Classical Roots B 5&6
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alyseshalpin on October 31, 2008
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halpin, english, classical roots
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Latin and Greek roots connected to English vocabulary
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English | Latin |
|---|---|
 cum | Latin root; preposition; meaning with or together with; has become co + (l,m,r,n) |
| abstain | <L. tenere - to hold, to keep, <L. ab - away from; verb; to refrain from something by one's choice; |
| coherent | <L. cum - with, together with; <L. haerere - to stick to; adj.; 1) to show an orderly and clear relationship between parts or explanation of parts; 2) to stick together |
| colloquial | <L. cum; <L. loqui - to speak; adj. ; characteristic of ordinary conversation, rather than formal speech or writing |
| commiserate | <L. cum; <L. miser - miserable, wretched; verb; to feel or express sorrow or pity |
| commodious | <L. cum; <L. nodus - measure; adj.; spacious, roomy |
| condone | <L. cum; <L. donum - gift; verb; to disregard an offense |
| contrite | <L. cum; <L. terere - to grind, to tear away; adj; thoroughly remorseful, apologetic, repentant |
| impertinent | <L. tenere; <L im - not; adj.; 1) impudent, rude; 2) irrelevant |
| pertinacious | <L. tenere; <L. per - through; adj.; holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief (used figuratively) |
| tenacity | <L. tenere; noun; hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly (can be used literally AND figuratively - think "dog with a bone" |
| tenere | <L. to hold, to keep; verb |
| apere | <L. to fasten, to attach |
| aptitude | <L apere; n. a natural talent or ability; quickness in learning |
| inept | <L. apere; adj. without skill; inappropriate our out place; foolish or absurd |
| jungere | <L. to join |
| adjunct | <L. jungere, ad; n. an added part (not essential to the whole) |
| conjugate | <L. cum, jungere; v. to give forms of verbs in a fixed order |
| injunction | <L jungere, in; n. an authoritative command or order |
| juncture | <L. jungere; n. a serious state of affairs; the condition or point of being joined |
| subjugate | <L/ sub, jungere; v. to conquer, to dominate completely |
| stringere | <L. to draw together tightly, to tie |
| astringent | <L. ad, stringere; adj. harsh, severe, sarcastic, sharp; n. a substance that tightens tissue |
| strait | <L. stringere; n. a narrow passage of water joining two larger bodies of water; a difficult or bad position |
| stringent | <L. stringere; adj. severe, constricted, tight; pertaining to scarce money |
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