Unit 13 Flashcards
ERR
“to wander” aberrant, erroneous, errant
aberrant
“adj. Deviating from a pattern or rule” syn: abnormal ant: typical
erroneous
“adj. Wrong or inaccurate” syn: mistaken ant: correct
errant
“adj. Wandering or straying” syn: wayward ant: on course
GRAD/GRESS
“to go forth, proceed” degrade, congress, egress
degrade
“v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult” syn: belittle ant: honor
congress
“n. A coming together”
egress
n. Act of going out; exit
VEN/VENT
“to come” convene, covenant, circumvent
convene
“v. To call together, to assemble” syn: gather ant: adjourn
covenant
“n. A mutual or legal agreement” syn: contract ant: break off
circumvent
“v. To avoid by going around; bypass” syn: sidestep ant: confront
CUR/CURS
“to run”cursory, precursor, recourse, incursion
cursory
adj. hasty and superficial syn: casual ant: comprehensive
precursor
“n. That which comes before; forerunner” syn:harbinger