capt,
capt, cept, ceive take, hold intercept – to stop or interrupt; perceive – to take notice of something; captivating – taking hold of
celer
celer fast accelerate – to increase the speed of; decelerate – to reduce the speed of
cardi/o
cardi/o heart cardiac – relating to the heart; cardiogenic – resulting from heart disease; cardiologist – a heart doctor
carn/i
carn/i flesh, meat carnivorous – flesh-eating; carnal – pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate – given bodily form
cata
cata down, against completely, intensive, according to cataclysm – a flood or other disaster, catalog – a complete listing; catastrophe – turning for the worst, a substantial disaster
caust, caut

to burn cauterize – to burn with a hot instrument; caustic – capable of burning or eating away; holocaust – total devastation, especially by fire

cede, ceed, cess

go, yield

exceed – to go beyond the limits;  recede – to go back; accessible – easily entered, approached, or obtained; 

 
cent/i
cent/i hundred, hundredth centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter – 1/100 of a meter; century – 100 years
centr/o/i
centr/o/i center egocentric – self-centered; eccentric – not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal – moving outward from a center
cephal/o
cephal/o head encephalitis – inflammation of the brain; cephalic – pertaining to the head; cephalopod – marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head
cerebr/o
cerebr/o brain cerebral – pertaining to the brain; cerebrate – to use the brain; cerebrospinal – pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
cert
cert sure ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain – being absolutely sure; certify – to state that something is true
chrom/o
chrom/o chromat/o, chros color, pigment achromatic – without color; chromium – a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics – the study of color
chron/o
chron/o time chronic – lasting for a long time; chronological – arranging events in time order, synchronize – happening at the same time
chrys/o
chrys/o gold, yellow chrysanthemum and helichrysum – golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite – a yellowish gem
cide,
cide, cise cut, kill homicide – murder; incisor – a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide – a chemical used to kill insects
circum,
circum, circle around, about circumnavigate – to sail around; circumscribe – to draw around; circumspect – looking around
claim,
claim, clam shout, speak out clamor – to shout and make noise; exclaim – to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation – something announced officially in public
clar
clar clear clarification – an explanation; clarify – to make something clear; declare – to state something clearly
clud,
clud, clus close conclusion – the end or last part; exclusion – shutting out, rejecting; seclude – to keep away from; to isolate
cline
cline lean inclination – a leaning toward; incline – a surface that slopes or leans; recline – to lean back and relax
co
co with, together, joint coauthor – writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation – educating males and females together; cohousing – planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion
col
col together, jointly Collaborate – to work together; collision – smashing together; colloquial – words formed by everday interaction
com
com together, common commemorate – to memorize together; composition – an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune – living together while owning things in common
cogn/i
cogn/i know cognition – process of acquiring knowledge; incognito – disguised so no one knows you; recognize – to discover that one knows
con
con with, jointly concur – to agree with someone; contemporary – of the same time period as others; convention – a gathering of people with a common interest
contra/o
contra/o against, opposite contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement
corp/o
corp/o body corporation – a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse – a dead body; corporal – pertaining to the body
cosm/o
cosm/o universe cosmonaut – a Russian astronaut; cosmos – the universe; microcosm – a miniature universe
counter
counter opposite, contrary, opposing counteract – to oppose the effects of an action; countermand – to cancel a previous order; counteroffensive – attack against an attack
cranio
cranio skull craniology – the study of skull characteristics; cranium – skull of vertebrates; cranial – pertaining to the skull
cred
cred believe credence – belief that something is true or valid; credulous – believing things too easily, gullible; incredible – unbelievable
crypto
crypto hidden, secret cryptic – of hidden meaning; cryptography – science of secret codes; encrypt – encode into secret code
cumul
cumul mass, heap accumulate – to gather or pile up; cumulative – gradually building up
cycl
cycl circle, ring bicycle – a vehicle with two wheels; cycle – a sequence that is repeated; cyclone – a storm with circling winds
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