Unit 17 Flashcards
V. To assign blame or responsibility for
Root: put
Syn: attribute
Ant: vindicate
Impute
Latin “To think”
Impute, dispute, disreputable
Put
(1) v. To disagree with (2) n. a disagreement or argument
Root: put
Syn: argument
Ant: agreement
Dispute
Adj. not respectable; having a bad reputation
Root: put
Syn: notorious
Ant: respectable
Disreputable
Latin “to note”
Connotation, denotation, annotate
Nota
N. an image or idea associated with a word
Root: nota
Syn: overtone
Connotation
N. the dictionary definition of a word
Root: nota
Denotation
V. To explain or discuss through a note
Root: nota
Annotate
Latin “reason”
Irrational, rationale, rationalize
Syn: illogical
Ant: reasonable, rational
Ratio
N. a reason for doing something; explanation
Root: ratio
Rationale
V. Justify; give reason for
Root: ratio
Syn: excuse
Rationalize
Latin “to know”
Conscientious, unconscionable, prescient
Sci
Adj. diligent and careful
Root: sci
Ant: careless
Conscientious
Adj. not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
Root: sci
Ant: principled
Unconscionable
Adj. Showing knowledge of events before they happen
Root: sci
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash
Prescient
