Root Word: pend= hang, weigh, pay
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appendix (n)
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dependent (adj)
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expenditure (n)
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impending (adj)
independent (adj)
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pendant(n)
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pending(adj)
a collection of supplementary material that usually
“hangs” at the end of a book; extra materials added to
the end of a book
relying on someone else for aid or support; weighing
down on someone else
an expense; the amount needed to be paid out
about to occur; to threaten to happen; to weigh down
upon someone
not relying on someone else for aid or support; not
weighing down on someone else
an object that hangs, usually from a necklace
hanging on; something not yet decided; awaiting a
conclusion
8. pendulum (n)
something that hangs and swings back and forth (clock)
9. perpendicular (adj) intersecting at or forming right angles
10. suspended (v)
hanging; delayed
Root Word: stat= stay, position, to know
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ecstatic(adj)
estate (n)
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static(adj)
station(n)
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stationary(adj)
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stature (n)
status(n)
status quo(n)
statute(n)
thermostat (n)
extreme joy; to know the feeling of pure delight
a considerably large piece of property; high social
position or rank; the whole of one’s possessions
fixed; to stay with no motion; not active
the place or position where a person or thing stands
or is assigned to stand; a post
not moving; not capable of being moved; fixed in
position
one’s height in an upright position; an achieved
position or level
position in society relative to others
staying the same; unchanging
a law; a rule created by someone of a high position
a device that responds to temperature changes in
order to maintain its set position
Root Word: cogn, sci = to know, knowledge
1. cognition (n)
2. cognizant (adj)
3. conscience (n)
4. conscientious(adj)
5. incognito(adj, adv)
6. omniscient (n)
7. recognize(v)
8. scientist(n)
9. sciolistic (adj)
10. unconscionable
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the mental process of knowing
fully informed; to know or to be aware
a source of moral or ethical judgment; knowing right from
wrong
thorough; principled; characterized by extreme care and
effort
describes an unknown identity; identity concealed
having total knowledge; all knowing
to identify or know someone; to know from
past experience
a person having expert knowledge in science
showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateur-like;
superficial knowledge of something
unscrupulous; not restrained by the conscience;
unreasonably unfair
Root Word: sens, sent = feel, be aware
1. assenter (n)
2. consensus (n)
3. desensitize (v)
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dissent (v)
nonsense(n)
resent (v)
sensational (adj)
sensible (adj)
9. sensitive (adj)
10. sentimental (adj)
a person who agrees or feels the same way
an opinion or position agreed upon by a group;
having a similar feeling or belief as others
to lessen the feeling or awareness; to make less
sensitive
to differ in opinion or feeling; to disagree
of little importance; ridiculous; unimportant
to feel bitter or upset
outstanding; spectacular; feelings of success
showing reason or good judgment; able to feel
or perceive
aware of or affected by the attitudes, feelings,
or circumstances of others
having feelings of nostalgia; feeling that a thing
is special because of how it relates to the past
“duc, duct”- to lead take or bring.
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Abduct- (verb)
• Aqueduct- (noun)
• Conducive- (adjective)
• Deduce- (verb)
• Deductible- (noun)
• to lead away by force; to
kidnap
• a channel that brings water
from another source
• causes or brings about
• to infer; to lead to a
conclusion
• the amount of money that
will be taken out first; the
payment owed before
insurance will cover you in
an accident
“duc, duct”- to lead, take, or bring.
