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Greek/Latin 5+6
Classical Roots words for "Joining" (Pre-AP)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coherent | <adj> 1: Showing an orderly relation of parts. 2: Sticking together |
| Colloquial | <adj> Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing. |
| Commiserate | <verb> To feel or express sorrow or pity (used with "with") |
| Condone | <verb> To forgive; to disregard an offense. |
| Commodious | <adj> Spacious, roomy, as in a house. |
| Contrite | <adj> Thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins. |
| Abstain | <verb> To refrain from something by one's choice. |
| Impertinent | <adj> 1: Impudent; rude. 2: Irrelevant |
| Pertinacious | <adj> Holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief |
| Tenacity | <noun> Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly. |
| Aptitude | <noun> A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning. |
| Inept | <adj> 1: Without skill. 2: Inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd. |
| Adjunct | <noun> An added part not essential to the whole. |
| Conjugate | <verb> To give forms of verbs in a fixed order |
| Injunction | <noun> An authoritative command or order |
| Juncture | <noun> 1: A serious state of affairs. 2: The condition or point of being joined. |
| Subjugate | <verbs> To conquer; to dominate completely. |
| Astringent | <adj> Harsh; severe <noun> A substance that tightens tissues (In medicine, a substance constricting living tissue) |
| Strait | <noun> 1: A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2: (usually plural) A difficulty or bad decision. |
| Stringent | <adj> 1: Severe, constricted; tight. 2: Pertaining to scarcity of money. |
| Latin Root : "cum" | Together with |
| Latin Root: "Teneo, Tenere, Tenui, Tentum" | To hold, to keep |
| Latin Root: "Apo, Apere, Epi, Aptum" | To fasten, to attach |
| Latin Root: "Jungo, Jungere, Junxi, Junctum" | To join |
| Latin Root: "Stringo, Stringere, Strinxi, Strictum" | To draw together tightly |
| Words that have root that means to hold or to keep | Tenacity, Pertinacious, Impertinent, Abstain |
| Words that have root that means with or together with. | Commodious, Coherent, Colloquial, Condone, Contrite, Commiserate |
| Words that have root that means to fasten or to attach. | Aptitude, inept |
| Words that have root that means to join | Adjunct, Conjugate, Injunction, Juncture, Subjugate |
| Words that have root that means to draw together tightly or tie. | Strait, Astringent, Stringent |
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