Final Exam Vocab Flashcards
Convoluted
Adj.- Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.
Root- Volu (to roll, to turn)
Syn.- Tangled
Ant.- Clear
Extort
V.- To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand.
Root- Tort (to twist)
Syn.- Coerce
Ant.- Coax
Inflection
N.- Change in pitch or tone of the voice.
Root- Flect (to bend)
Revert
V.- To fall back into an old condition.
Root- Vert (to turn)
Syn.- Lapse
Ant.- Improve
Culprit
N.- One responsible for a crime.
Root- Culp (to blame)
Syn.- Perpetrator
Exonerate
V.- To prove not guilty.
Root- Oner (burden)
Syn.- Acquit
Ant.- Condemn, convict
Fidelity
N.- Faithfulness, loyalty.
Root- Fid (to trust, believe)
Ant.- Treachery
Glutton
N.- One who wants or takes too much. (Especially food or drink)
Root- Glut (to devour)
Incredulous
Adj.- Unable to believe something; amazed.
Root- Cred (to trust, believe)
Syn.- Skeptical
Ant.- Trusting
Incriminate
V.- To reveal guilt or make appear guilty.
Root- Crimin (crime, charge of crime)
Syn.- Implicate
Ant.- Acquit
Novice
N.- An inexperienced person; amateur.
Root- Nov (new)
Syn.- Beginner
Ant.- Expert
Primal
Adj.- Original; dating from the beginning of existence.
Root- Prim (first)
Syn.- Primitive
Ant.- Modern
Erroneous
Adj.- Wrong or inaccurate.
Root- Err (to wander)
Syn.- Mistaken
Ant.- Correct
Degrade
V.- To lower in self esteem; insult.
Root- Grad (to go forth, to proceed)
Syn.- Belittle
Ant.- Honor
Circumvent
V.- To avoid by going around; bypass.
Root- Vent (to come)
Syn.- Sidestep
Ant.- Confront
Palatable
Adj.- Acceptable; satisfactory.
Root- Palat (palate)
Syn.- Tolerable
Ant.- Unbearable
Incursion
N.- An attack on another’s territory; a raid.
Root- Curs (to run)
Syn.- Invasion
Virile
Adj.- Masculine; manly.
Root- Vir (man)
Pandemic
Adj.- Having an affect on a large area or region.
Root- Dem (people)
Syn.- Rampant
Ant.- Confined
Ultimatum
N.- A demand or threat that is final.
Root- Ultima (last)
Civility
N.- Politeness; courteousness.
Root- Civis (citizen)
Syn.- Decorum
Ant.- Rudeness
Malediction
N.- A recital of words intended to harm; a curse.
Root- Dict (to say, to order)
Colloquial
Adj.- Of or related to informal speech; conversational.
Root- Loqu (to speak)
Syn.- Idiomatic
Stagnant
Adj.- Unhealthy because of lack of movement.
Root- Stagn (to stagnate, form a pool of standing water)
Syn.- Sluggish
Ant.- Invigorating
Declaim
V.- To speak loudly and with feeling.
Root- Claim (to shout or call)
Indolent
Adj.- Lazy; averse to work.
Root- Dol (to feel pain, to be grieved)
Syn.- Listless
Ant.- Robust
Acrid
Adj.- Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating.
Root- Acri (sharp)
Excruciating
Adj.- Extremely painful; agonizing.
Root- Crux (cross)
Syn.- Unbearable
Ant.- Pleasant
Prescient
Adj.- Showing knowledge of events before they happen.
Root- Sci (to know)
Syn.- Far-sighted
Ant.- Rash
Aesthetic
Adj.- Having to do with beauty or order.
Root- Aes (feeling, perception)
Syn.- Artistic
Antipathy
Adj.- Hostility or hatred.
Root- Path (to feel)
Syn.- Dislike
Ant.- Sympathy
Olfactory
Adj.- Having to do with the sense of smell.
Root- Ol (to smell)
Tangible
Adj.- Able to be grasped or perceived.
Root- Tang (to touch)
Syn.- Concrete
Ant.- Abstract
Despondent
Adj.- Lacking all hope.
Root- Spond (pledge, show support for)
Syn.- Despairing
Ant.- Joyful
Abrogate
V.- To cancel; to repeal.
Root- Rog (to ask, demand)
Syn.- Abolish
Ant.- Ratify
Dissuade
V.- To convince one not to do something.
Root- Suad (advise)
Syn.- Discourage
Ant.- Persuade
Insipid
Adj.- Dull; uninteresting.
Root- Sip (to taste)
Syn.- Colorless
Ant.- Intriguing
Avarice
N.- Desire for wealth; greed.
Root- Av (to crave, to desire)
Apolitical
Adj.- Having no interest in politics; not political.
Root- Polit (city)
Odoriferous
Adj.- Giving off an odor.
Root- Odor (smell)
