WOD Quiz Units 5 & 6 Flashcards
Coherent
Showing an orderly relation of parts (typically an argument, policy, or theory) adjective
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing (adjective)
Commiserate
To feel or express sorrow or pity (verb)
Condone
To forgive or disregard an offense (verb)
Commodious
Spacious, roomy, as in a house (adjective)
Contrite
Thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one’s sins (adjective)
Abstain
To refrain from something by one’s choice (verb)
Impertinent
Impudent; rude (adjective)
Pertinacious
Holding firmly, even stubbornly to a belief (adjective)
Tenacity
Hanging onto something persistently or stubbornly (noun)
What does the root word cum mean?
“with” “together with”
What do the root words teneo tenere tenui and tentum meman?
“to hold” “to keep”
What words have the root words cum (6)?
coherent, colloquial, commiserate, condone, commodious, and contrite
What words have the root words teneo,tenere, tenui, and tentum?
abstain, impertinent, pertinacious, and tenacity
What do the root words APO, APERE, EPI, and APTUM
“to fasten,” “to attach”
Aptitude
A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning (n)
Inept
Having or showing no skill (adj)
What do the root words JUNGO, JUNGERE, JUNXI, and JUNCTUM mean?
“to join”
Adjunct
An added part not essential to the whole (n)
Conjugate
To give forms of verbs in fixed order (v)
Injunction
An authoritative command or order (n)
Juncture
A serious state of affairs (n)
Subjugate
To conquer; to dominate completely (v)
What do the root words STRINGO, STRINGERE, STRINXI, and STRICTUM mean
“to tie”
