Vocabulary Week 11 ROOT CedeCeedCess MEANING To go

Vocabulary Week 11 ROOT: Cede/Ceed/Cess MEANING: To go or yield

Accessible (ADJ) • To be able to reach or enter • Her kitchen had handicap accessible counter heights so she could reach everything.

Accessory (N) • something that can be added to something else for a purpose • She carried the dog like it was an accessory, to make herself seem cuter.

Concede (V) • To give in or admit defeat • Despite his best effort, at the end of the game David Wright conceded and congratulated the winner.

Exceed (V) • To go beyond the limit or expectations • Joe exceeded all expectations when he ran a marathon at 80 years old.

Intercede (V) • To mediate, to help people reach and agreement • The peer mediators interceded when Judy and Kyle were fighting and helped them get along.

Precede (V) • To go before something else in time, order, place or rank • The king precedes the prince in order of royalty.

Proceed (V) • To move along. • Please proceed with the tour, this is taking too long.

Recede (v) • To go or move back • The water receded after the flood leaving damage and destruction behind.

Academic Words

Interpret (V) • If you interpret something you figure out what it means • When you use division to solve a problem, you need to interpret the remainder to decide if it should be a fraction or a decimal. • While reading Wonder interpret the allusion by figuring what the author really means.

Exemplify (V) • If you exemplify something, you give examples of it. • Exemplify the quantity of one-forth by drawing a circle and dividing it into four equal parts. • Exemplify good behavior by being respectful, participating and raising your hand.