• Deduction (n)
• Introduce (v)
• Introduction (n)
• Produce (v)
• reduce (v)
• The amount that must be
taken out; subtraction
• To bring into a group; to
meet
• The section that leads
into a book; the opening
• To bring forth
• To take down to a smaller
form; to bring down
Root Word: flu, flux= to flow
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affluence (n)
confluence (n)
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effluence(n)
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fluctuate(v)
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fluent(adj)
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fluid (n)
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fluted (adj)
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influential (adj)
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influx(n)
10. superfluous(adj)
A plentiful supply; wealth; a great quantity that seems to
keep flowing
A gathering, meeting, or flowing together at one point; a
joining
Something that flows out; outflow
To rise and fall irregularly; to vary; to flow up and down
unpredictably
Able to flow smoothly; graceful
A substance whose molecules flow freely past one another;
a liquid or gas
A tall, narrow shape designed for a smooth flow of liquid
Having the power to make things flow their way; the flow of
power
A flowing in of something in a large number or amount; a
mass arrival
Overflow; more than enough; an overabundance; more than
required
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Root Word: aud, son, phon = sound,
to
hear
The
repetition
of
similar vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of
Assonance (n)
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Audible (adj)
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Audio (n)
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Auditorium (n)
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Cacophony (n)
A large room that accommodates an audience, often for meetings
or performances
Harsh sounds; noisy or disturbing sounds
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Phonograph (n)
A record player; a machine that produces sound
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Resonate (v)
To vibrate or repeat in sound; to correspond harmoniously
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Sonar (n)
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Sonnet (n)
Echolocation; a system using transmitted and reflected underwater
sound waves to detect and locate submerged objects
A poem with 14 line that usually sounds like one of several
conventional rhyme schemes
Words or music produced by more than one person that sounds as
if from one voice
successive words
10. Unison (n)
Able to be heard
The sound portion of a broadcast
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Root Word: tact, tang, tig = touch
Contact (n)
State or condition of touching
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Contagious (adj)
Capable of transmitting an illness, infection, or disease by touch
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Contiguous (adj)
Adjacent; touching; sharing an edge or boundary
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entangle (v)
To twist together; making it complicated to free two things from touching
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intact (adj)
Whole; not damaged by touch
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tactile (adj)
Perceptible to the touch; used for feeling
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Tangent (n)
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tangible(adj)
Touching at a single point but not intersecting; a sudden digression or
change of topic within a conversation; no longer touching on the
subject
Able to be touched
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Tangled (adj)
Touching in a snarl; connected together in a disorderly way
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Tangy (adj)
A sharp taste of flavor immediately sensed upon touch with the tongue
Root Word: clud, clus, claus = to close
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a group of words containing a subject and a
predicate, and forming part of a compound or
complex sentence
claustrophobia (n) an abnormal fear of narrowed or closed spaces
cluster (n)
a group of the same or similar elements close
together
conclude (v)
to end; to close an event, book, or movie; to decide
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enclose (v)
to close in; to surround on all sides
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exclude (v)
to keep out; prevent from entering; keep closed off
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exclusive (adj)
preclude (v)
reclusive (adj)
private; closed to those not permitted; single or sole
to close off or prevent from a given activity
seeking to be closed off from others; preferring to be
isolated and alone
kept apart from others; closed off; private
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clause (n)
10. secluded (adj)
Root Word: spond, spons, spouse = promise,
answer for, pledge
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similar; coincides; goes with; to answer
correspond (v) to be
through writing
despondent (adj) without hope or promise; forlorn; hopeless
espouse (v)
to pledge one’s loyalty to; to support
irresponsible
not reliable; untrustworthy; not answering for
(adj)
one’s actions
respond (v)
to answer; to make reply
responsible (adj) to be reliable; worthy of trust; to answer for
one’s actions
responsive (adj) answering; reacting
sponsor (v)
to assume responsibility for someone else; to
promise to pay for someone’s expenses
spontaneous
unplanned; happening without an external
(adj)
cause; no promise of a plan
spouse (n)
a marriage partner; a person who pledged
marriage
Root Word: pot, pos, val= power, to be strong
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despot (n)
devalue(v)
impotent (adj)
nepotism (n)
a ruler with absolute power; a tyrant
to lessen in value or strength
lacking in strength, vigor, or power; helplessness
using power in a business to grant favors to a
relative
omnipotent (adj)all powerful; having unlimited power or
authority
possess (v)
to have; to take possession; having the power
possessing inner strength; powerful; capable of
potent (adj)
having a strong influence
potential (n)
possessing the ability to grow or develop
a powerful liquid or mixture that is thought to be
potion (n)
medicinal, poisonous, or magical
courage; boldness; bravery; to be strong in mind
valor (n)
or spirit