Midterm Flashcards
Adherent
A follower of a person or idea
Root: HER
Syn: Disciple Ant: Opponent
Adverse
Not helpful
Root: VERT
Syn: unfortunate Ant: conducive
Complacent
Satisfied with a situation that should be changed
Root: PLAC
Syn: smug
Confer
To consult
Root: FER
Deference
Practice of yielding to another’s authority
Root: FER
Syn: Submission Ant: rebellion
Epiphany
A moment of great insight
Root: PHAN
Expel
To send out or away
Root: PEL
Syn: Eject Ant: admit
Fidelity
Faithfulness
Root: FID
Ant: Treachery
Impervious
Unable to be affected
Root: VIA
Syn: invulnerable
Indoctrinate
To teach a certain point of view to
Root: DOC
Syn: instill
Inference
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence
Root: FER
Infinite
Without beginning or end
Root: FIN
Inflection
Change in pitch or tone of voice
Root: FLECT
Introspective
Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Root: SPEC
Syn: meditative Ant: shallow
Motive
Cause for an action
Root: MOV
Syn: incentive
Phenomenon
A fact or event that can be documented
Root: PHAN
Punctilious
Paying strict attention to detail
Root: PUNCT
Syn: Meticulous Ant: careful
Purported
Claimed as true but probably false
Root: PORT
Syn: alleged Ant: definite
Retrospective
Looking back over a period of time
Root: SPEC
Sacrilege
An act against a holy person or place
Root: LEG
Syn: profanity Ant: reverence
Sycophant
Person who flatters
Root: PHAN
