Unit 17 Flashcards
Impute
V. To assign blame or responsibility for
Root. Put
Syn. Attribute
Ant. Vindicate
PUT
Latin. To think
Impute, dispute, disreputable
Dispute
V. To agree with N. a disagreement or argument Root. Put Syn. Argument Ant. Agreement
Disreputable
Adj. not respectable, having bad reputation
Root. Put
Syn. Notorious
Ant. Respectable
NOTA
Latin. To note
Connotation, denotation, annotate
Connotation
N. an image or idea associated with a word
Root. NOTA
Syn. Overtone
Denotation
N. the dictionary definition of a word
Root. NOTA
Annotate
V. To explain or discuss through a note
Root. NOTA
RATIO
Latin. Reason
Irrational, rationale, rationalize
Irrational
Adj. not based on reason or logic
Root. RATIO
Syn. illogical
Ant. Reasonable, rationale
Rationale
N. a reason for doing something, explantation
Root. RATIO
Rationalize
V. Justify, give reason for
Root. RATIO
Syn. Excuse
SCI
Latin. To know
Conscientious, unconscionable, prescient
Conscientious
Adj. diligent and careful
Root. Sci
Ant. Careless
Unconscionable
Adj. not obeying moral laws, unscrupulous
Root. Sci
Ant. Principled