Pens/Pend

What does the Latin Root pens/pend mean?

• jump

• tall

• hang

• strong

to cause to stop temporarily; to defer to a later time

• suspend

• suspense

• appendix

• pending

hanging from a fixed point to swing freely to and fro

• appendix

• pensive

• suspend

• pendulum

something that tells you additional information about the topic of a book

• pensive

• appendix

• suspend

• suspense

pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome

• suspend

• suspense

• pensive

• pending

not yet decided; being in continuance

• pending

• appendix

• pensive

• suspend

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

• pending

• suspense

• pendulum

• pensive

After three major accidents, the company decided to _____________ her insurance.

• suspense

• pendulum

• suspend

• appendix

The air was filled with ________ before the judge announced the winner.

• suspend

• appendix

• suspense

• pending

The ___________ on our Grandfather clock is very large and heavy.

• suspend

• pensive

• pending

• pendulum