Unit 19 Flashcards
Inquisitive (adj)
Curious, asking many questions
Ant: uninterested
QUIS
Ask, seek, demand
Acquisitive (adj)
Seeking to get things; greedy
Syn: demanding
Ant: generous
Requisition1 (n)
2(v
- Act of ordering or demanding something
2. To make a request or demand
SPOND/SPOUSE
Pledge, show support for
Espouse (v)
To support, pledge support to
Syn: advocate
Ant: criticize
Correspond (v)
To be similar to; compare to
Syn: match
Ant: differ
Despondent (adj)
Lacking all hope
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful
ROG
To ask, demand
Interrogate (v)
To formally question
Syn: grill
Derogatory (adj)
Insulting,degrading
Syn: belittling
Ant: complimentary
Arrogant(adj)
Excessively proud, haughty
Syn: conceited
Ant: humble
Abrogate (v)
To cancel, to repeal
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify
PREC
Prayer
Precarious (adj)
Threatened or unsafe
Syn: risky
Any: safe