Unit 1 Flashcards

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Vinc/Vict

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Def.: To conquer
Root: Latin
Ex.: Invincible, provincial, evince

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Invincible

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PoS: Adjective
Def.: Unable to be conquered
Root: Vinc/vict
Syn.: Invulnerable
Ant.: Vulnerable
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Provincial

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PoS: Adjetive
Def.: Limited in knowledge of the world
Root: Vinc/vict
Syn: none
Ant.: Sophisticated
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Evince

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PoS: Verb
Def.: to establish; to reflect the truth of
Root: Vinc/Vict
Syn.: none
Ant.: none
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Duc/Duct

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Def.: to lead
Root: Latin
Ex.: Conducive, enduce, deduce

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Conducive

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PoS: Adjetive
Def.: Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about
Root: Duc/Duct
Syn: helpful, favorable
Ant.: none
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Induce

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PoS: Verb
Def.: to lead towards some action
Root: Duc/Duct
Syn.: persuade
Ant.: discourage
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Deduce

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PoS: Verb
Def.: To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
Root: Duc/Duct
Syn.: conclude
Ant.: none
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Tract

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Def.: to drag
Root: Latin
Ex.: protracted, intractable, retract

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Protracted

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PoS: adjetive
Def.: extended in time; prolonged
Root: Tract
Syn.: lingering
Ant.: brief
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Intractable

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PoS: adjetive
Def.: Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move foward
Root: Tract
Syn.: immovable
Ant.: malleable
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Retract

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PoS: verb
Def.: to draw back; redraw
Root: Tract
Syn.: repeal
Ant.: none
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Peto

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Def.: to seek aggressively; to assail; to rush
Root: Latin
Ex.: petulant, impetuous, impetus

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Petulant

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PoS: adjective
Def.: irritable or short-tempered
Root: Petu
Syn.: none
Ant.: none
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Impetuous

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PoS: adjective
Def.: ting passionately and without forethought
Root: Peto
Syn.: rash
Ant.: careful
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Impetus

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PoS: noun
Def.: that which drives us; momentum
Root: Peto
Syn.: stimulus
Ant.: none