Saanvi Nair- vocab unit one

cred

a Latin root that means “believe”

gno

a Greek root that means “to know”

cogn

a Latin root that means “to know”

accredit

believe to have authority

credentials

documents confirming that stated facts are believable, such as an ID card

credible

believable, trustworthy, dependable, and reliable

credit

recognition for being believable for doing something or for being of good character

incredulous

unwilling to believe something

agnostic

unknown

prognosis

a prediction of what may happen later

prognosticate

making a prediction about something before it happens

cognition

the act of knowing something

cognizant

fully informed and knowing what it happening

incognito

not known; disguised

recognizance

agreement to make oneself known, or show up, when a court requests an appearance

prim/ prince

latin root that means “first”

sequ/sec

latin root word that means “follow”

primate

any of the highest, or first, order of mammals that have very advanced brains and thumbs that can grasp things, including humans, monkeys, and lemurs

primeval

related to the earliest or first age, especially of the world

primitive

of long ago or first times

principality

a small state or country ruled by a prince (a “first son”)

principle

a “first truth” - a truth that is a foundation for other truths

consecutive

following one right after the other

obsequious

overly attentive to someone you are “following”, that is, someone you think is important

persecute

“follow” after someone or “follow through” on someone in order, place, time, or importance

secondary

following next after the first in order, place, time, or importance

sect

group of people who follow the same beliefs

sequester

to “keep from being followed,” that is, to remove from public use or view

subsequently

coming, or following, after or later

pat

“father”

mat

“mother”

frat

“brother”

expatriate

to make someone go out of, or leave, his or her fatherland, or native country

patriotic

loving one’s country; viewing one’s country as the “fatherland”

patron

someone who supports a person, group, or cause in a fatherly way

patronize

to support or help in a fatherly way

maternal

relating to motherhood; motherly

matriarch

a women who acts as the mother of a family or tribe

matrimony

marriage, wedding; historically, this was a woman’s status in society that would approve her becoming a mother

matrix

that which gives origin or form to something enclosed within it, like a mother’s womb forming a child

fraternal

relating to a brother; brotherly

fraternization

friendly or brotherly association between people or groups

fraternize

to associate in a brotherly way; be friendly

interfraternity

refers to a relationship between fraternities or fraternal groups

urb

latin word that means city

agr

Latin root for field

semi

latin prefix that means half

suburban

areas near or on the outskirts of , a city

suburbanite

a person whole lives near, or on the outskirts of, a city

urbane

having the manners of a city-dweller; courteous or dignified

urbanization

the physical growth of city area (urban areas)

agrarian

having to do with farming land or fields

agribusiness

the business of producing, processing, and distributing agricultural products, which comes from fields

agronomy

the science of crop production or farm management

semicolon

half of a colon (;)

semiconductor

allows the flow of electricity, but to a lesser extent than a conductor does

semifinal

two game rounds or rounds that occur before the final

semimonthly

occurring twice a month

semiprofessional

a part-time professional athlete such as spending half one’s time being a paid athlete

cide

latin root that means kill

cis

latin root that means cut

cap

latin root that means head

herbicide

a weed killer

homicide

killing someone

matricide

killing ones mother

patricide

killing ones father

concise

short to the point

excise

take out/remove

incision

a cut

precision

doing things with accuracy

capital

a city where the government meets

captain

head of a group

decapitate

cut off the head

per capita

head count