| Term | Definition |
|---|
| SECUT (SEQU) | “follow” |
| Consecutive | following in regular order; successive |
| Consequence | 1. that which follows logically; result; 2. Importance, as a person of x |
| Execute | 1. Follow through to completion; carry out; 2. Put to death |
| Inconsequential | of no consequence; trivial; unimportant |
| Prosecute | 1. Follow to the end or until finished; 2. Conduct legal proceedings against; sue |
| Sequel | Something that follows; continuation; consequence; outcome |
| Sequence | The following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series |
| Sequential | Arranged in a series |
| CUR (CURR, CURS) | “run” |
| Concur | 1. Agree; be of the same opinion; 2. Happen to together; coincide |
| Concurrent | running together; occurring at the same time |
| Current | 1. running or flowing (said of water or electricity); 2. now in progress |
| Curriculum | course of study in a school or college |
| Cursive | running or flowing (said of handwriting in which the letters are joined) |
| Cursory | running over hastily; superficially done, as a x glance |
| Discursive | wandering (“running”) from one topic to another; rambling; digressive |
| Excursion | going (“running”) out or forth; expedition |
| Incur | 1. Meet something desirable; 2. Bring upon oneself |
| Incursion | 1. Rushing into; 2. Hostile invasion; raid |
| Precursor | forerunner; predecessor |
| Recur | happen again (literally, “run again”) |
| GRESS (GRAD) | “step,” “walk,” “go” |
| Aggressive | disposed to attack (literally “step toward”); militant; assertive; pushing |
| Egress | means of going out; exit |
| Gradation | a change by steps and stages |
| Grade | step; stage; degree; rating |
| Gradient | 1. Rate at which a road, railroad track, temperature, voltage, etc. rises; 2. Slope |
| Gradual | step by step; bit by bit |
| Progressive | going forward to something considered better |
| Regressive | becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state |
| Retrogression | act of going from a better to a worse state |
| Transgress | step beyond the limits or rules; break the law |
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