Unit 12 Vocabulary Flashcards
Ultimate
surpassing all others, definitive adj.
Ultima
last
Penultimate
just before the final, next to last adj.
Ultimatum
a demand or threat that is final n.
Fin
end, border, limit
Definitive
defining for all others, standard adj.
Syn: absolute
Ant: uncertain
Infinitesimal
extremely small, incalculably or immeasurably small adj.
Syn: microscopic
Ant: huge
Nov
new
Novel
new and different adj.
Syn: original
Ant: stale
Novice
an inexperienced person, amateur n.
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
Innovative
showing creativity and originality adj.
Syn: inventive
Ant: conservative
Prim
first
Primal
original, dating back from the beginning of existence adj.
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Primeval
extremely ancient, of earliest time adj.
Syn: primordial
Primacy
condition of being first in time or importance n.