Unit 20 Flashcards

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Admonitions

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N: gentle scolding
Root: mon
Syn: chiding

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Mon

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Latin: to warn

Admonitions, premonition

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premonition

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N: A vision; a warning of something before it happens
Root: mon
Syn: foreboding, forewarning

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Consil

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Latin: bring, together

Counsel, conciliatory, reconcile

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Counsel

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V: to advise ; make a suggestion to
N: advice
Root: consil

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Conciliatory

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Adj: intended to lessen another’s anger
Root: consil
Syn: appearing
Ant: defiant; aggressive

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Reconcile

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V: to bring back into agreement
Root: consil
Syn: harmonize
Ant: upset

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Caut

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Latin: to be careful

Precaution, cautious, cautionary

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Precaution

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N: an action taken against danger ahead of time
Root: caut

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Cautious

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Adj: careful not to get into danger
Root: caut
Syn: prudent

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Cautionary

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Adj: intended to sense as a warning
Root: caut

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Suad

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Latin: advise

Dissuade, persuasion

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Dissuade

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V: to convince one not to do something
Root: suad
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade

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Persuasion

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N: habit or type
Root: suad
Syn: camp

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