Latin Roots/Prefixes (21-40)

Question 1

calc

Answer 1

1. stone
2. calcification - the hardening of tissue and other material as a result of a calcium buildup

Question 1

burs

Answer 1

1. pouch, purse
2. bursar- an administrative officer in charge of funds
3. disburse- to expend especially from a public fund

Question 2

cand

Answer 2

1. glowing, incandescent
2. incandescent - white, glowing, or luminous

Question 3

capt

Answer 3

1. take, hold
2. captivating - taking hold of

Question 4

carn

Answer 4

1. meat, flesh
2. carnivorous - flesh eating animal

Question 5

cede,ceed,cess

Answer 5

1. go, yield
2. exceed - to go beyond the limits
3. recede - to go back

Question 6

celer

Answer 6

1. fast
2. accelerate - to increase the speed of

Question 7

cent

Answer 7

1. hundred, hundredth
2. centennial - the 100th anniversary

Question 8

cept,ceive

Answer 8

1. take, hold
2. intercept - to stop or interrupt by way of seizure

Question 9

cerebr

Answer 9

1. brain
2. cerebral - pertaining to the brain

Question 10

cert

Answer 10

1. sure
2. ascertain - to find out something with certainty

Question 11

cide,cise

Answer 11

1. cut, kill
2. homicide - murder

Question 12

circum, circle

Answer 12

1. around, about
2. circumnavigate - to sail around

Question 13

claim, clam

Answer 13

1. shout, speak about
2. exclaim - to cry out loudly

Question 14

clar

Answer 14

1. clear
2. clarification - to explain

Question 15

clud, clus

Answer 15

1. close
2. conclusion - the end

Question 16

cline

Answer 16

1. lean
2. recline - to lean back and relax

Question 17

co

Answer 17

1. with, together
2. coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author

Question 18

col

Answer 18

1. together, jointly
2. collaborates - to work together