Flashcards in Unit 19 Deck (17)
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Inquisitive
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Adj, curious or asking many questions
- uninterested
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QUIS
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QUARARE, QUISITUM “ask, seek, demand”
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Acquisitive
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Adj, seeking to get things; greedy
- demanding
- generous
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Requisition
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N. act of demanding something or ordering
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SPOND/ SPOUSE
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SPONDERE, SPONSUM “pledge, show support for”
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Espouse
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V. To support, pledge to
- advocate
- criticize
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Correspond
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V. To be similar to; compare to
- match
- differ
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Despondent
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Adj. Lacking all hope
- despairing
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ROG
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ROGARE, ROGATUM “to ask, demand”
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Interrogate
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V. To formally question
- grill
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Derogatory
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Adj. Insult, degrading
-belittling
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Arrogant
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Adj. excessively proud; haughty
-conceited
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Abrogate
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V. To cancel, to repeal
- abolish
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PREC
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PREX, PRECIS “prayer”
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Precarious
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Adj. threatened or unsafe
- risky
- safe
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Imprecation
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V. A curse
- blessing
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Desprecate
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V. To show approval of
- belittle
- praise