Head to Head: capit, capt

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This vocabulary list features words with the Latin roots capit and capt, meaning "head."
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  1. capital
    a seat of government
    After Washington was elected president, he moved to New York, the nation’s temporary capital, arriving in April 1789. In the Shadow of Liberty
  2. capitol
    a building occupied by a state legislature
    Let us be dissatisfied until every state capitol will be housed by a governor who will do justly, who will love mercy, and who will walk humbly with his God. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement
  3. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
    After May 1940 the good times were few and far between: first there was the war, then the capitulation and then the arrival of the Germans, which is when the trouble started for the Jews. The Diary of a Young Girl
  4. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
    Virginia’s governor, Lindsay Almond capitulated in the fight over schools, reopening Norfolk, Charlottesville, and Front Royal schools in 1959 and inching toward integration: eighty-six black students in those districts now attended school with whites. Hidden Figures
  5. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
    Chapter Summary: The goal of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the most well-known music teaching methods used in music education. Music and the Child
  6. decapitate
    cut the head off of
    He spun, his sword instantly in his hand, and almost decapitated Will Solace. Blood of Olympus
  7. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
    There is always a narrative risk when recapitulating events in historical fiction — predetermination can deaden the pulse.The New York Times
  8. per capita
    relating to each person individually
    Indeed, the per capita consumption of sweets in the US doubled with the beginning of prohibition in 1919, as Americans apparently turned en masse from alcohol to sweets.The Guardian
  9. capitalize
    write in large alphabetic characters
    “The b is capitalized. You wouldn’t usually capitalize the first letter of a color.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  10. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
    Under a large photograph of Joe and the sophomores rowing the City of Seattle, a bold caption read “They Dream of Poughkeepsie and Olympics.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  11. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
    “Free-market industry and capitalism at their best. It’s like watching a really good documentary about business. Far-out.” Lawn Boy
  12. cattle
    domesticated cows as a group
    We stopped to wait for a herd of cattle crossing the road, driven by Kikuyu boys holding switches. The Hot Zone
Created on Mon Feb 10 17:31:49 EST 2025 (updated Sat Feb 15 13:13:13 EST 2025)

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