Units 21 & 22 Words Flashcards

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1
Q

What does GUST mean?

A

Taste

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2
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What does the word Gusto mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Enthusiastic enjoyment
Syn. Relish
Ant. Dislike
POS - Noun

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3
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What does the word Gustatory mean?

POS

A

Having to do with the sense of taste

POS - Adj.

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4
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What does SIP/SAP mean?

A

To taste

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5
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What does the word Insipid?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Dull, uninteresting
Syn. Colorless
Ant. Intriguing
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Sapient mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Having knowledge, wise
Syn. Conscious
Ant. Unthinking
POS - Adj.

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7
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What does AV mean?

A

To crave, to desire

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What does the word Avid mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Enthusiastic, Eager
Syn. Devoted
Ant. Uninterested
POS - Adj.

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9
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What does the word Avarice mean?

POS

A

Desire for wealth; greed

POS - Noun

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10
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What does BIB mean?

A

To drink

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What does the word Imbibe mean?
Syn.
POS

A

Drink, soak up
Syn. Absorb
POS - Verb

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12
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What does the word Bibulous mean?

POS

A

Drunken

POS - Adj.

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13
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What does GLUT mean?

A

To devour

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14
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What does the word Glut mean?

POS

A

Too much of something; oversupply

POS - Noun

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15
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What does the word Glutton mean?

POS

A

One who wants or takes too much (especially in food or drink)
POS - Noun

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16
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What does PALAT mean?

A

Palate

17
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What does the word Palate mean?
Syn.
POS

A

Taste or liking
Syn. Appetite
POS - Noun

18
Q

What does the word Palatable mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Acceptable, satisfactory
Syn. Tolerable
Ant. Unbearable

19
Q

What does RANC mean?

A

To stink

20
Q

What does the word Rancid mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Rotten, spoiled
Syn. Soured
Ant. Fresh
POS - Adj.

21
Q

What does the word Rancor mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Bitterness; hostility
Syn. Enmity
Ant. Friendliness
POS - Noun

22
Q

What does PUTR mean?

A

Rotten

23
Q

What does the word Putrefy mean?

POS

A

To rot; to decompose

POS - Verb

24
Q

What does the word Putrid mean?

Syn.

A

Rotten; suggesting decomposition
Syn. Rancid
POS - Adj.

25
Q

What does STAGN mean?

A

To stagnate, to form a pool of standing water

26
Q

What does the word Stagnant mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Unhealthy because of lack of movement
Syn. Sluggish
Ant. Invigorating
POS - Adj.

27
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What does the word Stagnate mean?

POS

A

To stop moving or growing; to become unhealthy because lack of movement.

28
Q

What does ODOR mean?

A

Smell

29
Q

What does the word Malodorous mean?

POS

A

Foul-smelling

POS - Adj.

30
Q

What does the word Odoriferous mean?

POS

A

Giving off an odor

POS - Adj.

31
Q

What does OL mean?

A

To smell

32
Q

What does the word Olfactory mean?

POS

A

Having to do with the sense of smell

POS - Adj.

33
Q

What does the word Redolent mean?
Syn.
POS

A

Suggesting, carrying the hint of
Syn. Reminiscent
POS - Adj.

34
Q

What does FET mean?

A

To stink

35
Q

What does the word Fetid?

POS

A

Having an unpleasant smell