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Lesson 5&6 B-Book

Vocabulary words fro Pre-AP language arts classical roots

TermDefinition
Words from the Latin root "with" or "together with" coherent, colloquial, commiserate, condone, commodious, contrite
coherent 1. Showing an orderly relation of parts 2. Sticking together
colloquial Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
commiserate To feel or express sorrow or pity
condone To forgive; disregard an offense
commodious spacious, roomy, as in a house
contrite thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins
Words from the Latin root "to hold" or "to keep" abstain, impertinent, pertinacious, tenacity
abstain to refrain from something by one's choice
impertinent 1. impudent; rude 2. irrelevant
pertinacious holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief
tenacity hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly
Words from the Latin root "to fasten" or "to attach" aptitude, inept
aptitude a natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
inept 1. without skill 2. inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd
Words from the Latin root "to join" adjunct, conjugate, injunction, juncture, subjugate
adjunct an added part not essential to the whole
conjugate to give forms of verbs in a fixed order
injunction an authoritative command or order
juncture 1. a serious state of affairs 2. the condition or point of being joined
subjugate to conquer; to dominate completely
Word from the Latin root "to draw together tightly" or "to tie" astringent, strait, stringent
astringent 1. harsh; severe 2. a substance that tightens tissues
strait 1. a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water 2. a difficulty or bad position
stringent 1. severe; constricted; tight 2. pertaining to scarcity of money
Created by: Mrs.Werth
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