A | B |
-cord- | heart |
accord | to grant; to be in harmony; agree |
concord | a state of agreement; harmony--a formal agreement |
cordial | warm, friendly, gracious |
discordant | being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony |
-culp- | guilt |
culpable | deserving to be condemned or blamed |
exculpate | to clear from accusations of fault or guilt |
inculpate | to accuse or incriminate; to show evidence of someone's involvement in a fault or a crime |
mea culpa | an admission or personal fault or error |
-dict- | to speak |
edict | an official announcement that has the force of a law; an order or command |
diction | choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness---clarity of speech |
jurisdiction | the power or right to control or exercise authority; the territory where power is exercised |
dictum | a formal and authoritative statement |
-gni- or -gno- | to know |
cognitive | having to do with the process of knowing; based on factual knowledge that has been gained by experience |
agnostic | a person who believes that whether God exists is not known and probably cannot be known |
incognito | in disguise, or with one's identity concealed |
prognosis | the chance of recovery from a given disease---a forecast or prophecy |