Unit 1 Vocab.

Question 1

VINC/VICT

Answer 1

“to conquer”; Latin; invincible, provincial, vince

Question 2

invincible

Answer 2

adj. “unable to be conquered”; L. in- “not”;

synonym: invulnerable / antonym: vulnerable

Question 3

Provincial

Answer 3

adj. “Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded”;

L. pro- “forward”; antonym: sophisticated

Question 4

evince

Answer 4

v. “to establish; to reflect the truth of”; L. e- “out of”

Question 5

DUC/DUCT

Answer 5

latin “to lead”; conducive, induce, deduce

Question 6

conducive

Answer 6

adj. “supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about”;

L. com- “with”; synonym:helpful, favorable

Question 7

induce

Answer 7

v. “to lead towards some action”; L. in- “towards”;

synonym: persuade antonym:discourage

Question 8

deduce

Answer 8

v. “to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer”;

de- “down, away from”; synonym: conclude

Question 9

TRACT

Answer 9

Latin “to drag”; protracted, intractable, retract

Question 10

protracted

Answer 10

adj. “extended in time; prolonged”; L. pro- “forward”;

synonym: lingering antonym: brief

Question 11

Intractable

Answer 11

adj. “stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward”; L. in- “not”;
synonym: immovable antonym: malleable

Question 12

Retract

Answer 12

v. “to draw back; withdraw”; L. re- “back”; Synonym: repeal

Question 13

PETO

Answer 13

Latin “to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush”; petulant, impetuous, impetus

Question 14

Petulant

Answer 14

adj. “irritable or short-tempered”

Question 15

Impetuous

Answer 15

adj. “acting passionately and without forethought”; L. in- “in, towards”; synonym: rash antonym:careful

Question 16

Impetus

Answer 16

n. “that which drives one; momentum”; L. in- “into”;

Synonym: stimulus