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