Unit 19 Flashcards
Spound/Spouse
Latin: “pledge, show support for”
Espouse, DESPONDENT, correspond
Quis
Latin: ask, seek, demand
Requisition, Inquisitive, ACQUISITIVE
Rog
Latin: to ask, demand
Interrogate, Arrogant, DEROGATORY, Arrogate
Prec
Latin: prayer
Precarious, Imprecation, DEPRECATE
Inquisitive
adj. Curious; asking many questions
quis
ant: uninterested
Acquisitive
adj. Seeking to get things; greedy
Quis
Syn: demanding
Ant: generous
Requisition
n. Act of ordering or demanding something (2) v. to make a request or demand
Quis
Espouse
v. To support; pledge support to
Spond/spouse
Syn: advocate
Ant: criticize
Correspond
v. To be similar to; compare to
Spond/spouse
Syn:match
Ant: differ
Despondent
adj. Lacking all hope
Spond/spouse
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful
Interrogate
v. To formally question
Rog
Syn: girl
Derogatory
adj. Insulting; degrading
Rog
syn: belittling
ant: complimentary
Arrogant
adj. Excessively proud; haughty
Rog
syn: conceited
ant: humble
Arrogate
v. To cancel; to repeal
Rog
syn: abolish
ant: ratify
Precarious
adj. Threatened or unsafe
Prec
syn: risky
ant: safe