Chapter 19 Flashcards
Inquisitive
Adj. curious, asking many questions.
ant: uninterested
QUIS
“Ask, seek, demand”
Acquisitive
Adj. seeking to get things; greedy.
Syn: demanding
Ant: generous
Requisition
N. (1) act of ordering or demanding something (2) v. To make a request or demand.
Syn:
Ant:
Spond/Spouse
“Pledge, show support for”
Espouse
To support; pledge support to.
Syn: advocate
Ant: criticize
Correspond
To be similar to; to compare to.
Syn: match
Ant: differ
Despondent
Lacking all hope
Syn: despairing
Ant: hopeful
Rog
Latin
“To ask, demand”
Interrogative
To formally question
Syn: grill
Ant:
Derogatory
Insulting; degrading
Syn: belittling
Ant: compliment
Arrogant
Excessively proud; haughty
Syn: conceited
Ant. Humble
Abrogate
To cancel; to repeal
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify
Prec
Latin
Prayer
Precarious
Threatened or unsafe
Syn: risky
Ant: safe