Classical Roots- Unit 5 & 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Coherent | showing an orderly relationship of parts. |
| 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 of one's sins. |
| abstain | to refrain from something by ones choice |
| impertinent | Impudent; rude irrelevant |
| Pertinacious | Holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief |
| Tenacity | Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly |
| aptitude | A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning. |
| inept | without skill Inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd |
| 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 | a serious state of affairs |
| subjugate | to conquer; to dominate completely |
| astringent | Harsh; severe A substance that tightens tissues |
| strait | A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water A difficulty or bad position |
| stringent | 1. severe; constricted; tight |
| Cum | "With","together with" |
| (Teneo Tenere, Tenui, Tentum) | "to hold","to keep" |
| (Apo, Apere, Epi, Aptum) | "to fasten","to attach" |
| (Jungo, Jungere, Junxi, Junctum) | "to join" |
| (stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum) | "to draw together tightly","to tie" |
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