Unit 19

Question 0

INQUISITIVE

Answer 0

adj. Curious; asking many questions
Root: Quis
ant: uninterested

Question 1

QUIS

Answer 1

Latin QUAERERE, QUISITUM “ask, seek, demand”

Inquisitive, acquisitive, requisition

Question 2

ACQUISITIVE

Answer 2

adj. Seeking to get things; greedy
Root: Quis
syn: demanding ant: generous

Question 3

REQUISITION

Answer 3

n. Act of ordering or demanding something v. to make a request or demand
Root: Quis

Question 4

SPOND/SPOUSE

Answer 4

Latin SPONDERE, SPONSUM “pledge, show support for”

Espouse, correspond, despondent

Question 5

ESPOUSE

Answer 5

v. To support; pledge support to
Root: Spouse
syn: advocate ant: criticize”

Question 6

CORRESPOND

Answer 6

v. To be similar to; compare to
Root: spond
syn: match ant: differ

Question 7

DESPONDENT

Answer 7

adj. Lacking all hope
Root: spond
syn: despairing ant: joyful

Question 8

ROG

Answer 8

Latin ROGARE, ROGATUM “to ask, demand”

Interrogate, derogatory, arrogant, abrogate

Question 9

INTERROGATE

Answer 9

v. To formally question
Root: rog
syn: grill”

Question 10

DEROGATORY

Answer 10

adj. Insulting; degrading
Root: rog
syn: belittling ant: complimentary

Question 11

ARROGANT

Answer 11

adj. Excessively proud; haughty
Root: rog
syn: conceited ant: humble

Question 12

ABROGATE

Answer 12

v. To cancel; to repeal
Root: rog
syn: abolish ant: ratify”

Question 13

PREC

Answer 13

Latin PREX, PRECIS “prayer”

Precarious, imprecations, deprecate

Question 14

PRECARIOUS

Answer 14

Adj. Threatened or unsafe
Root: prec
syn: risky ant: safe

Question 15

IMPRECATION

Answer 15

v. A curse
Root: prec
ant: blessing

Question 16

DEPRECATE

Answer 16

v. To show disapproval of
Root: prec
syn: belittle ant: praise

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