Unit 12 Flashcards

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Ultimate

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Adj. surpassing all others, definitive

Root- ultima

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Ultima

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Latin. Last

Ultimate, penultimate, ultimatum

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Penultimate

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Adj. just before the final, next to last

Root- ultima

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Ultimatum

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N. a demand or threat that is final

Root- ultima

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Fin

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Latin. End, border, limit

Infinite, definitive, infinitesimal

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Infinite

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Adj. without beginning or end

Root- Fin

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Definitive

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Adj. defining all other, standard

Root- Fin

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Infinitesimal

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Adj. extremely small, incalculably or immeasurably small
Root- Fin
Syn- microscopic
Ant- huge

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NOV

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Latin. New

Novel, novice, innovative

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Novel

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Adj. new and different
Root- Nov
Syn- original
Ant-stale

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Novice

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N. an experienced person, amateur
Root- Nov
Syn. Beginner
Ant. Expert

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Innovative

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Adj. showing creativity and originality
Root- Nov
Syn. Inventive
Ant. Conservative

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Prim.

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Latin. First

Primal, primeval, primacy

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Primal

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Adj. original, dating from the beginning or existence
Root- Prim
Syn. Primitive
Ant modern

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Primeval

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Adj. extremely ancient of earliest time
Root- Prim
Syn. Primordial

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Primacy

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N. condition of being fist in time, importance

Root- PRIM