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Unit 12 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ultimate

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: Surpassing all others; definitive
ROOT: ultima

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ROOT: ultima

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LATIN; ultimus
MEANING: last
Words: ultimate, penultimate, ultimatum

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Penultimate

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: just before the final; next to last
ROOT: ultima

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Ultimatum

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P.O.S: noun
MEANING: a demand or threat that is final
ROOT: ultima

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ROOT: fin

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LATIN; finis
MEANING: end, border, limit
WORDS: infinite, definitive, infinitesimal

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Infinite

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: without beginning or end
ROOT: fin

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Definitive

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: defining all others; standard
SYN: absolute
ANT: uncertain
ROOT: fin
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Infinitesimal

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
SYN: microscopic
ANT: huge
ROOT: fin
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ROOT: nov

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LATIN; novus
MEANING: new
WORDS: novel, novice, innovative

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Novel

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: new and different 
SYN: original
ANT: stale
ROOT: nov
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Novice

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P.O.S: noun
MEANING: an inexperienced person; amateur 
SYN: beginner
ANT: expert
ROOT: nov
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Innovative

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P.O.S:adjective
MEANING: showing creativity and originality
SYN: inventive
ANT: conservative 
ROOT: nov
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ROOT: prim

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LATIN; primus
MEANING: first
WORDS: primal, primeval, primacy

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Primal

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: original; dating back from the beginning of existence
SYN: primitive
ANT: modern
ROOT: prim
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Primeval

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P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: extremely ancient; of earliest time
SYN: primordial
ROOT: prim

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Primacy

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P.O.S: noun
MEANING: condition of being first in time or importance
ROOT: prim

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