Finals Words Flashcards
Incriminate
V. To reveal guilty or make (someone) appear guilty
Root: Crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
Extort
V. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
Root: Tort
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax
Incredulous
Adj. Unable to believe something; amazed
Root: Cred
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting
Erroneous
Adj. Wrong or inaccurate
Root: Err
Syn: mistaken
Ant: correct
Virile
Adj. Masculine; manly
Root: Vir
Convoluted
Adj. Having too many twists and turns
Root: Volu
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
Culprit
N. One responsible for a crime
Root: Culp
Syn: perpetrator
Ultimatum
N. A demand or threat that is final
Root: Ultima
Incursion
N. An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Root: Curs
Syn: invasion
Inflection
N. Change in pitch or tone of the voice
Root: Flect
Exonerate
V. To prove not guilty
Root: Oner
Syn: acquit
Ant: convict
Novice
N. An inexperienced person; amateur
Root: Nov
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Circumvent
V. To avoid by going around; bypass
Root: Vent
Syn: sidestep
Ant: confront
Apolitical
Adj. Having no interest in politics; not political
Root: Polit
Civility
N. Politeness; courteous
Root: Civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
Malediction
N. A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
Root: Dict
Colloquial
Adj. Of or related to informal speech; conversational
Root: Loqu
Syn: idiomatic
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
Indolent
Adj. lazy; adverse to work
Root: Dol
Syn: listless
Ant: robust
Acrid
Adj. Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
Root: Acri
Excruciating
Adj. Extremely painful; agonizing
Root: Crux
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant
Prescient
Adj. Showing knowledge of events before they occur
Root: Sci
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: Aes
Syn: artistic
Antipathy
Adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: Path
Syn: dislike
Ant: sympathy
Avarice
N. Desire for wealth; greed
Root: Av
Tangible
Adj. Able to be grasped or perceived
Root: Tang
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract
Despondent
Adj. Lacking all hope
Root: Spond
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful
Abrogate
V. To cancel; to repeal
Root: Rog
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify
Dissuade
V. To convince one not to do something
Root: Suad
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade
Insipid
Adj. Dull; uninteresting
Root: Sip
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing
Glutton
N. One who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink)
Root: Glut
Palatable
Adj. Acceptable; satisfactory
Root: Palat
Syn: tolerable
Ant: unbearable
Stagnant
Adj. Unhealthy because of lack of movement
Root: Stagn
Syn: sluggish
Ant: invigorating
Olfactory
Adj. Having to do with the sense of smell
Root: Ol
Odoriferous
Adj. Giving off an odor
Root: Odor
Degrade
V. To lower in dignity or esteem; insult
Root: Grad
Syn: belittle
Ant: honor
Pandemic
Adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: Dem
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
Revert
V. To fall back into an old condition
Root: Vert
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve
Fidelity
N. Faithfulness; loyalty
Root: Fid
