to bring a charge against), -ative, -ation, -er; excuse" (Fr. v. _excuser_, to absolve); excus"able; rec"usant (Lat. v.

_recusa"re_, to refuse).

29. CAVE"RE: ca"veo, cautum, _to beware_.

CAUT: -ion, -ious; incau"tious; precaution.

Ca"veat (3d per. sing. present subjunctive = let him beware), _an intimation to stop proceedings_.

30. CA"VUS, _hollow_.

CAV: -ity; concav"ity; ex"cavate.

Cave (Fr. n. _cave_), literally, _a hollow, empty s.p.a.ce_; con"cave (Lat.

adj. _conca"vus_, arched); cav"il (Lat. n. _cavil"la_, a jest).

31. CED"ERE: ce"do, ces"sum, _to go, to yield_.

CEDE: cede; accede"; antece"dent; concede"; precede"; recede"; secede"; unprecedented.

CEED: ex-, pro-, sub- (suc-).

CESS: -ation, -ion; ab"scess, _a collection of matter gone away, or collected in a cavity_; ac"cess; acces"sible; acces"sion; acces"sory; conces"sion; excess"; exces"sive; interces"sion; interces"sor; preces"sion; proc"ess; proces"sion; recess"; seces"sion; success" (-ful, -ion, -ive).

32. CENSE"RE: cen"seo, cen"sum, _to weigh, to estimate, to tax_.

CENS: -or, -ure; censo"rious; cen"surable; recen"sion.

Cen"sus (Lat. n. _census_, an estimate).

33. CEN"TRUM, _the middle point_.

CENTR: -al, -ical; centrif"ugal (Lat. v. _fu"gere_, to flee); centrip"etal (Lat. v. _pet"ere_, to seek); concen"trate; concentra"tion; concen"tric; eccen"tric; eccentric"ity.

Cen"ter or cen"tre (Fr. n. _centre_), n. and v.; cen"tered.

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