Latin roots 6-7

erupt: break, burst

101. rupture

breach of peace or concord

102. abrupt

characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning: sudden and unexpected

103. corrupt

to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions

104. incorruptible

incapable of corruption

105. disrupt

to throw into disorder

106. erupt

to burst from limits or restraint

107. interrupt

to stop or hinder by breaking in

String, struct: blind, draw, tight

108. astringent

causing a tightening of soft organic tissues

109. constrict

to make it narrow or draw together

110. restrict

to confine within bounds

111. unrestricted

not having limits: not subject to restriction: not restricted

112. stricture

an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage

113. stringent

marked by rigor, strictness, or severity, especially with regard to rules or standard

114. boa constrictor

a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more

Latin Roots 7

ten, tin, tent: hold, keep

115. detention

the act or fact of detaining or holding back

116. pertinent

having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand

117. impertinent

was given to or characterized by insolent rudeness

118. pertinacious

adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design

119. retentive

having the power, property, or capacity to retain

120. retinue

a group of retainers or attendants

121. tenacity

the quality or state of being tenacious

122. tenancy

is a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate

123. tenure

the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)

124. untenable

not able to be defended

tort, tors: twist

125. contortionist

one who contorts

specifically: an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures

126. distort

to twist (see twist entry 1 scene 3b) out of the true meaning or proportion: to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account

127. extort

to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power: wring

also: to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument

128. retort

to pay or hurl back

129. torsion

the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction

130. tortuous

marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns

131. torture

the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure