Final Words Flashcards
Aesthetic
adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Aes
Antipathy
adj. Hostility or hatred
Path
Apathetic
adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Path
Apolitical
adj. Having no interest in politics; not political
Polit
Cautionary
adj. Intended to serve as a warning
Caut
Circumvent
v. To avoid by going around; bypass
Ven/vent
Civic
adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community
Civis
Colloquial
adj. Of or related to informal speech; conversational
Loc/Loqu
Connotation
n. An image or idea associated with a word
Nota
Conscientious
adj. Diligent and careful
Sci
Convoluted
adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
Volv/volu
Culpable
adj. Deserving blame
Culp
Definitive
adj. Defining for all others; standard
Fin
Degrade
v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult
Grad/gress
Demographic
adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Dem
Denotation
n. The dictionary definition of a word
Nota
Effervescent
adj. Highly spirited; animated
Ferv
Eloquent
adj. Powerful and expressive
Loc/loqu
Empathy
n. Sharing of another’s emotions
Path
Evocative
adj. Calling forth a vivid image or impression
Voca
Fervent
adj. Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Ferv
Imprecation
v. A curse
Prec
Indolent
adj. Lazy; averse to work
Dol
Infinite
adj. Without beginning or end
Fin
Inflection
n. Change in pitch or tone of the voice
Flex/Flect
Inflexable
adj. Too unchangeable in character or purpose
FLEX/FLECT
Inquisitive
adj. Curious; asking many questions
Quis
Irrational
adj. Not based on reason or logic
Ratio
Locution
n. Style or action of speaking
Loc/loqu
Mea culpa
interjection Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Culp
Persuasion
n. Habit or type
Suad
Precarious
adj. Threatened or unsafe
Prec
Precursor
n. That which comes before; forerunner
Cur/curs
Primal
adj. Original; dating from the beginning of existence
Prim
Reconcile
v. To bring back into agreement
Counsil
Reprobate
n. A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Prob/prov
Reprove
v. To scold or criticize
Prob/prov
Requisition
1) n. Act of ordering or demanding something (2) v. to make a request or demand
Quis
Ultimatum
n. A demand or threat that is final
Ultima
Unconscionable
adj. Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
Sci
Virtuoso
n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
Vir
Acrimonious
adj. Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Acri