Unit 12 Vocabulary Flashcards

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ultima (root)

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Latin; “last”

Words: ultimate, penultimate, ultimatum

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ultimate

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adj. Surpassing all others; definitive (ultima)

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penultimate

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adj. Just before the final; next to last (ultima)

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ultimatum

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n. A demand or threat that is final (ultima)

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fin (root)

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Latin; “end, border, limit”

Words: infinite, definitive, infinitesimal

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infinite

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adj. Without beginning or end (fin)

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definitive

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adj. Defining for all others; standard (fin)
Synonym: absolute
Antonym: uncertain

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infinitesimal

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adj. Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small (fin)
Synonym: microscopic
Antonym: huge

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nom (root)

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Latin; “new”

Words: novel, novice, innovative

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novel

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adj. New and different (nov)
Synonym: original
Antonym: stale

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novice

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n. An inexperienced person; amateur (nov)
Synonym: beginner
Antonym: expert

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innovative

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adj. Showing creativity and originality (nov)
Synonym: inventive
Antonym: conservative

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prim (root)

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Latin; “first”

Words: primal, primeval, primacy

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primal

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adj. Original; dating from the beginning of existence (prim)
Synonym: primitive
Antonym: modern

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primeval

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adj. Extremely ancient; of earliest time (prim)

Synonym: primordial

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primacy

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n. Condition of being first in time or importance (prim)