Unit 19 Flashcards
Inquisitive
adj. Curious; asking many questions.
Root: Quis
Ant: Uninterested
QUIS
Latin: Quaerere, Quisitum means to “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
Espouse
v. To support; pledge support to.
Root: Spouse
Syn: Advocate
Ant: Criticize
Correspond
v. To be similar to; compare to.
Root: Spond
Syn: Match
Ant: Differ
Despondent
adj. Lacking all hope
Root: Spond
Syn: Despairing
Ant: Joyful
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
Abrogate
v. To cancel; to repeal.
Root: Rog
Syn: Abolish
Ant: Ratify
Precarious
adj. Threatened or unsafe
Root: Prec
Syn: Risky
Ant: Safe
Imprecation
v. A curse
Root: Prec
Ant: Blessing
Deprecate
v. To show disapproval of.
Root: Prec
Syn: Belittle
Ant: Praise
SPOND/SPOUSE
Latin: Spondere, Sponsum means to “pledge, show support for”
Espouse, Correspond, Despondent