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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
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Grades served: 7, 8
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