Lesson 5 & 6

with, together

cum

coherent (adj)

showing an orderly relation of parts, sticking together, being able to communicate clearly and logically

colloquial (adj)

characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

commiserate (tr./intr v.)

to feel or express sorrow or pity (used with “with”)

condone (tr. v.)

to forgive; to disregard an offense, to approve or sanction

commodious (adj)

spacious, roomy, as in a house

contrite (adj)

thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one’s sins

to hold, to keep

Teneo, Tenere, Tenui, Tentum

abstain (intr. v.)

To refrain from something by one’s choice

impertinent (adj)

Impudent, rude, irrelevant

pertinacious (adj)

holding firmly, even stubbornly to a belief

tenacity (n)

Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly

To fasten, to attach

Apo, Apere, Epi, Aptum

aptitude (n)

A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning

inept (adj)

Without skill, inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd

to join

Jungo, Jungere, Junxi, Junctum

adjunct (n)

An added part not essential to the whole

conjugate (tr. v.)

To give forms of verbs in a fixed order

injunction (n)

An authoritative command or order

juncture (n)

A serious state of affairs, the condition or point of being joined

subjugate (tr. v.)

To conquer; to dominate completely

to draw together tightly, to tie

Stringo, Stringere, Strinxi, Strictum

astringent (adj)

harsh, severe

astringent (n)

A substance that tightens issues (in medicine, a substance constricting living tissue)

strait (n)

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water, a difficulty or bad position

stringent (adj)

severe; constricted; tight, pertaining to scarcity of money