tend/tent from the latin tendere, meaning “to stretch, extend, or spread.” unit 8.1
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TEND/TENTTEND/TENTFrom the Latin From the Latin
tendere,tendere, meaning “to meaning “to stretch, extend, or stretch, extend, or
spread.”spread.”
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Related WordsRelated WordsContentiousContentious (adj.): (adj.): Having a tendency to Having a tendency to pick fights/ pick fights/ quarrelsomequarrelsome
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•DistendDistend (v.): (v.): To swell or To swell or become become expandedexpanded
Related WordsRelated WordsPortendPortend (v.): 1. (v.): 1. To give a sign To give a sign or warning or warning beforehand; beforehand; 2. To indicate 2. To indicate or signify.or signify.
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TendentiousTendentious (adj.): (adj.): Leaning toward a Leaning toward a particular point of particular point of
view; biasedview; biased
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This root can be seen most This root can be seen most simply in the English word simply in the English word
tent,tent, meaning a piece of meaning a piece of material stretched or material stretched or
extended over a frame or in extended over a frame or in the word the word extendextend or or tendon.tendon.
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PEND/PENSPEND/PENSFrom the Latin verb From the Latin verb
pendere,pendere, this root this root means “to hang, weigh, means “to hang, weigh, or cause to hang down”or cause to hang down”
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Related WordsRelated WordsAppendageAppendage (n): 1. (n): 1. Something joined Something joined onto a larger or onto a larger or more important more important body or thing. 2. A body or thing. 2. A subordinate body subordinate body part, such as an part, such as an arm or a leg.arm or a leg.
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Related WordsRelated Words•ExpendExpend (v): 1. To pay (v): 1. To pay out. 2. To use up.out. 2. To use up.
•PropensityPropensity (adj): An (adj): An often intense often intense natural inclination natural inclination or preferenceor preference
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Related WordsRelated WordsStipendStipend (n): A sum (n): A sum of money paid at of money paid at regular intervals in regular intervals in return for services return for services or to cover expensesor to cover expenses
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This root can be found in This root can be found in words like words like pensivepensive, ,
meaning “thoughtful,” and meaning “thoughtful,” and appendixappendix, that useless and , that useless and
sometimes troublesome sometimes troublesome piece that hangs from the piece that hangs from the
intestines.intestines.
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PANPANThis root comes from the This root comes from the
Greek with its spelling Greek with its spelling and meaning intact. It and meaning intact. It simply means “all” in simply means “all” in Greek; as an English Greek; as an English
prefix it can also mean prefix it can also mean “completely,” “whole,” or “completely,” “whole,” or
“general.”“general.”
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Related WordsRelated WordsPanaceaPanacea (n): A (n): A remedy for all ills or remedy for all ills or difficulties; cure-all.difficulties; cure-all.
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Related WordsRelated Words•PandemoniumPandemonium (n): (n):
A wild uproar or A wild uproar or commotion.commotion.
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Related WordsRelated WordsPanegyricPanegyric (n): A (n): A formal speech formal speech or statement or statement giving high giving high praise to praise to someone someone or something.or something.
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Related WordsRelated WordsPanoplyPanoply (n): 1. A (n): 1. A magnificent or magnificent or impressive array. 2. A impressive array. 2. A display of all appropriate display of all appropriate accessory items.accessory items.
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A A panoramicpanoramic view is a view is a complete view in every complete view in every
direction. direction. PantheismPantheism is the is the worship of all gods and a worship of all gods and a
pandemicpandemic is an outbreak of is an outbreak of a disease that can create a disease that can create catastrophic problems.catastrophic problems.
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EXTRAEXTRAThis root of unknown This root of unknown
origin places words origin places words outside or beyond outside or beyond
their usual or their usual or routine territory.routine territory.
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ExtramundaneExtramundane (adj): (adj): Situated in or Situated in or relating to a region relating to a region beyond the material beyond the material world.world.
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Related WordsRelated Words• ExtrapolateExtrapolate (v): To (v): To
extend or project extend or project facts/data into an area facts/data into an area not known in order to not known in order to
make assumptions or to make assumptions or to predict facts or trends.predict facts or trends.
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Related WordsRelated WordsExtrovertExtrovert (n): A (n): A person mainly person mainly concerned with concerned with things outside things outside him/her-self; a him/her-self; a sociable and sociable and outgoing person.outgoing person.
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Related WordsRelated WordsExtraneousExtraneous (adj): 1. (adj): 1. Existing or coming Existing or coming from the outside. 2. from the outside. 2. Not forming an Not forming an essential part; essential part; irrelevant.irrelevant.
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ExtraterrestrialExtraterrestrial and and extragalacticextragalactic affairs take place affairs take place
beyond the earth or in the beyond the earth or in the galaxy. Something galaxy. Something
extravagantextravagant, such as an , such as an extravaganzaextravaganza goes beyond the goes beyond the limits of reason or necessity.limits of reason or necessity.
