Final Flashcards
Convoluted
Adj. having too many twist and turns, overly complicated
Root: volu
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
Extort
V. To illegally force someone to comply with a demand
Root: tort
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax
Inflection
N. change in pitch of tone or voice
Root: flect
Revert
V. To fall back into an old condition
Root: vert
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
Malediction
N. a recital of words intended to harm, a curse
Root: dic
Excruciating
Adj. extremely painful, agonizing
Root: crux
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant
Tangible
Adj. able to be grasped or perceived
Root: tang
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract
Glutton
N. one who wants or takes too much
Root: glut
Incriminate
V. To reveal guilt or to make someone look guilty
Root: crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
Culprit
N. one responsible for a crime
Root: culp
Syn: perpetrator
Exonerate
V. To prove not guilty
Root: oner
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict
Fidelity
N. faithfulness; loyalty
Root: fid
Colloquial
Adj. of or related to informal speech; conversational
Root: Loqu
Syn: idiomatic
Prescient
Adj. showing knowledge of events before they happened
Root: sci
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash
Despondent
Adj. lacking all hope
Root: spond
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful
Palatable
Adj. acceptable, satisfactory
Root: palat
Syn: tolerable
Ant: unbearable
Incredulous
Adj. unable to believe something; amazed
Root: cred
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting
Ultimatum
N. a demand or threat that is final
Root: ultima
Novice
N. an inexperienced person, amateur
Root: nov
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Primal
Adj. original, dating from the beginning of existence
Root: prim
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Declaim
V. To Speak loudly and with feeling
Root: claim
Aesthetic
Adj. having to do with beauty or order
Root: aes
Syn: artistic
Abrogate
V. To cancel, to repeal
Root: rog
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify
Stagnant
Adj. unhealthy because of lack of movement
Root: stagn
Syn: sluggish
Ant: invigorating
Erroneous
Adj. wrong or inaccurate
Root: err
Syn: mistaken
Ant: correct
Degrade
V. To lower in esteem or dignity, insult
Root: Grad
Syn: belittle
Ant: honor
Circumvent
V. To avoid by going around, to avoid
Root: vent
Syn: sidestep
Ant:confront
Incursion
N. an attack on another’s territory, raid
Root: curs
Syn: invasion
Indolent
Adj. lazy, averse to work
Root:dol
Syn: listless
Ant: robust
Antipathy
Adj. hostility or hatred
Root: path
syn: dislike
Ant: sympathy
Dissuade
V. To convince one to not do something
Root: suad
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade
Olfactory
Adj. having to do with the sense of smell
Root: ol
Virile
Adj. masculine;manly
Root: vir
Pandemic
Adj. having an effect on a large area or region
Root: dem
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
Apolitical
Adj. having no interest in politics; not political
Root: polit
Civility
N. politeness; courteousness
Root: civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
Acrid
Adj. stinging or biting in odor or taste, harsh, irritating
Root: acri
Avarice
N. desire for wealth, greed
Root: Av
Insipid
Adj. dull, uninteresting
Root: sip
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing
Odiferous
Adj. giving off an odor
Root: odor
