Final Exam Vocab

Question 0

Convoluted

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Adj.- Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.
Root- Volu (to roll, to turn)
Syn.- Tangled
Ant.- Clear

Question 1

Extort

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V.- To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand.
Root- Tort (to twist)
Syn.- Coerce
Ant.- Coax

Question 2

Inflection

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N.- Change in pitch or tone of the voice.

Root- Flect (to bend)

Question 3

Revert

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V.- To fall back into an old condition.
Root- Vert (to turn)
Syn.- Lapse
Ant.- Improve

Question 4

Culprit

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N.- One responsible for a crime.
Root- Culp (to blame)
Syn.- Perpetrator

Question 5

Exonerate

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V.- To prove not guilty.
Root- Oner (burden)
Syn.- Acquit
Ant.- Condemn, convict

Question 6

Fidelity

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N.- Faithfulness, loyalty.
Root- Fid (to trust, believe)
Ant.- Treachery

Question 7

Glutton

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N.- One who wants or takes too much. (Especially food or drink)
Root- Glut (to devour)

Question 8

Incredulous

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Adj.- Unable to believe something; amazed.
Root- Cred (to trust, believe)
Syn.- Skeptical
Ant.- Trusting

Question 9

Incriminate

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V.- To reveal guilt or make appear guilty.
Root- Crimin (crime, charge of crime)
Syn.- Implicate
Ant.- Acquit

Question 10

Novice

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N.- An inexperienced person; amateur.
Root- Nov (new)
Syn.- Beginner
Ant.- Expert

Question 11

Primal

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Adj.- Original; dating from the beginning of existence.
Root- Prim (first)
Syn.- Primitive
Ant.- Modern

Question 12

Erroneous

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Adj.- Wrong or inaccurate.
Root- Err (to wander)
Syn.- Mistaken
Ant.- Correct

Question 13

Degrade

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V.- To lower in self esteem; insult.
Root- Grad (to go forth, to proceed)
Syn.- Belittle
Ant.- Honor

Question 14

Circumvent

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V.- To avoid by going around; bypass.
Root- Vent (to come)
Syn.- Sidestep
Ant.- Confront

Question 15

Palatable

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Adj.- Acceptable; satisfactory.
Root- Palat (palate)
Syn.- Tolerable
Ant.- Unbearable

Question 16

Incursion

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N.- An attack on another’s territory; a raid.
Root- Curs (to run)
Syn.- Invasion

Question 17

Virile

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Adj.- Masculine; manly.

Root- Vir (man)

Question 18

Pandemic

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Adj.- Having an affect on a large area or region.
Root- Dem (people)
Syn.- Rampant
Ant.- Confined

Question 19

Ultimatum

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N.- A demand or threat that is final.

Root- Ultima (last)

Question 20

Civility

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N.- Politeness; courteousness.
Root- Civis (citizen)
Syn.- Decorum
Ant.- Rudeness

Question 21

Malediction

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N.- A recital of words intended to harm; a curse.

Root- Dict (to say, to order)

Question 22

Colloquial

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Adj.- Of or related to informal speech; conversational.
Root- Loqu (to speak)
Syn.- Idiomatic

Question 23

Stagnant

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Adj.- Unhealthy because of lack of movement.
Root- Stagn (to stagnate, form a pool of standing water)
Syn.- Sluggish
Ant.- Invigorating

Question 24

Declaim

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V.- To speak loudly and with feeling. | Root- Claim (to shout or call)

Question 25

Indolent

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Adj.- Lazy; averse to work. Root- Dol (to feel pain, to be grieved) Syn.- Listless Ant.- Robust

Question 26

Acrid

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Adj.- Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating. Root- Acri (sharp)

Question 27

Excruciating

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Adj.- Extremely painful; agonizing. Root- Crux (cross) Syn.- Unbearable Ant.- Pleasant

Question 28

Prescient

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Adj.- Showing knowledge of events before they happen. Root- Sci (to know) Syn.- Far-sighted Ant.- Rash

Question 29

Aesthetic

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Adj.- Having to do with beauty or order. Root- Aes (feeling, perception) Syn.- Artistic

Question 30

Antipathy

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Adj.- Hostility or hatred. Root- Path (to feel) Syn.- Dislike Ant.- Sympathy

Question 31

Olfactory

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Adj.- Having to do with the sense of smell. | Root- Ol (to smell)

Question 32

Tangible

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Adj.- Able to be grasped or perceived. Root- Tang (to touch) Syn.- Concrete Ant.- Abstract

Question 33

Despondent

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Adj.- Lacking all hope. Root- Spond (pledge, show support for) Syn.- Despairing Ant.- Joyful

Question 34

Abrogate

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V.- To cancel; to repeal. Root- Rog (to ask, demand) Syn.- Abolish Ant.- Ratify

Question 35

Dissuade

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V.- To convince one not to do something. Root- Suad (advise) Syn.- Discourage Ant.- Persuade

Question 36

Insipid

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Adj.- Dull; uninteresting. Root- Sip (to taste) Syn.- Colorless Ant.- Intriguing

Question 37

Avarice

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N.- Desire for wealth; greed. | Root- Av (to crave, to desire)

Question 38

Apolitical

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Adj.- Having no interest in politics; not political. | Root- Polit (city)

Question 39

Odoriferous

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Adj.- Giving off an odor. | Root- Odor (smell)