11-15 latin prefixes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ten tin tent | hold, keep |
| detention | act of keeping back or detaining |
| impertinent | irrelevant; inappropriate; rude |
| pertinacious | adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion vert persistant |
| pertinent | having to do with the matter at hand relevant |
| retentive | tenacious; able to retain or remember |
| retinue | group of followers attending one person |
| tenacity | firmness in holding fast; persistance |
| tenancy | period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate |
| tenet | belief or doctrine generally held to be true |
| tenure | period or which an office or position is held status assuring an employee a permanent position |
| untenable | incapable of being held or defended |
| mon (monit) | warn |
| admonish | warn of a fault |
| admonition | gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or errors |
| admonitory | conveying a gentle reproof |
| monitor | keep track of, regulate, or control the operation of a machine or process |
| monument | means of remaining us of a person or event |
| premonition | forewarning; anticipation of a coming event |
| premonitory | conveying a forewarning |
| MAND (MANDAT) | order, command, commit |
| countermand | issue a contrary order |
| mandate | authoritative command supervisory nation |
| mandatory | obligatory required by command |
| remand | send back, back to prison |
| writ of mandamus | written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public city |
| CRED (CREDIT) | believe |
| accredited | officially authorized or recognized |
| credence | belief as to the truth of something |
| credentials | documents, letters, references, inspire belief or trust |
| credence | belief as to the truth of something |
| credible | belief, faith, trust |
| credulous | too ready to believe; easily deceived |
| creed | summary of principles believed in |
| discredit | refuse to believe |
| discredit | loss of belief or trust; damage to ones reputation |
| incredible | not believable |
| incredulity | disbelief |
| FID | faith, trust |
| affidavit | sworn written statement made before an official |
| bona fide | made or carried out in good faith |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| confident | having faith in oneself; self-relient |
| confidential | communicated in trust; secret; private |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence; shy; timid |
| fidelity | faithfulness to a trust or vow |
| fiduciary | held in trust; confidential |
| infidel | one who does not accept a faith; unbeliever |
| perfidious | false to a trust; faithless |
| perfidy | violation of a trust; disloyalty |
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