Unit 17 Vocabulary

Question 0

Impute

Answer 0

P.O.S: verb
MEANING: to assign blame or responsibility for 
SYN: attribute
ANT: vindicate
ROOT: put

Question 1

ROOT: put

Answer 1

LATIN; putare, putatum
MEANING: to think
WORDS: impute, dispute, disreputable

Question 2

Dispute

Answer 2

P.O.S: (1)verb (2) noun
MEANING: (1) to disagree with (2) a disagreement or argument
SYN: argument
ANT: agreement 
ROOT: put

Question 3

Disreputable

Answer 3

P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: not respectable; having a bad reputation 
SYN: notorious 
ANT: respectable
ROOT: put

Question 4

ROOT: nota

Answer 4

LATIN; notare, notatum
MEANING: to note
WORDS: connotation, denotation, annotate

Question 5

Connotation

Answer 5

P.O.S: noun
MEANING: an image or idea associated with a word
SYN: overtone
ROOT: nota

Question 6

Denotation

Answer 6

P.O.S: noun
MEANING: the dictionary definition of a word
Root: nota

Question 7

Annotate

Answer 7

P.O.S: verb
MEANING: to explain or discuss through a note
ROOT: nota

Question 8

ROOT: ratio

Answer 8

LATIN; ratio
MEANING: reason
WORDS: irrational, rationale, rationalize

Question 9

Irrational

Answer 9

P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: not based on reason or logic
SYN: illogical
ANT: reasonable, rational
ROOT: ratio

Question 10

Rationale

Answer 10

P.O.S: noun
MEANING: a reason for doing something; explanation
ROOT: ratio

Question 11

Rationalize

Answer 11

P.O.S: verb
MEANING: justify; give reason for
SYN: excuse
ROOT: ratio

Question 12

ROOT: sci

Answer 12

LATIN; scire
MEANING: to know
WORDS: conscientious, unconscionable, prescient

Question 13

Conscientious

Answer 13

P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: diligent and careful
ANT: careless
ROOT: sci

Question 14

UNCONSCIONABLE

Answer 14

P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
ANT: principled
ROOT: sci

Question 15

Prescient

Answer 15

P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: having knowledge of events before they happen
SYN: far-sighted
ANT: rash
ROOT: sci