Unit 12

Question 1

ULTIMA

Answer 1

Latin ULTIMUS “last”

Question 2

Ultimate

Answer 2

Adj. surpassing all others; definitive
Root: ULTIMA
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Question 3

Penultimate

Answer 3

Adj. just before the final; next to last
Root: ULTIMA
Syn:
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Question 4

Ultimatum

Answer 4

N. a demand or threat that is final
Root: ULTIMA
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Question 5

FIN

Answer 5

Latin FINIS “end,border, limit”

Question 6

Infinite

Answer 6

Adj. without beginning or end
Root: FIN
Syn:
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Question 7

Definitive

Answer 7

Adj. defining for all others; standard
Root: FIN
Syn: absolute
Ant: uncertain

Question 8

Infinitesimal

Answer 8

Adj. extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
Root: FIN
Syn: microscopic
Ant: huge

Question 9

NOV

Answer 9

Latin NOVUS “new”

Question 10

Novel

Answer 10

Adj. new and different
Root: NOV
Syn: original
Ant: stale

Question 11

Novice

Answer 11

N. an inexperienced person; amateur
Root: NOV
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert

Question 12

Innovative

Answer 12

Adj. showing creativity and originality
Root: NOV
Syn: inventive
Ant: conservative

Question 13

PRIM

Answer 13

Latin PRIMUS “first”

Question 14

Primal

Answer 14

Adj. original; dating from the beginning of existence
Root: PRIM
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern

Question 15

Primeval

Answer 15

Adj. extremely ancient; of earliest time
Root: PRIM
Syn: primordial
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Question 16

Primacy

Answer 16

N. condition of being first in time or importance
Root: PRIM
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