Root: nas, not

Meaning: born, birth

 

1. naïve : unsophisticated
2. impregnate : to infuse
3. innate : native, born
4. renascent : being reborn
5. cognate: same percentage

 

Root: neg, negate, negatun

Meaning: to deny

 

1. negate : to nullify
2. abnegate : refusal of one’s right
3. renege : to renounce
4. renegade : one who deserts a cause
5. denial : refuse to believe or disavowal

 

Context:

 

1. A naïve realist perceives the world as it is
2. His advice was impregnated with wisdom
3. There is an innate defect in the hypotheses
4. A renascent interest in Henry James brought further information
5. Closely related languages have cognate words
6. Pessimism negates the hope of the situation
7. The king abnegated the throne
8. To renege a promise is to go back on one’s word 
9. A renegade deserts a cause for another
10. Peter’s denial of the fact is very well known

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