NCEE/SAT Words

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NCEE/SAT Words

• Week 8

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CRED vs. FID CRED- to believe, trust (from
Latin credere to trust, believe) FID- faith
(from Latin fidus faith, trust)
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Examples credit credence mental acceptance as
true or real creed a statement of essential
beliefs credo creed (literally, I believe in
Latin) credential documents that prove a
persons title to credit or confidence   bona
fide made or carried out in good faith
(literally, in good faith in Latin) fiduciary
holding in trust for another
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TEN vs. TEND TEN- / TIN- / TENT- also TAIN to
hold (from Latin tenere to hold, keep) TEND- /
TENS- / TENT- to stretch (from Latin tendere
to stretch)  
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Examples tenure the act or right of holding
something tenacious not easily pulled
apart tenable capable of being held or
defended   tendency propensity towards a type
of action or thought tend to have a
tendency tender an offer of money in payment of
a debt tendril a leaf or stem modified into a
slender spirally coiling sensitive organ to
attach a plant to its support tendon a tough
cord or band of fibrous tissue connecting a
muscle to another part tense stretched
tight tensile capable of being
stretched tension the act of stretching tent
a collapsible shelter made from material that
stretches and is held in place by poles tentacle
a long flexible extension from the head or
mouth of an animal
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LEG LEG- / LIG- / LECT- choose, gather read
law bind (from Latin legere to pick, choose,
read lex law ligare to bind)
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elegant pleasingly graceful and stylish in
appearance (literally, out of choice from Latin
exlegere)   legation a diplomatic
minister legion a body of soldiers   legible /
illegible (un)able to be read or
understood lectern a stand from which someone
can read lecture an educational talk to an
audience   legal / illegal (not) allowed by
law legitimate conforming to the law   ligature
something used for tying or binding ligament
a band of tough connective tissue connecting two
bones or cartilage at a joint
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PON vs. HER PON- / POS- / POSIT- put, place
(from Latin ponere to put, place) HER- / HES-
to stick, cling (to) (from Latin haerere to
stick, cling)  
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Examples position posit to assume as a fact,
put forward as a basis of argument positive   cohe
rent logical or consistent, able to speak
clearly (literally, to stick together from
Latin cumhaerere) adhere to stick to, believe
in and follow a practice (literally, to stick
to from Latin adhaerere) adhesive literally,
to stick to from Latin adhaerere cohesive
the act or process of sticking together
(literally, to stick together from Latin
cumhaerere)
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GRAD vs. MIGR GRAD- / GRED- / GRESS- step (from
Latin gredi to step) MIGR- / MIGRAT move,
travel (from Latin migrare to move)
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Examples gradient the degree of a slope grade
a level of rank, arranged or sorted gradualism
the policy of moving very slowly towards a
goal   migratory tendency to move
around migrant a person who moves from one
place to another