Monday, February 13, 2012

Greek and Latin Roots February 13 - 17

cede, ceed, cess = go; yield

accessible      able to go in to, enter, or approach
accessory       an article or item worn with an outfit that “goes with” or matches the outfit
concede         to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid
exceed           to go or be beyond the limit of expectations
intercede        to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement
precede          to go before something else in time, order, place or rank
proceed          to keep on going; to go ahead with something; to move along
recede            to go or move back
recess             the time during which people go out to take a break
successor        a person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)

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