Unit 17 Flashcards

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Impute

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V. To assign Blame or responsibility for
Root: put
Syn: attribute
Ant: vindicate

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Put

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Latin: to think

Impute, dispute, disreputable

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Dispute

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1) v. To disagree with
2) n. a disagreement or argument
Root:put
Syn: argument
Ant: agreement

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Disreputable

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Adj. not respectable, having a bad reputation
Root: put
Syn: notorious
Ant: respectable

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Nota

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Latin: to note

Connotation, denotation, annotate

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Connotation

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n. An image or idea associated with a word
Root: nota
Syn: overtone

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Denotation

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N. the dictionary definition of a word

Root: nota

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Annotate

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V. To explain or discuss through a note

Root: nota

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Ratio

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Latin: reason

Irrational, rationale, rationalize

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Irrational

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Adj. not based on reason or logic
Root: ratio
Syn: illogical
Ant: reasonable, rational

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Rationale

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N. a reason for doing something, explanation

Root: ratio

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Rationalize

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V. Justify, give reason for
Root: ratio
Syn: excuse

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Sci

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Latin: to know

Conscientious, unconscionable, prescient

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Conscientious

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Adj. diligent and careful
Root: sci
Ant: careless

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Unconscionable

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Adj. not obeying moral laws, unscrupulous
Root: sci
Ant: principled

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Prescient

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Adj. showing knowledge of events before they happened
Root: sci
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash