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tens
(TENS)to stretch
Latin for stretching. Tension stretches; extending reaches further out.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeSpellings:tenstendtent
Example words
extend
to stretch out
tension
the state of being stretched
intense
strongly stretched — very strong
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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