Flashcards in Final Words Deck (42):
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Acrimonious
adj. Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Acri
1
Aesthetic
adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Aes
2
Antipathy
adj. Hostility or hatred
Path
3
Apathetic
adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Path
4
Apolitical
adj. Having no interest in politics; not political
Polit
5
Cautionary
adj. Intended to serve as a warning
Caut
6
Circumvent
v. To avoid by going around; bypass
Ven/vent
7
Civic
adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community
Civis
8
Colloquial
adj. Of or related to informal speech; conversational
Loc/Loqu
9
Connotation
n. An image or idea associated with a word
Nota
10
Conscientious
adj. Diligent and careful
Sci
11
Convoluted
adj. Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
Volv/volu
12
Culpable
adj. Deserving blame
Culp
13
Definitive
adj. Defining for all others; standard
Fin
14
Degrade
v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult
Grad/gress
15
Demographic
adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Dem
16
Denotation
n. The dictionary definition of a word
Nota
17
Effervescent
adj. Highly spirited; animated
Ferv
18
Eloquent
adj. Powerful and expressive
Loc/loqu
19
Empathy
n. Sharing of another’s emotions
Path
20
Evocative
adj. Calling forth a vivid image or impression
Voca
21
Fervent
adj. Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Ferv
22
Imprecation
v. A curse
Prec
23
Indolent
adj. Lazy; averse to work
Dol
24
Infinite
adj. Without beginning or end
Fin
25
Inflection
n. Change in pitch or tone of the voice
Flex/Flect
26
Inflexable
adj. Too unchangeable in character or purpose
FLEX/FLECT
27
Inquisitive
adj. Curious; asking many questions
Quis
28
Irrational
adj. Not based on reason or logic
Ratio
29
Locution
n. Style or action of speaking
Loc/loqu
30
Mea culpa
interjection Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Culp
31
Persuasion
n. Habit or type
Suad
32
Precarious
adj. Threatened or unsafe
Prec
33
Precursor
n. That which comes before; forerunner
Cur/curs
34
Primal
adj. Original; dating from the beginning of existence
Prim
35
Reconcile
v. To bring back into agreement
Counsil
36
Reprobate
n. A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Prob/prov
37
Reprove
v. To scold or criticize
Prob/prov
38
Requisition
1) n. Act of ordering or demanding something (2) v. to make a request or demand
Quis
39
Ultimatum
n. A demand or threat that is final
Ultima
40
Unconscionable
adj. Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
Sci
41