Unit 13 Flashcards
Aberrant
Adj. “Deviating from a pattern or rule”
Root- err
Syn. Abnormal
Ant. Typical
ER
Latin to wander
Aberrant, erroneous, errant
Erroneous
Adj. wrong or inaccurate
Root- err
Syn. Mistaken
Ant. Correct
Errant
Adj. wandering or staying.
Root- err
Syn. Wayward
And. On course
Grad/gress
Latin. To go forth, proceed.
Degrade, congress, egress
Degrade
V. To lower in esteem, insult
Root- grad
Syn. Belittle
Ant. Honor
Congress
N. a coming together
Root. Gress
Egress
N. act of going out, regress.
Root- gress
Ven/ vent
Latin. To come
Convene, convent, circumvent
Convene
V. To come together, to assemble
Root. Ven
Syn. Gather
Ant. Adjourn
Covenant
N. a mutual or legal agreement
Root. Ven
Syn. Contract
Ant. Break off
Circumvent
V. To avoid by going around, bypass
Root. Ven
Syn. Sidestep
Ant. Confront
CUR/CURS
Latin. To run
Cursory, precursor, recourse, incursion
Cursory
Adj. hasty and superficial
Root. Curs
Syn. Casual
Ant. Comprehensive
Precursor
N. that which comes before, forerunner
Root. Curs
Syn. Harbinger
Recourse
N. help for a problem, or solution
Root. Cur
Syn. Resource
Incursion
N. an attack of another persons territory, a raid
Root. Cur
Syn. Invasion