Unit 13 Flashcards

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Err

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Latin: to wander

Aberrant, errant, ERRONEOUS

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Grad/gress

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Latin: “to go forth, to proceed”

Degrade, congress, egress

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Ven/vent

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Latin: to come

Covenant, convene, circumvent,

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Cur/cura

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Latin: to run

Cursory, precursor, recourse, incursion

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Aberrant

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Adj. deviating from a pattern or rule
Err
syn: abnormal
ant: typical

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Erroneous

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Adj. wrong or inaccurate
Err
syn: mistaken
ant: correct

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Errant

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Adj. wandering or staying
Err
syn: wayward
ant: on course

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Degrade

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v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult
Grad/gress
syn: belittle
ant: honor

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Congress

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n. A coming together

Grad/gress

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Egress

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n. Act of going out; exit

Grad/gress

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Convene

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v. To call together, to assemble
Ven/vent
syn: gather
ant: adjourn

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Covenant

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n. A mutual or legal agreement
Ven/vent
syn: contract
ant: break off

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Circumvent

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v. To avoid by going around; bypass
Ven/vent
syn: sidestep
ant: confront

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Cursory

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adj. Hasty and superficial
Cur/curs
syn: casual
ant: comprehensive

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Precursor

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n. That which comes before; forerunner
Cur/curs
syn: harbinger

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Recourse

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n. Help for a problem; solution
Cur/curs
Syn:resource

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Incursion

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n. An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Cur/curs
Syn: invasion