Flashcards in Unit 13 Deck (17):
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ER
Latin to wander
Aberrant, erroneous, errant
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Aberrant
Adj. “Deviating from a pattern or rule”
Root- err
Syn. Abnormal
Ant. Typical
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Erroneous
Adj. wrong or inaccurate
Root- err
Syn. Mistaken
Ant. Correct
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Errant
Adj. wandering or staying.
Root- err
Syn. Wayward
And. On course
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Grad/gress
Latin. To go forth, proceed.
Degrade, congress, egress
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Degrade
V. To lower in esteem, insult
Root- grad
Syn. Belittle
Ant. Honor
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Congress
N. a coming together
Root. Gress
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Egress
N. act of going out, regress.
Root- gress
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Ven/ vent
Latin. To come
Convene, convent, circumvent
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Convene
V. To come together, to assemble
Root. Ven
Syn. Gather
Ant. Adjourn
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Covenant
N. a mutual or legal agreement
Root. Ven
Syn. Contract
Ant. Break off
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Circumvent
V. To avoid by going around, bypass
Root. Ven
Syn. Sidestep
Ant. Confront
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CUR/CURS
Latin. To run
Cursory, precursor, recourse, incursion
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Cursory
Adj. hasty and superficial
Root. Curs
Syn. Casual
Ant. Comprehensive
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Precursor
N. that which comes before, forerunner
Root. Curs
Syn. Harbinger
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Recourse
N. help for a problem, or solution
Root. Cur
Syn. Resource
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