Chapter 19 Flashcards

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Inquisitive

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Adj. curious, asking many questions.

ant: uninterested

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QUIS

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“Ask, seek, demand”

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Acquisitive

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Adj. seeking to get things; greedy.
Syn: demanding
Ant: generous

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Requisition

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N. (1) act of ordering or demanding something (2) v. To make a request or demand.
Syn:
Ant:

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Spond/Spouse

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“Pledge, show support for”

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Espouse

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To support; pledge support to.
Syn: advocate
Ant: criticize

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Correspond

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To be similar to; to compare to.
Syn: match
Ant: differ

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Despondent

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Lacking all hope
Syn: despairing
Ant: hopeful

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Rog

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Latin

“To ask, demand”

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Interrogative

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To formally question
Syn: grill
Ant:

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Derogatory

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Insulting; degrading
Syn: belittling
Ant: compliment

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Arrogant

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Excessively proud; haughty
Syn: conceited
Ant. Humble

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Abrogate

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To cancel; to repeal
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify

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Prec

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Latin

Prayer

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Precarious

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Threatened or unsafe
Syn: risky
Ant: safe

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Imprecation

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A curse
Syn:
Ant: blessing

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Deprecate

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To show disproval of
Syn: belittle
Ant. Praise