CAT Verbal Ability | Vocabulary List #9

By Neeraj Mishra|Updated : May 15th, 2020

Today's List: 

Root WordMeaningAssociated Words
cede,
ceed,
cess
go, yield

1. exceed - to go beyond the limits;

  • recede - to go back;
  • accessible - easily entered,
  • approached, or obtained;
celerfast

2. accelerate - to increase the speed of;

  • decelerate - to reduce the speed of
cent/ihundred, hundredth

3. centennial- the 100th anniversary;

  • centimetre - 1/100 of a meter;
  • century - 100 years
centr/o/icenter

4. egocentric - self-centred;

  • eccentric - not having a common centre, not according to the norm;
  • centrifugal - moving outward from a centre
cephal/ohead

5. encephalitis - inflammation of the brain;

  • cephalic - pertaining to the head;
  • cephalopod - marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head

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