Chapter 12 Flashcards
Ultima
“Last”
Latin
Ultimate
Surpassing all others,definitive.
Latin
Penultimate
Before final, next to last.
Latin
Ultimatum
A demand or threat that is final.
Latin
Fin
“End, border, limit”
Latin
Infinite
Without beginning or end.
Latin
Definitive
Defining for all others
SYN: absolute
Ant: uncertain
Infinitesimal
Extremely small, incalculably or immeasurably small.
Syn: microscopic
Ant: huge
Nov
“New”
Latin
Novel
New and different
Syn: original
Ant: stale
Novice
An inexperienced person; amateur.
Latin
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Innovative
Showing creativity or originality.
Latin
Syn: inventive
Ant: conservative
Prim
“First”
Primal
Original; dating from the beginning of existence.
Latin
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Primeval
Extremely ancient, of earliest time.
Latin
SYN: primordial