Building Vocabulary from Word Roots

Practice Use the definitions of the bases, prefixes, and suffixes, if provided, and the context of the sentence to determine the meanings of the bolded words... The lawyer’s incessant mo[r]

Building Vocabulary

from Word Roots

Lesson 14 Latin Bases

Ced, ceed, cess

Ced, ceed, cess

The Latin bases ced,

ceed, cess mean

“go, move, yield.”

These bases create

more advanced

vocabulary,

especially useful

when preparing for

high school and

standardized tests

Ced, ceed, cess

These bases attach

to thirteen prefixes

in order to

determine the

direction of going,

moving, or yielding.

The words created

by these bases can

have literal or

figurative

meanings.

Ced, ceed, cess

English is

inconsistent in

spelling the “long

e” sound with

these bases

cede

• Accede

• Concede

• Intercede

• Precede

• Recede

• Secede

• Antecede

ceed

• Exceed

• Proceed

• Succeed

Ced, ceed, cess= “go, move, yield”

re- (back, again) + cess= recess— a break when we

“move” “back” from working

sub- (assimilated; up from under)+ ceed= succeed—

to “move” “up from under” a challenge

con- (with)+ ceed= concede— to “yield” “with”

someone, to admit defeat

ex- (out) + ceed= exceed— to “go” “out” or beyond

a limit

How do the bolded words use the meanings of “go, move,

yield”? Use context clues to help create a definition.

It is not nice to make fun of Mr Kelly’s receding

hairline; he is our assistant principal, after all, even if

he is quickly going bald

The little girl ran to catch up with the procession of

princesses passing by her during the parade

After the overwhelming number of votes for his

competitor, the candidate chose to make a gracious

concession speech.

Practice

How do the bolded words use the meanings of “go, move,

yield”? Use context clues to help create a definition.

It is not nice to make fun of Mr Kelly’s receding

hairline; he is our assistant principal, after all, even if

he is quickly going bald Going back, withdrawing from his forehead

The little girl ran to catch up with the procession of

princesses passing by her during the parade A line of people moving forward

After the overwhelming number of votes for his

competitor, the candidate chose to make a gracious

concession speech An agreement going along with

others

Practice

How do the bolded words use the meanings of “go, move,

yield”? Use context clues to help create a definition.

In the sentence, “Mrs Duke gave her husband a list of

chores,” Mrs Duke is the antecedent for the pronoun

“her.”

During the recession, many families were struggling to

afford the simple treats that they had taken for

granted before

The secession of the southern states officially began

before the Civil War

Practice

How do the bolded words use the meanings of “go, move,

yield”? Use context clues to help create a definition.

In the sentence, “Mrs Duke gave her husband a list of

chores,” Mrs Duke is the antecedent for the pronoun

“her.” something that “goes” “before”; the noun the pronoun refers back to

During the recession, many families were struggling to

afford the simple treats that they had taken for

granted before a time when the economy “moves”

“backward”

The secession of the southern states officially began

before the Civil War “moving” “aside” from

something; to leave the Union

Practice

Use the definitions of the bases, prefixes, and

suffixes, if provided, and the context of the

sentence to determine the meanings of the

bolded words.

The lawyer’s incessant motions tired

both the judge and the jury, beating

the previous precedent for the

number of interruptions in one trial

However, his strategy was a success

since his client was found not guilty.

Practice

The lawyer’s incessant motions tired both the

judge and the jury, beating the previous

precedent for the number of interruptions in

one trial However, his strategy was a success

since his client was found not guilty.

• Incessant “not” “yielding” or giving up; not

stopping

• Precedent a decision or event that has “gone”

“before”

• Success “ moving” “out from under” a

challenge; coming out on top; winning

Practice

Ced, ceed, cess—these bases mean

_, _, _

We will donate all of the proceeds from

our bake sale to the Hurricane Relief

Fund.

• Define the word proceeds using a

definition of the base.

Test Prep

Ced, ceed, cess—these bases mean go, move, yield

We will donate all of the proceeds from

our bake sale to the Hurricane Relief

Fund.

• Define the word proceeds using a

definition of the base.

• Money that “goes” “forward” from a

fundraiser towards a cause

Test Prep

Ced, ceed, cess—these bases mean

_, _, _

After his second speeding ticket in one year, the

man was willing to concede that exceeding the

speed limit could have some costly consequences.

• Define the words concede and

exceeding using a definition of the

base

Test Prep

Ced, ceed, cess—these bases mean go, move, yield

After his second speeding ticket in one year, the

man was willing to concede that exceeding the

speed limit could have some costly consequences.

• Define the words concede and

exceeding using a definition of the

base

• To “yield” “with” a commonly held

belief

• To “move” “out of” fixed limits

Test Prep