Latin Root word PEND

The Latin root that means to hang or to weigh

• bend

• flex

• graph

• pend

a necklace that may HANG from one's neck

• pendulum

• pendant

• penchant

• comprehend

a weight that is HUNG from a fixed point so that it can swing freely back and forth

• pend

• pendant

• pendulum

• pencil

capable of being relied on; trustworthy; a person we can HANG on to because we can count on them

• depend

• dependable

• suspend

• expensive

to stop; to put on HOLD

to HANG from above

• suspense

• pendant

• pendulum

• suspend

costly; literally, to WEIGH out money

• suspend

• pendant

• pend

• expensive

a feeling of uncertainty; feeling like something is HANGING in the balance

• suspense

• suspend

• pendulum

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