Unit 20 Flashcards

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Admonition

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Noun
Gentle scolding
Synonyms: chiding

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Mon

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Latin
“to warn”
Examples: admonition, premonition

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Premonition

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Noun
A vision, a warning before something happens.
Synonyms: foreboding, forewarning

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Consil

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Latin
“bring together” or “advice”
Examples: counsel, conciliatory, reconcile.

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Counsel

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verb. To advise, make a suggestion.
Synonyms: encourage. Antonyms: discourage
noun. advice

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Conciliatory

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Adjective
intended to lessen another’s anger
Synonyms: appeasing
Antonyms: defiant, aggresive

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Reconcile

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Verb
To bring back into agreement
Synonyms: harmonize
Antonyms: upset

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Caut

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Latin
“to be careful”
Examples: precaution, cautious, cautionary

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Precaution

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Noun

An action taken against danger ahead of time

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Cautious

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Adjective
careful not to get into danger
Synonyms: prudent

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Cautionary

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Adjective

Intended to serve as a warning

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Suad

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Latin
“advise”
Examples: dissuade, persuasion.

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Dissuade

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Verb
To convince one not to do something.
Synonyms: discourage
Antonyms: persuade

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Persuasion

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Noun
Habit or type
Synonyms: camp

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