Unit 21 Flashcards

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Gusto

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N. enthusiastic enjoyment
Root: gust
Synonym: relish
Antonym: dislike

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Gust

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Latin gustus “taste”

Gusto, gustatory

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Gustatory

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Adj. having to do with the sense of taste

Root: gust

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Sip, Sap

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Latin Sapere “to taste”

Insipid, sapient

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Insipid

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Adj. dull, uninteresting
Root: sip
Synonym: colorless
Antonym: intriguing

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Sapient

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Adj. having knowledge, wise
Root: sap
Synonym: conscious
Antonym: unthinking

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Av

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Latin Avere, “to crave, desire”

Avid, avarice

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Avid

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Adj. enthusiastic, eager
Root: av
Synonym:devoted
Antonym: uninterested

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Avarice

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N. desire for wealth greed

Root: av

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Bib

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Latin, bibere, “to drink”

Imbibe, bibulous

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Imbibe

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V. Drink, soak up
Root: bib
Synonym: absorb

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Bibulous

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Adj. drunken

Root: bib

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Glut

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Latin Gluttire “to devour”

Glut, glutton

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Glut

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N. too much of something, oversupply

Root: glut

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Gluttony

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N. one who wants or takes to much

Root: glut

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Palat

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Latin Palatum, “palate”

Palate, palatable

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Palate

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Adj. acceptable, satisfactory
Root: palat
Synonym: tolerable
Antonym: unbearable