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PHOS / PHOTPHOS / PHOT
From the Greek, From the Greek, this root means this root means
“light.”“light.”
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Related WordsRelated WordsPhosphorescentPhosphorescent (adj): (adj): Giving off a glow that Giving off a glow that continues after an energy continues after an energy source has stopped source has stopped transmitting energy. 2. transmitting energy. 2. Giving off a glow over a Giving off a glow over a pd. of time w/o producing pd. of time w/o producing noticeable heat.noticeable heat.
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Related WordsRelated Words•PhotogenicPhotogenic (adj): (adj): Very suitable for Very suitable for
being being photographed.photographed.
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Related WordsRelated WordsPhotonPhoton (n): A (n): A tiny particle or tiny particle or bundle of bundle of radiant energy.radiant energy.
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PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis (n): The (n): The process by which green plants process by which green plants use light in order touse light in order to produce produce organic material from organic material from carbon dioxide and water.carbon dioxide and water.
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This root can be seen in the This root can be seen in the word word phosphorous,phosphorous, which which
refers generally to anything refers generally to anything that glows in the dark and also that glows in the dark and also
to the element and also in to the element and also in photographyphotography, which is the use , which is the use of light to create an image on of light to create an image on
film or paper.film or paper.
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LUCLUC
From the Latin From the Latin noun, noun, lux lux and the and the verb verb lucere,lucere, this this root means “to root means “to
shine or glitter.”shine or glitter.”
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Related WordsRelated WordsElucidateElucidate (v): To clarify (v): To clarify by explaining; explain.by explaining; explain.
LucentLucent (adj): 1. Giving (adj): 1. Giving off light. 2. Easily seen off light. 2. Easily seen through.through.
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Related WordsRelated Words•LucubrationLucubration (n): 1. (n): 1.
Hard or difficult Hard or difficult study. 2. The study. 2. The
product of such product of such studystudy
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Related WordsRelated WordsTranslucentTranslucent (adj): (adj): Partly transparent; Partly transparent; allowing light to pass allowing light to pass thru but diffusing it thru but diffusing it so that objects so that objects beyond cannot be beyond cannot be seen clearly.seen clearly.
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LucidLucid prose is clear in prose is clear in meaning, as if light were meaning, as if light were
shining through it. shining through it. Lucifer,Lucifer, a name for the devil, means a name for the devil, means “Light-bearer,” the name he “Light-bearer,” the name he
had before he fell from had before he fell from heaven.heaven.
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MOR / MORTMOR / MORTFrom the Latin From the Latin mori, mori, this root means “to this root means “to die,” and “death.”die,” and “death.”
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Related WordsRelated WordsImmortalityImmortality (adj): 1. (adj): 1. Deathless or unending Deathless or unending existence. 2. Lasting fame.existence. 2. Lasting fame.
MoribundMoribund (adj): 1. In the (adj): 1. In the process of dying or process of dying or approaching death; 2. approaching death; 2. Inactive or becoming Inactive or becoming outmoded.outmoded.
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Related WordsRelated Words• MorticianMortician (n): A (n): A
person who prepares person who prepares the dead for burial or the dead for burial or
cremation and cremation and manages the funeral.manages the funeral.
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Related WordsRelated WordsMortifyMortify (v): 1. To (v): 1. To subdue or deaden (the subdue or deaden (the body) esp. by self-body) esp. by self-discipline or self-discipline or self-inflicted pain. 2. To inflicted pain. 2. To embarrass greatly; embarrass greatly; humiliate.humiliate.
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A A mortuarymortuary is a place where is a place where dead bodies are kept until dead bodies are kept until burial. A burial. A memento morimemento mori (a (a
Latin phrase meaning literally, Latin phrase meaning literally, “remember that you must die”) “remember that you must die”)
is a reminder of death; the is a reminder of death; the death’s head carved onto an death’s head carved onto an
old gravestone is an example.old gravestone is an example.
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NEC / NIC / NEC / NIC / NOXNOX
from the Latin from the Latin verb verb necarenecare and and the noun the noun noxa,noxa, this root has to this root has to do with killing do with killing and slayingand slaying
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Related WordsRelated WordsInternecineInternecine (adj): 1. (adj): 1.
Deadly; mutually Deadly; mutually destructive; 2. destructive; 2.
Involving conflict Involving conflict within a group.within a group.
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Related WordsRelated Words•NecrosisNecrosis (n): (n):
The usually The usually localized localized death of death of
living tissue.living tissue.
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•NoxiousNoxious (adj): (adj): Harmful to or Harmful to or destructive of living destructive of living things.things.
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Related WordsRelated Words•PerniciousPernicious (adj): (adj): Extremely harmful Extremely harmful or destructive.or destructive.
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These roots are related to the These roots are related to the Greek Greek nekrosnekros, “corpse,” found , “corpse,” found in words such as in words such as necrologynecrology, “a , “a list of the recently dead,” and list of the recently dead,” and
necromancynecromancy, “the art of , “the art of conjuring up the spirits of the conjuring up the spirits of the
dead.dead.
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