Units 17-18 Flashcards
To assign blame or responsibility for
Impute
ROOT
PUT
Latin
Putatur, Putatum
To think
To disagree with
Dispute
Not respectable; having a bad reputation
Disreputable
ROOT
Nota
Latin
NOTARE, NOTATUM
To note
An image or idea associated with a word
Connotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
To explain or discuss through a note
Annotation
ROOT
RATIO
Latin
RATIO
Reason
Not based on reason or logic
Irrational
A reason for doing something; explanation
Rationale
Justify; give reason for
Rationalize
ROOT
SCI
Latin
SCIRE
To know
Diligent and careful
Conscientious
Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
Unconscionable
Showing knowledge of events before they happen
Prescient
ROOT
AES
Greek
AESTHESIS
Feeling, perception
Having to do with beauty or order
Aesthetic
A substance which causes loss of feeling
Anesthetic
Root
PATH
Greek
PATHEIN
To feel
Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Apathetic
Sharing of another’s emotions
Empathy
Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
Pathos
Hostility or hatred
Antipathy