list eleven Flashcards
1
Q
ten (tin, tent)
A
hold or keep
2
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detention
A
act of keeping back or detaining
3
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impertinent
A
not pertinent; innapropriate, rude
4
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pertinacious
A
adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
5
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pertinent
A
having to do with “holding to” the matter in hand
6
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retentive
A
tenacious; able to retain or remember
7
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retinue
A
group of followers accompanying a distinguished person
8
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tenacity
A
firmness in holding fasti peristence
9
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tenancy
A
period of a tentant’s temporary holding of realestate
10
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ten’ure
A
period for which an office or position is held - US supreme court justices enjoy life tenure
11
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untenable
A
incapable of being held or defended
