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
- An act of ordering or demanding something
- V. To make a request or demand.
Root: Quis
Spond/Spouse
Latin. Pledge, show support for.
Espouse, Correspond, Despondent,
Espouse
V. To support; pledge support for
Root: Spond/Spouse
Syn. Advocate
Ant. Criticize
Correspond
V. To be similar to; compare to
Root: Spond/Spouse
Syn. Match
Ant. Differ
Despondent
Adj. Lacking all hope
Root: Spond/Spouse
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. Complimentary
Arrogant
Adj. Excessively proud; haughty
Root: Rog
Syn. Conceited
Ant. Humble
Arrogate
V. To cancel; to repeal
Root: Rog
Syn. Abolish
Ant. Ratify
Prec
Latin. Prayer
Precarious
Adj. Threatened or unsafe
Root: Prec
Syn. Risky
Ant. Safe