Unit 21 Flashcards
GUSTO
n. Enthusiastic enjoyment
Root: GUST
Syn: relish
Ant: dislike
GUST
Latin. Means “taste”
GUSTO, GUSTATORY
GUSTATORY
adj. Having to do with the sense of taste
Root: GUST
SIP, SAP
Latin. Means “to taste”
INSIPID, SAPIENT
INSIPID
adj. Dull; uninteresting
Root: SIP, SAP
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing
SAPIENT
adj. Having knowledge; wise
Root: SIP, SAP
Syn: conscious
Ant: unthinking
AV
Latin. Means “to crave, to desire”
AVID, AVARICE
AVID
adj. Enthusiastic; eager
Root: AV
Syn: devoted
Ant: uninterested
AVARICE
n. Desire for wealth; greed
Root: AV
BIB
Latin. Means “to drink”
IMBIBE, BIBULOUS
IMBIBE
v. Drink; soak up
Root: BIB
Syn: absorb
BIBULOUS
adj. Drunken
Root: BIB
GLUT
Latin. Means “to devour”
GLUT, GLUTTON
GLUT
n. Too much of something; oversupply
Root: GLUT
GLUTTON
n. One who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink)
Root: GLUT