Meaningful Sentences Unit 2 POS PON Latin to

Meaningful Sentences Unit 2 POS, PON (Latin) – to place, to put STAN, STAT (Latin) – to stand, stand something up THES, THET (Greek) – placing, having been placed

imposition- n. o An unwelcome demand; a burden o For example: My extended stay at my sister’s house may be an imposition on her because… Remember – POS means to place or to put

repository- n. o. A place designated for storage o. For example: Room 145 of the school is being used as a repository for… Remember – POS means to place or to put

instantaneous- adj. o happening immediately o For example: The weightlifting coach told her students that muscle growth would not be instantaneous but rather… Remember – STAN means to stand or stand something up

reinstate- v. o To bring back into existence or authority o For example: The committee decided to reinstate Chairman Dorchester when it learned that… Remember – STAT means to stand or stand something up

inconstant- adj. o Not lasting; not steady o For example: PJ was an inconstant supporter of the political party to which he belonged, so he often… Remember – STAN means to stand or stand something up

composure- n. o Control action Pre-AP Only! over expression and o For example: The judges were impressed by the spelling-bee contestant's composure when… Remember – POS means to place or to put

exponential- adj. o. Steadily Pre-AP Only! increasing o. For example: The exponential growth of the residential are in Hinsberg was a result of… Remember – PON means to place or to put

synthesize- v. o. To Pre-AP Only! combine; to blend o. For example: The composer’s new style synthesizes both… Remember – THES means placing

hypothesis- n. o An Pre-AP Only! idea proposed as true; theory o For example: Based on the plant’s amazing growth in the presence of Chemical RK-200, we formed the hypothesis that… Remember – THES means placing

parenthetical- adj. o Explaining Pre-AP Only! the main idea or topic o For example: Joey felt that he needed to add some parenthetical remarks to his speech because… Remember – THET means having been placed