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Vocabulary Lessons 25 + 26
The Roots -cede-, -grad-, and -cur-
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10th Grade
03/04/2012

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Cede
Definition
To yield; to give up control over
To surrender possession of, esp. by treaty
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Concede
(concession)
Definition
To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true of right
To acknowledge defeat
To yield or grant rights or privileges
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Deceased
Definition
Dead; no longer living
A dead person
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Egress
Definition
A path or opening for going out; an exit
The act of coming or going out; emergence
To go out; to emerge
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Gradation
Definition
A systematic progression; a series of gradual changes
A passing, by almost imperceptible degrees, from one tone or shade to another
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Gradient
Definition
A rate of inclination; a slope
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Predecessor
Definition
Someone or something that comes before another
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Regress
(regression)
Definition
To go back to a previous, often worse or less developed, state; to revert
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Transgress
(transgression)
Definition
To go beyond a limit or boundary
To break a law or code by overstepping limits
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Unprecedented
Definition
Not done or known before; without previous example
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Concurrent
Definition
Happening at the same time; simultaneous
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Courier
Definition
A messenger carrying information or important documents
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Cursory
Definition
Done quickly and not thoroughly; hasty
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Discursive
(discursiveness)
Definition
Moving fromone topic to another without order; rambling
coming to a conclusion by reasoning; analytical
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Incur
Definition
To bring about something undesirable as a result of one's own actions
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Incursion
Definition
An agressive attack or invasion of territory
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Precursor
Definition
Something or someone that comes before another; a forerunner or predecessor
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Recourse
Definition
The act of turning to someone or something for help or security
Someone or something that is turned to for help of security
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Recurrent
(recur)
(recurrence)
Definition
Heppening repeatedly; occuring over and over again
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Succor
Definition
Assistance in time of need; relief
To provide assistance in time of need
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