Unit 17 Flashcards

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Impute

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Verb.to assign blame or responsibility for.
Root.put
Syn.attribute
Ant.vindicate

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Put

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Latin means to think

Examples.impute dispute

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Dispute

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Verb.to disagree with
Root.put
Sym.deny
Ant.agreement

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Disreputable

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Adj.not respectable; having a bad reputation
Root. Put
Syn.notorious
Ant.respectable

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Nota

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Latin means to note

Examples. Connotation,denotation

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Connotation

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Noun. An image or Idea associated with a word.
Root.put
Syn.overtone

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Denotation

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Noun.then dictionary definition of a word.

Root.nota

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Annotate

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V.to explain or discuss

Root.nota

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Ratio

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Latin means reason

Examples. Rationale,rationalize

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Irrational

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Adj.not based on reason or logic
Root.ration
Syn.illogical
Ant.reasonable

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Rationale

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Noun.a reason for doing something

Root.ration

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Rationalize

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V.justify;give reason for
Root.ration
Syn.excuse

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Sci

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Latin means to know

Examples.consientious

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Conscientious

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Adj.diligent and careful
Root.sci
Ant.careless

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Unconscionable

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Adj.not obeying moral laws
Root.sci
Ant.principaled

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Prescient

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Adj.showing knowlage of events before they happen
Root.sci
Sym.far-sighted
Ant.rash