Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

VINCE/VICT

Answer 1

• Latin
• “to conquer”
• Vincere, Victim

Question 2

INVINCIBLE

Answer 2

• adj. Unable to be conquered
• L. “not”
• syn. invulnerable/ant. vulnerable

Question 3

PROVINCIAL

Answer 3

• adj. limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded.
• L. “forward”
• syn. none/ant.sophisticated

Question 4

EVINCE

Answer 4

• v. to establish; to reflect the truth of.
• L. “out of”
• ant. none/syn.none

Question 5

DUC/DUCT

Answer 5

• Latin
• “to lead”
• Ducere,Ductum

Question 6

CONDUCIVE

Answer 6

• adj. Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about.
• L. “with”
• syn. helpful,favorable

Question 7

INDUCE

Answer 7

• v. to lead toward some action.
• L. “towards”
• syn. persuade/ant. discourage

Question 8

DEDUCE

Answer 8

• v. to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
• L. “down,away from”
• syn. conclude

Question 9

PROTRACTED

Answer 9

• adj. extended in time; prolonged
• L. “forward”
• syn: lingering/ant: brief

Question 10

INTRACTABLE

Answer 10

• adj. stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward.
• L. “not”
• syn: immovable/ant: malleable

Question 11

RETRACT

Answer 11

• v. to draw back; withdraw.
• L. “back”
• syn: repeal

Question 12

PETO

Answer 12

• Latin
• “to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush.”
• Petere, Petitum

Question 13

IMPETUOUS

Answer 13

• adj. acting passionately and without forethought.
• L. “in, towards”
• syn: rash/ant: careful

Question 14

IMPETUS

Answer 14

• n. that which drives one; momentum.
• L. “into”
• syn: stimulus