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Vocabulary Unit 8
Latin and Greek Roots
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12th Grade
10/21/2010

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Term

Latin: cedere, cessum "to go, to yield" (v).

CONCEDE

Definition

To grant

To admit that something is true

Term

Latin: currere, cursum "to run" (v).

CONCUR

Definition

To agree in opinion or decision

To affirm

Term

Latin: currere, cursum "to run" (adj).

DISCURSIVE

Definition

Wandering from one topic to another

Rambling

Term

Latin: sequi, secutus "to follow" (v).

ENSUE

Definition
To come after; to happen as a result of
Term

Latin: cedere, cessum "to go, to yield" (adj).

INCESSANT

Definition

Continual

Going on without stopping; seemingly never-ending

Term

Latin: cedere, cessum "to go, to yield" (v).

INTERCEDE

Definition
To ask or plead with on behalf of another
Term

Latin: sequi, sectus "to follow" (adj).

OBSEQUIOUS

Definition

Too willing to serve or obey

Servile

Term

Latin: petere, petitum "to seek, to go towards" (v).

PERPETUATE

Definition
To cause to continue; to further
Term

Latin: petere, petitum "to seek, to go towards" (n).

PERPETUITY

Definition
A time period lasting through the ages; eternity
Term

Latin: sequi, secutus "to follow" (n).

SEGUE

Definition
Movement from one thing to another; transition
Term

Latin: currere, cursum "to run" (n).

SUCCOR

Definition
Badly needed help; aid
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