Unit 12 Flashcards
ULTIMA
Latin ULTIMUS “last”
ULTIMATE
“adj. Surpassing all others; definitive”
PENULTIMATE
“adj. Just before the final; next to last”
ULTIMATUM
“n. A demand or threat that is final”
FIN
“Latin FINIS “end, border, limit”
INFINITE
“adj. Without beginning or end”
DEFINITIVE
“adj. Defining for all others; standard”
“syn: absolute ant: uncertain”
INFINITESIMAL
“adj. Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably”
“syn: microscopic ant: huge”
NOV
Latin NOVUS “new”
NOVEL
“adj. New and different”
“syn: original ant: stale”
NOVICE
“n. An inexperienced person; amateur”
“syn: beginner ant: expert”
INNOVATIVE
“adj. Showing creativity and originality”
“syn: inventive ant: conservative”
PRIM
Latin PRIMUS “first”
PRIMAL
“adj. Original; dating from the beginning of existence”
“syn: primitive ant: modern”
PRIMEVAL
“adj. Extremely ancient; of earliest time”
syn: primordial
