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Root Words: -sentire, "to feel"

Sun Jan 23 20:00:28 EST 2022
All of the words on this list derive from the Latin verb sentire, "to feel."
sensitive
This ensured that any animals sensitive to heat would be unaware of its presence.
sensible
We are all sensible of it; it needs no words to communicate it.
consensus
"Some politicians seek consensus, and others prefer their 'dividing lines'.
assent
And as folks tend to do when caught up in the fever of a crowd, you’ll probably find yourself smiling and nodding assent.
presentiment
When I drew near the house, an indescribable presentiment of evil seemed to possess me,—one of those prophetic warnings, so common, but yet such a psychological mystery.
sentinel
And the leader posted armed sentinels at the fringes of the group.
dissent
In the rumbling of the crowd, I hear the dissent.

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