Considerable
Adjective– noticeable, substantial, big, ample, sizeable
Latin – con (with) – sider (star/constellation) – habere (to hold/easy to use)
As you may know, we have a word of the week that we encourage students to use during their day-to-day learning and each week the word will be displayed in classrooms and a PowerPoint is shown during form time.
Malleable
Adjective– adaptable, flexible, supple, workable, modable
Latin – malleus (a hammer), habere (to hold/easy to use)
Suffix which turns a noun into an adjective describing something which CAN be done.
Abominable
Adjective– disgusting, abhorrent, repulsive, atrocious, horrible
Latin – ab (away), ominor (redict or forbode an omen, sign or token) habere (to hold/easy to use)
Suffix which turns a noun into an adjective describing something which CAN be done
Culpable
Adjective– deserving, of blame, blameworthy, guilty, responsible, liable
Latin – culpare (to blame), culpa (crime, error) habere (to hold/easy to use)
Suffix which turns a noun into an adjective describing something which CAN be done
Inevitable
Adjective– inavoidable, inescapable, inexorable, assured, certain, predestined
Latin – in (not) evitare (avoid) able (having sufficient power or means)
Enable
Verb– authorise, sanction, allow, permit, empower, make possible
Latin – en (make, put in) habere (to hold, easy to use)
Intransigent
Adjective– not willing to compromise, inflexible, unyielding
Latin – in (not) trans (across, beyond) agere (to drive, lead)
Transgress
Verb– go beyond the limits, infringe, violate, contravene, flout
Latin – trans (across, beyond) Latin – gradi (go)
Translate
Verb– to express the meaning of a word, interpret/to change
Latin – trans (across, beyond) Latin – latio (to carry)
Transition
Verb– to cross over, evolve, convert, shift
Latin – trans (across, beyond) Latin – itio (suffix to make a verb)
Subsidy
Noun– help, aid, assistance, contribution
Latin – sub (behind, near) Latin – sedere (to sit)
Equal
Adjective – balanced, commensurate, comparable, proportionate, fair
Latin aequus/aequalis (even, level, the same)
Submit
verb – give over – yield – present – defer
Latin – sub (under) Latin – millere (to send)
Subdue
verb – conquer – repress – control – reduce
Latin – sub (closely, up to) Latin – subdere (to place beneath)
Subsequent
adjective – following, later, coming after
Latin – sub (closely, up to) Latin – sequi (follow)
Immediacy
Noun – happening, right away, with no mediation
Latin – in (not, opposite of) Latin – medius (middle) Latin suffix – makes an abstract noun
Convince
Verb – to persuade, assure, prove, overcome in an argument.
con – Latin (with) vince – Latin (victory)