Units 16 & 17 Flashcards
0
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root: verg
A
“to bend, to turn toward”
1
Q
root: plic
A
“to fold”
“fold”
2
Q
root: cliv
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“slope”
3
Q
root: tort
A
“twist”
4
Q
root: sin
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“curve”
5
Q
root: sult, ult, sil
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“to jump, to leap”
6
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root: pend
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“to hang, to weigh”
7
Q
root: ject
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“to throw, to cast”
8
Q
root: und
A
“wave”
9
Q
word: implicit
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adjective:
implied or understood but not directly expressed
10
Q
word: inexplicable
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adjective:
difficult or impossible to explain
syn = undefinable
ant = clear
11
Q
word: diverge
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verb:
to branch out; to go different ways
syn = split, divide
ant = converge
12
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word: converge
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verb:
to come together; to gather; to meet
syn = join
ant = deviate
13
Q
word: acclivity
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noun:
a climbing slope; a hill
ant = decline
14
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word: declivity
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noun:
a downward slope; a dip
15
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word: proclivity
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noun:
a natural tendency towards
syn = predisposition, bent
