1. 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

2. An unwelcome demand; a burden
imposition- n.
An unwelcome demand; a burden
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

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

4. happening immediately
instantaneous- adj.
happening immediately
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

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

6. Not lasting; not steady
inconstant- adj.
Not lasting; not steady
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

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

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

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

10. An idea proposed as true; theory
hypothesis- n. Pre-AP Only!
An idea proposed as true; theory
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

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