Unit 19 Flashcards
Inquisitive
Adj. curious asking many questions.
Root: QUIS
Ant: uninterested
QUIS
Latin “ ask , seek, demand”
Inquisitive, acquisitive, requisition
Acquisitive
Adj. seeking to get things,greedy.
Root: QUIS
Syn: demanding
Ant: generous
Requisition
N. act of ordering or demanding something. V. To make a request or demand.
Root: QUIS
SPOND/ SPOUSE
Latin “pledge support for “
Espouse, correspond, despondent
Espouse
V. To support Pledge to support to.
Root: spouse
Syn: advocate
Ant: criticize
Correspond
V. To be similar to to compare to.
Root: SPOND
Syn: match
Ant: differ
Despondent
Adj. lacking all hope
Root: spond
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful
ROG
Latin “to ask , demand “
Interrogate, derogatory, arrogant, arrogate
Interrogate
v. To formally question.
Root: ROG
Syn: grill
Derogatory
Adj. insulting , degrading.
Root: ROG
Syn:belittling
Ant: complementing
Arrogant
Adj. excessively proud, haughty.
Root: ROG
Syn: conceited
Any: humble
Abrogate
V. T cancel to repeal.
Root: ROG
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify
PREC
Latin, “prayer”
Precarious, imprecation, deprecate
Precarious
Adj. threatened unsafe.
Root: PREC
Syn: risky
Ant: safe