Unit 12 Flashcards
Ultima
Latin
last
Ultimate
Adj.
Surpassing all others; definitive
Penultimate
Adj
“Just before the final; next to last”
Ultimatum
Noun
“A demand or threat that is final”
Fin
Latin
End border
Definitive
adj. Defining for all others; standard
syn: absolute
ant: uncertain
Infinitesimal
adj.
Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
syn: microscopic
ant: huge
Nov
Latin
New
Novel
Adj.
New and different
Syn:Original
Ant:Stale
Novice
Noun
An inexperienced person; amateur
Syn:Beginner
Ant:Expert
Innovative
adj.
Showing creativity and originality
syn: inventive
ant: conservative
Prim
Latin
First
Primal
adj.
Original; dating from the beginning of existence
syn: primitive
ant: modern
Premeval
adj.
Extremely ancient; of earliest time
Syn:Primordial
Primacy
Noun
Condition of being first in time or importance