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Final Vocab Flashcards

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Convoluted

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Adjective. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.
Root: volu
Means to roll, to turn
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear
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Extort

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Verb. To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand.
Root: tort
Means to twist
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax
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Inflection

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Noun. Change in pitch or tone of voice.
Root: flect
Means to bend

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Revert

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Verb. To fall back into an old condition. Root: vert
Means to turn
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve

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Malediction

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Noun. A recital of words intended to harm; a curse.
Root: dict
Means to say, to order

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Excruciating

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Adjective. Extremely painful; agonizing
Root: cruc?
Means cross
Syn: unbearable
Ant: unpleasant
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Tangible

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Adjective. Able to be grasped or perceived.
Root: tang
Means to touch
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract
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Glutton

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Noun. One who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink)
Root: glut
Means to devour

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Incriminate

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Verb. To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty.
Root: crimin
Means crime, charge of crime
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
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Culprit

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Noun. One responsible for a crime.
Root: culp
Means to blame
Syn: perpetrator

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Exonerate

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Verb. To prove not guilty. 
Root: oner
Means burden
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn
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Fidelity

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Noun. Faithfulness; loyalty.
Root: fid
Means to trust, believe
Ant: treachery

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Colloquial

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Adjective. Of or related to informal speech; conversational.
Root: loqu
Means to speak
Syn: idiomatic

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Prescient

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Adjective. Showing knowledge of events before they happen
Root: sci
Means to know
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash
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Despondent

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Adjective. Lacking all hope.
Root: spond
Pledge, show support for
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful
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Palatable

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Adjective. Acceptable; satisfactory
Root: palat
Means palate
Syn: tolerable
Ant: unbearable
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Incredulous

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Adjective. Unable to believe something; amazed.
Root: cred
Means to trust, believe
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting
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Ultimatum

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Noun. A demand or threat that is final.
Root: ultima
Means last

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Novice

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Noun. An inexperienced person; amateur.
Root: nov
Means new
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert
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Primal

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Adjective. Original; dating from the beginning of existence.
Root: prim
Means first
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern
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Declaim

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Verb. To speak loudly and with feeling.
Root: claim
To shout or call

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Aesthetic

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Adjective. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: aes
Means feeling, perception
Syn: artistic

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Stagnant

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Adjective. Unhealthy because of lack of movement.
Root: stagn
Means to stagnate, form a pool of standing water
Syn: sluggish
Ant: invigorating

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Erroneous

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Adjective. Wrong or erroneous.
Root: err
Means to wander
Syn: mistaken
Ant: correct
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Degrade

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Verb. To lower in dignity or esteem; insult.
Root: grad
Means to go forth, to proceed
Syn: belittle
Ant: honor
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Circumvent

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Verb. To avoid by going around; bypass
Root: vent
Means to come
Syn: sidestep
Ant: confront
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Incursion

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Noun. An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Root: curs
Means to run
Syn: invasion

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Indolent

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Adjective. Lazy; averse to work
Root: dol
Means to feel pain, to be grieved
Syn: listless
Ant: robust
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Antipathy

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Adjective. Hostility or hatred
Root: path
Means to feel
Syn: dislike 
Ant: sympathy
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Dissuade

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Verb. To convince one not to do something.
Root: suad
Means advise
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade
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Olfactory

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Adjective. Having to do with the sense of smell.
Root: ole
Means to smell

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Virile

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Adjective. Masculine; manly
Root: vir
Means man

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Pandemic

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Adjective. Having an effect on a large area or region.
Root: dem
Means people
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
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Apolitical

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Adjective. Having no interest in politics; not political
Root: polit
Means city

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Civility

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Noun. Politeness; courteousness.
Root: civi?
Means citizen
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
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Acrid

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Adjective. Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
Root: acri
Means sharp

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Avarice

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Noun. Desire for wealth; greed
Root: av
Means to crave, to desire

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Insipid

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Adjective. Dull; uninteresting
Root: sip
Means to taste
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing
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Odoriferous

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Adjective. Giving off an odor
Root: odor
Means smell

Latin/Greek Roots (26 decks)

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