Unit 21 Flashcards
Gusto
N: enthusiastic; enjoyment
Root: gust
Syn: relish
Ant: dislike
Gust
Latin: taste
Gusto, gustatory
Gustatory
Adj: having to do with the sense of taste
Root: gust
Sip/ sap
Insipid, sapient
Insipid
Adj: dull, uninterested
Root: sip
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing
Sapient
Adj: having knowledge; wise
Root: sap
Syn: conscious
Ant: unthinking
Av
Latin: to crave, to desire
Avid, avarice
Avid
Adj: enthusiastic; eager
Syn: devoted
Ant: uninterested
Avarice
N: desire for wealth; greedy
Root: av
Bib
Latin: to drink
Imbibe, bibulous
Imbibe
V: drink; soak
Root: bib
Syn: absorb
Bibulous
Adj: drunken
Rot: bib
Glut
Latin: to devour
Glut, glutton
Glut
N: to much of something; oversupply
Root: glut
Glutton
N: one who wants on takes too much
Root: glut