Unit 21 Flashcards
Gusto
N. enthusiastic enjoyment
Root: gust
Synonym: relish
Antonym: dislike
Gust
Latin gustus “taste”
Gusto, gustatory
Gustatory
Adj. having to do with the sense of taste
Root: gust
Sip, Sap
Latin Sapere “to taste”
Insipid, sapient
Insipid
Adj. dull, uninteresting
Root: sip
Synonym: colorless
Antonym: intriguing
Sapient
Adj. having knowledge, wise
Root: sap
Synonym: conscious
Antonym: unthinking
Av
Latin Avere, “to crave, desire”
Avid, avarice
Avid
Adj. enthusiastic, eager
Root: av
Synonym:devoted
Antonym: uninterested
Avarice
N. desire for wealth greed
Root: av
Bib
Latin, bibere, “to drink”
Imbibe, bibulous
Imbibe
V. Drink, soak up
Root: bib
Synonym: absorb
Bibulous
Adj. drunken
Root: bib
Glut
Latin Gluttire “to devour”
Glut, glutton
Glut
N. too much of something, oversupply
Root: glut
Gluttony
N. one who wants or takes to much
Root: glut