Unit 12 Flashcards
ULTIMA
Latin: last
Ultimate
Adj: Surpassing all other; 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: 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: Microscope
Ant: Huge
NOV
Latin: new
Novel
Adj: New and different
Root: NOV
Syn: Original
Ant: Stale
Novice
N: An inexperinced person; amateur
Root: NOV
Syn: beginner
Ant: Expert
Innovative
Adj: Showing creativity and originality
Root: NOV
Syn:Inventive
Ant: Conservative
PRIM
Latin: 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