Unit 12 Flashcards
Ultimate
Adj. surpassing all others, definitive
Root: ultima
Syn: exceptional
Ant: average
Ultima
Latin ultimas fast
Ultimate,penultimate, ultimatum
Penultimate
Adj. just before the final, next to last
Root: ultima
Syn: second to last
Ant: Second
Ultimatum
N. a demand or threat that is final
Root: ultima
Syn: demand
Ant: favor
Fin
“Latin FINIS “end, border, limit”
Infinite, definitive, infinitesimal
Infinite
N. having no beginning or end
Root: fin
Syn: unending
Ant: finite
Definitive
Adj. defining for all others,standard
Root: fin
Syn. Absolute
Ant:uncertain
Infinitesimal
“adj. Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small”
Root: fin
Syn:tiny
Ant: colossal
Nov
Latin novus, new
Novel, novice, innovative
Novel
Adj. new and different
Root:nov
Syn: original
Ant: stale
Novice
N. an inexperienced person, an amateur
Root: nov
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Innovative
Adj. showing creativity and originality
Root: nov
Syn: inventive
Ant: conservative
Prim
Latin Primus first
Primal, primeval, primacy
Primal
Adj.original, dating from the beginning of existince
Root: prim
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Primeval
Adj. extremely ancient,of earliest time
Root: prim
Syn: primordial
Ant. Young