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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Means “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: deny, argument
Ant: agree, 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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Means “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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Means “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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Means “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