| 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 |