Units 18 & 20 Flashcards
root: flor
“flower”
root: sem
“seed”
“to sow”
root: rad
“root”
root: germ
“to sprout, to grow”
root: mun
“payment, gift, resource, public work”
“common”
root: prec, prais
“price”
“price, appraise, value”
root: merit, mere
“to earn, to deserve”
word: disseminate
verb:
to scatter; to spread
syn = circulate
ant = withhold
word: seminal
adjective:
fundamentally influential; important
ant = inconsequential
word: florid
adjective:
overly decorated; showy
syn = flowery, ornate
ant = plain
word: flourish
verb:
to thrive; to prosper
word: deracinate
verb:
to uproot; to remove from one’s homeland
word: irradicable
adjective:
impossible to destroy
syn = deep-rooted
word: eradicate
verb:
to destroy; get rid of
syn = abolish, eliminate
word: germinate
verb:
to cause to grow
word: germinal
adjective:
occurring in the earliest stage of development
word: germane
adjective:
related to a subject or topic; relevant
syn = pertinent
word: munificient
adjective:
generous; giving
ant = stingy
word: remunerate
verb:
to compensate; pay
word: communal
adjective:
shared by the people of a community; public
word: exocommunicate
verb:
to exclude from membership in a group
word: incommunicado
adjective:
unable or not allowed to communicate with others
word: appreciable
adjective:
able to be measured or perceived
word: appraise
verb:
to evaluate; estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of
