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Latin: PONERE, POSITUM

to place, to put

Roots: POS, PON

to place, to put

Control over expression and action

Composure

Scott managed to sing three of the songs without laughing, but he lost his ______ when he saw the goofy face his friend in the front row made.

composure

Steadily increasing

Exponential

The _____ growth of the deer population in the area made us wonder if most natural predators of deer had been eliminated.

exponential

An unwelcome demand; a burden

Imposition

Because they liked the subject matter they were studying, most of the students did not consider Saturday classes an _____.

imposition

A place designated for storage

Repository

The building that was once the train station is now a ____ for county records.

repository

Roots: STAN, STAT

to stand, stand something up

Happening immediately

Instantaneous

Current Internet connections are so fast that your knowledge of new information can be almost _____.

instantaneous

To bring back into existence or authority

Reinstate

Fern's supporters marched down the main street of the city urging the local government to _____ her as mayor.

reinstate

Not lasting; not steady

Inconstant

Just like the director's ____ mind, the film shifts suddenly from one setting to the next.

inconstant

Root: THES, THET

placing, having been placed

To combine; to blend

Synthesize

Cajun food manages to ______ flavors from many different parts of the world an create something entirely new.

synthesize

Explaining the main idea or topic

Parenthetical

Paul added numerous ______ statements to his complicated instruction manual to make it easier to understand.

parenthetical

Idea proposed as true; theory

Hypothesis

Hilary's _____ was that water lilies would grow better when exposed to more direct sunlight.

hypothesis



Latin: STARE, STATUS

to stand, stand something up

Greek: THESIS, THETOS

placing, having been placed