Latin Roots: Colare-Crimen

Question 0

Colere, cultus

Cultivation

Answer 0

Definition: to till, care, cultivate
Cultivication: the act of preparing and raising crops; the state of being refined

Question 1

Colare

Percolate

Answer 1

Definition: to strain or filter
Percolate: to cause liquid to pass through a substance

Question 2

Coquere, coctum

Precocious

Answer 2

Definition: to cook, to mature
Precocious: exceptionally advanced or mature in development

Question 3

Cor, cordis

Cordial

Answer 3

Definition: heart
Cordial:deeply felt; warm regards

Question 4

Corium

Excoriate

Answer 4

Definition: skin, hide
Excoriate: to judge harshly; harshly wear off skin

Question 5

Corona

Coronation

Answer 5

Definition: crown
Coronation: the act of crowning or appointing

Question 6

Corpus

Corporeal

Answer 6

Definition: holy
Corporeal: having bodily form

Question 7

Credere, credens

Credentials

Answer 7

Definition: to believe, trust
Credentials: something giving confidence to one’s abilities

Question 8

Crescere, cretum

Crescendo

Answer 8

Definition: to grow
Crescendo: a gradual increase

Question 9

Crimen

Incriminate

Answer 9

Definition: crime, offense
Incriminate: to charge with or prove guilty of a crime