Unit 20 Flashcards
Admonitions
N: gentle scolding
Root: mon
Syn: chiding
Mon
Latin: to warn
Admonitions, premonition
premonition
N: A vision; a warning of something before it happens
Root: mon
Syn: foreboding, forewarning
Consil
Latin: bring, together
Counsel, conciliatory, reconcile
Counsel
V: to advise ; make a suggestion to
N: advice
Root: consil
Conciliatory
Adj: intended to lessen another’s anger
Root: consil
Syn: appearing
Ant: defiant; aggressive
Reconcile
V: to bring back into agreement
Root: consil
Syn: harmonize
Ant: upset
Caut
Latin: to be careful
Precaution, cautious, cautionary
Precaution
N: 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 sense as a warning
Root: caut
Suad
Latin: advise
Dissuade, persuasion
Dissuade
V: to convince one not to do something
Root: suad
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade
Persuasion
N: habit or type
Root: suad
Syn: camp