Chapter Twelve Flashcards
Ultima
Latin: last
Ultimate, penultimate, ultimatum
Penultimate
Adj: just before the final; next to last
Root: Ultima
Ultimatum
N: a demand or threat that is final
Root: Ultima
Ultimate
adj: surpassing all others; definitive
Root: Ultima
Fin
Latin: end, border, limit
infinite, definitive, infinitesimal
Infinite
Adj: without beginning or end
Root: fin
Infinitesimal
Adj: extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
Root: fin
Syn: microscopic
Any: huge
Definitive
Adj: defining for all others: standard
Root: fin
Syn: absolute
Ant: uncertain
Nov
Latin: new
Novel, novice, innovative
Novel
Adj: new and different
Root: nov
Syn: original
Any: stale
Novice
N: an inexperienced person; amateur
Root: nov
Syn: beginner
Any: expert
Innovative
Adj: showing creativity and originality
Root: nov
Sun: inventive
Ant: conservation
Prim
Latin: first
Primal, primeval, primacy
Primal
Adj: original: dating from the beginning of existence
Root: prim
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
Primeval
Adj: extremely ancient; of earliest time
Root: prim
Syn: primordial
