Lessons 5+6 Joining

Question 1

cum

Answer 1

latin root

“with”, “together with”

Question 2

coherant

Answer 2

adjective

1. showing an orderly relation of parts
2. sticking together

Question 3

colloquial

Answer 3

adjective

1. characteristic or ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

Question 4

commiserate

Answer 4

transitive and intransitive verb

1. to feel or express sorrow or pity

Question 5

condone

Answer 5

transitive verb

1. to forgive;to disregard an offense

Question 6

commodious

Answer 6

adjective

1. spacious, roomy, as in a house

Question 7

contrite

Answer 7

adjective

1. thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one’s sins

Question 8

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum

Answer 8

latin root

“to hold”, “to keep”

Question 9

abstain

Answer 9

intransitive verb

1. to refrain from something by one’s choice

Question 10

impertinent

Answer 10

adjective

1. impudent;rude

Question 11

pertinacious

Answer 11

adjective

1. holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief

Question 12

tenacity

Answer 12

noun

1. hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly

Question 13

apo, apere, epi, aptum

Answer 13

latin root

“to fasten”, “to attach”

Question 14

aptitude

Answer 14

noun

1. a natural talent or ability; quickness in learning

Question 15

inept

Answer 15

adjective

1. without skill
2. inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd

Question 16

juno, jungere, junxi, junctum

Answer 16

latin root

“to join”

Question 17

adjunct

Answer 17

noun

1. an added part not essential to the whole

Question 18

conjugate

Answer 18

transitive verb

1. to give forms of verbs in a fixed order

Question 19

injunction

Answer 19

noun

1. an authoritative command or order

Question 20

juncture

Answer 20

noun

1. a serious state of affairs
2. the condition of point or being joined

Question 21

subjugate

Answer 21

transitive verb

1. to conquer; to dominate completely

Question 22

stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum

Answer 22

latin root

“to draw together tightly”, “to tie”

Question 23

astringent

Answer 23

adjective
1. harsh; severe

noun
1. a substance that tightens tissues (in medicine, a substance constricting live tissue)

Question 24

strait

Answer 24

noun

1. a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
2. (usually plural) a difficulty or bad position

Question 25

stringent

Answer 25

adjective

1. severe;constricted;tight
2. pertaining to scarcity of money