Unit 12 Flashcards
Ultimate
Adjective
Surpassing all others; definitive
Ultima
Latin
Last
Penultimate
Adjective
Just before the final; next to last
Ultimatum
Noun
A demand or threat that is final
Fin
Latin
End, border, limit
Infinite
Adjective
Without beginning or end
Definitive
Adjective
Defining for all others; standard
Syn: absolute
Ant: uncertain
Infinitesimal
Adjective
Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
Syn: microscope
Ant: huge
Nov
Latin
New
Novel
Adjective
New and different
Syn: original
Ant: stale
Novice
Noun
An inexperienced person; amateur
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Innovative
Adjective
Showing creativity and originality
Syn: inventive
Ant: conservative
Prim
Latin
First
Primal
Adjective
Original; dating from the beginning of existence
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Primeval
Adjective
Extremely ancient; of earliest time
Syn: primordial