Latin Word Clues 15
Root
1. pend, pens
2. pend, pens,
pond
3. pend, pens
4. pand, pans,
pass
5. pati, pass
6. pon, pos, posit
[pound, post]
Meaning
hang
weight
pay
spread; extend
suffer; feel; endure; permit
put; place
Root
7. tend, tens, tent
8. tenu
9. tempt, tent
10. ten, tin, tent
[tain]
11. her, hes
Meaning
stretch
thin
try out; test
hold
stick; cling
Exercise
1. depend: to rely; place trust
2. ponderous: of great weight; heavy; massive.
3. expensive: entailing great expense; very high-priced;
costly
4. expansive: having a wide range or extent;
comprehensive; extensive
5. impassive: without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
6. opponent: a person who is on an opposing side in a
game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary
7. transpose: to change the relative position, order, or
sequence of; cause to change places; interchange
8. extensive: of great extent; wide; broad
9. tenuous: thin or slender in form, as a thread.
10. tentative: of the nature of or made or done as a trial,
experiment, or attempt; experimental
11. retentive: tending or serving to retain something.
12. contain: to hold or include within its volume or area
13. adhere: to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling
(usually followed by to)
14. cohesive: sticking together; well-integrated; unified
15. incoherent: without logical or meaningful connection;
disjointed; rambling
Latin Word Clues 15
Root
1. pend, pens
2. pend, pens,
pond
3. pend, pens
4. pand, pans,
pass
5. pati, pass
6. pon, pos, posit
[pound, post]
Meaning
hang
weight
pay
spread; extend
suffer; feel; endure; permit
put; place
Root
7. tend, tens, tent
8. tenu
9. tempt, tent
10. ten, tin, tent
[tain]
11. her, hes
Meaning
stretch
thin
try out; test
hold
stick; cling
Exercise
1. depend: to rely; place trust
2. ponderous: of great weight; heavy; massive.
3. expensive: entailing great expense; very high-priced;
costly
4. expansive: having a wide range or extent;
comprehensive; extensive
5. impassive: without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
6. opponent: a person who is on an opposing side in a
game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary
7. transpose: to change the relative position, order, or
sequence of; cause to change places; interchange
8. extensive: of great extent; wide; broad
9. tenuous: thin or slender in form, as a thread.
10. tentative: of the nature of or made or done as a trial,
experiment, or attempt; experimental
11. retentive: tending or serving to retain something.
12. contain: to hold or include within its volume or area
13. adhere: to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling
(usually followed by to)
14. cohesive: sticking together; well-integrated; unified
15. incoherent: without logical or meaningful connection;
disjointed; rambling