Unit19-20 Flashcards

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Inquisitive

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Curious asking many questions

Ant: uninterested

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Quis

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Ask, seek, demand

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Acquisitive

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Seeking to get things; greedy
Syn demanding
Ant generous

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Requisition

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Act of ordering or demanding something

To make a request or demand

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Spouse/spond

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Pledge show support for

Latin

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Espouse

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V. To support, pledge support to
syn advocate
Ant criticize

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Correspond

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V. To be similar to compare to
Syn match
Ant differ

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Despondent

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Adj. lacking all hope
Syn despairing
Ant joyful

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Rog

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Latin

To ask, or demand

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Interrogate

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To formally question

Syn grill

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Derogatory

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Insulting, degrading
Syn belittling
Ant complimentary

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Abrogate

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V. To cancel, to repeal
Syn abolish
Ant ratify

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Prec

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Latin

Prayer

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Precarious

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Adj. threatened or unsafe.
Syn risky
Ant safe

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Inpercation

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V. A curse

Ant blessing

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Deprecate

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To show disapproval of
Syn belittle
Ant praise

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Mon

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Latin to warn

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Admonition

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N. gentle scolding

Syn chiding

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Premonition

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N. a vision a warning of something before it happens

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Counsil

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Bring together, advice

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Counsel

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To advise; make suggestions to
N advice
Syn discourage
Ant discourage

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Conciliatory

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Adj. intended to lesson another’s anger
Syn appeasing
Ant defiant, aggressive

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Reconcile

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To bring back into agreement
Syn harmonize
Ant upset

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Caut

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Latin

To be careful