Units 16 & 17 Flashcards
root: verg
“to bend, to turn toward”
root: plic
“to fold”
“fold”
root: cliv
“slope”
root: tort
“twist”
root: sin
“curve”
root: sult, ult, sil
“to jump, to leap”
root: pend
“to hang, to weigh”
root: ject
“to throw, to cast”
root: und
“wave”
word: implicit
adjective:
implied or understood but not directly expressed
word: inexplicable
adjective:
difficult or impossible to explain
syn = undefinable
ant = clear
word: diverge
verb:
to branch out; to go different ways
syn = split, divide
ant = converge
word: converge
verb:
to come together; to gather; to meet
syn = join
ant = deviate
word: acclivity
noun:
a climbing slope; a hill
ant = decline
word: declivity
noun:
a downward slope; a dip
word: proclivity
noun:
a natural tendency towards
syn = predisposition, bent
word: contort
verb:
to twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
word: distort
verb:
to misshape; mispresent
word: sinuous
adjective:
curving or twisting
syn = writhing
word: insinuate
verb:
to suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion
syn = hint
word: desultory
adjective:
moving or jumping from one thing to another
syn = disconnected
word: resilient
adjective:
able to recover readily; persistent
word: exultant
adjective:
marked by great joy or jubilation
syn = triumphant
word: expendable
adjective:
not necessary; dispensable
