Unit 12 Flashcards
ULTIMA
Latin. 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. end, border, limit
INFINITE
adj. Without beginning 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. 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. 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