Unit 20 Flashcards
Admonition
Noun, gentle scolding
Root: MON
Syn: chiding
MON
“to warn”
Admonition, premonition
Premonition
Noun, a vision; a warning of something before it happens
Root: MON
Syn: foreboding, forewarning
CONSIL
“bring together”
Counsel, conciliatory, reconcile
Counsel
(1) Verb, to advise; make a suggestion to; (2) Noun, advice
Root: CONSIL
(1)Syn:encourage
(2)Ant: discourage
Conciliatory
Adj., intended to lessen another’s anger
Root: CONSIL
Syn: appeasing
Ant: defiant, aggressive
Reconcile
Verb, to bring back into agreement
Root: CONSIL
Syn: harmonize
Ant: upset
CAUT
“to be careful”
Precaution, cautious, cautionary
Precaution
Noun, an action taken against danger ahead of time
Root: CAUT
Cautious
Adj., careful not to get into danger
Root: CAUT
Syn: prudent
Cautionary
Adj., intended to serve as a warning
Root: CAUT
SUAD
“advise”
Dissuade, persuasion
Dissuade
Verb, to convince one not to do something
Root: SUAD
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade
Persuasion
Noun, habit or type
Root: SUAD
Syn: camp