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Vocabulary Unit 21 Flashcards

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What is the meaning of the root GUST? What is its origin?

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Taste/Latin

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What is the meaning of the word Gusto? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Enthusiastic enjoyment/ relish/ dislike

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What is the meaning of the word Gustatory? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Having to do with the sense of taste

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What is the meaning of the root SIP/SAP? What is its origin?

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To taste/Latin

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What is the meaning of the word Insipid? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Dull; uninteresting/ colorless/ intriguing

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What is the meaning of the word Sapient? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Having knowledge; wise/ conscious/ unthinking

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What is the meaning of the root AV? What is its origin?

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To crave; to desire/Latin

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What is the meaning of the word Avid? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Enthusiastic; eager/ devoted/ uninterested

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What is the meaning of the word Avarice? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Desire for wealth; greed

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What is the meaning of the word Imbibe? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Drink; soak up/ absorb

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What is the meaning of the word Bibulous? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Drunken

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What is the meaning of the root GLUT? What is its origin?

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To devour/Latin

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What is the meaning of the word Glut? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Too much of something; oversupply

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What is the meaning of the word Glutton? What is its synonym and antonym?

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One who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink)

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What is the meaning of the root PALAT? What is its origin?

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Palate/Latin

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What is the meaning of the word Palate? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Taste or liking/ appetite

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What is the meaning of the word Palatable? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Acceptable; satisfactory/ tolerable/ unbearable

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What is the meaning of the root GUST? What is its origin?

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Taste/Latin

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