Final Exam Vocab Flashcards

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Convoluted

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Adj.- Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.
Root- Volu (to roll, to turn)
Syn.- Tangled
Ant.- Clear

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Extort

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V.- To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand.
Root- Tort (to twist)
Syn.- Coerce
Ant.- Coax

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Inflection

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N.- Change in pitch or tone of the voice.

Root- Flect (to bend)

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Revert

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V.- To fall back into an old condition.
Root- Vert (to turn)
Syn.- Lapse
Ant.- Improve

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Culprit

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N.- One responsible for a crime.
Root- Culp (to blame)
Syn.- Perpetrator

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Exonerate

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V.- To prove not guilty.
Root- Oner (burden)
Syn.- Acquit
Ant.- Condemn, convict

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Fidelity

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N.- Faithfulness, loyalty.
Root- Fid (to trust, believe)
Ant.- Treachery

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Glutton

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N.- One who wants or takes too much. (Especially food or drink)
Root- Glut (to devour)

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Incredulous

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Adj.- Unable to believe something; amazed.
Root- Cred (to trust, believe)
Syn.- Skeptical
Ant.- Trusting

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Incriminate

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V.- To reveal guilt or make appear guilty.
Root- Crimin (crime, charge of crime)
Syn.- Implicate
Ant.- Acquit

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Novice

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N.- An inexperienced person; amateur.
Root- Nov (new)
Syn.- Beginner
Ant.- Expert

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Primal

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Adj.- Original; dating from the beginning of existence.
Root- Prim (first)
Syn.- Primitive
Ant.- Modern

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Erroneous

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Adj.- Wrong or inaccurate.
Root- Err (to wander)
Syn.- Mistaken
Ant.- Correct

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Degrade

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V.- To lower in self esteem; insult.
Root- Grad (to go forth, to proceed)
Syn.- Belittle
Ant.- Honor

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Circumvent

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V.- To avoid by going around; bypass.
Root- Vent (to come)
Syn.- Sidestep
Ant.- Confront

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Palatable

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Adj.- Acceptable; satisfactory.
Root- Palat (palate)
Syn.- Tolerable
Ant.- Unbearable

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Incursion

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N.- An attack on another’s territory; a raid.
Root- Curs (to run)
Syn.- Invasion

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Virile

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Adj.- Masculine; manly.

Root- Vir (man)

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Pandemic

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Adj.- Having an affect on a large area or region.
Root- Dem (people)
Syn.- Rampant
Ant.- Confined

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Ultimatum

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N.- A demand or threat that is final.

Root- Ultima (last)

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Civility

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N.- Politeness; courteousness.
Root- Civis (citizen)
Syn.- Decorum
Ant.- Rudeness

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Malediction

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N.- A recital of words intended to harm; a curse.

Root- Dict (to say, to order)

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Colloquial

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Adj.- Of or related to informal speech; conversational.
Root- Loqu (to speak)
Syn.- Idiomatic

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Stagnant

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Adj.- Unhealthy because of lack of movement.
Root- Stagn (to stagnate, form a pool of standing water)
Syn.- Sluggish
Ant.- Invigorating

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Declaim

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V.- To speak loudly and with feeling.

Root- Claim (to shout or call)

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Indolent

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Adj.- Lazy; averse to work.
Root- Dol (to feel pain, to be grieved)
Syn.- Listless
Ant.- Robust

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Acrid

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Adj.- Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating.
Root- Acri (sharp)

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Excruciating

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Adj.- Extremely painful; agonizing.
Root- Crux (cross)
Syn.- Unbearable
Ant.- Pleasant

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Prescient

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Adj.- Showing knowledge of events before they happen.
Root- Sci (to know)
Syn.- Far-sighted
Ant.- Rash

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Aesthetic

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Adj.- Having to do with beauty or order.
Root- Aes (feeling, perception)
Syn.- Artistic

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Antipathy

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Adj.- Hostility or hatred.
Root- Path (to feel)
Syn.- Dislike
Ant.- Sympathy

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Olfactory

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Adj.- Having to do with the sense of smell.

Root- Ol (to smell)

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Tangible

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Adj.- Able to be grasped or perceived.
Root- Tang (to touch)
Syn.- Concrete
Ant.- Abstract

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Despondent

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Adj.- Lacking all hope.
Root- Spond (pledge, show support for)
Syn.- Despairing
Ant.- Joyful

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Abrogate

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V.- To cancel; to repeal.
Root- Rog (to ask, demand)
Syn.- Abolish
Ant.- Ratify

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Dissuade

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V.- To convince one not to do something.
Root- Suad (advise)
Syn.- Discourage
Ant.- Persuade

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Insipid

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Adj.- Dull; uninteresting.
Root- Sip (to taste)
Syn.- Colorless
Ant.- Intriguing

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Avarice

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N.- Desire for wealth; greed.

Root- Av (to crave, to desire)

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Apolitical

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Adj.- Having no interest in politics; not political.

Root- Polit (city)

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Odoriferous

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Adj.- Giving off an odor.

Root- Odor (smell)