Unit 21 Flashcards

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N. enthusiastic enjoyment
Root: gust
Syn: relish
Ant: dislike

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Gusto

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Latin “taste”

Gusto, gustatory

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Gust

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Adj. having to do with the sense of taste

Root: gust

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Gustatory

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Latin “to taste”

Insipid, sapient

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Sip, sap

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Adj. dull; uninteresting
Root: sip, sap
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing

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Insipid

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Adj. having knowledge; wise
Root: sip, sap
Syn: conscious
Ant: unthinking

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Sapient

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Latin “to crave, to desire”

Avid, avarice

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Av

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Adj. enthusiastic; eager
Root: av
Syn: devoted
Ant: uninterested

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Avid

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N. desire for wealth; greed

Root: av

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Avarice

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Latin “to drink”

Imbibe, bibulous

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Bib

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V. Drink; soak up
Root: bib
Syn: absorb

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Imbibe

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Adj. drunken

Root: bib

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Bibulous

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Latin “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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Glut

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N. one who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink)
Root: glut

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Glutton

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Latin “palate”

Palate, palatable

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Palat

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Tasting or liking
Root: palat
Syn: appetite

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Palate

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Adj. acceptable; satisfactory
Root: palat
Syn: tolerable
Ant: unbearable

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Palatable