Units 21-22 Flashcards
(35 cards)
GUST
taste
Gusto
Noun - enthusiastic enjoyment
Ant. - dislike
Gustatory
Adjective - having to do with the sense of taste
SIP, SAP
to taste
Insipid
Adjective - dull; uninteresting
Ant. - intriguing
Sapient
Adjective - having knowledge; wise
Ant. - unthinking
AV
to crave, to desire
Avid
Adjective - enthusiastic; eager
Ant. - uninterested
Avarice
Noun - desire for wealth; greed
BIB
to drink
Imbibe
Verb - drink; soak up
Bibulous
Adjective - drunken
GLUT (Root)
to devour
Glut
Noun - too much of something; oversupply
Glutton
Noun - one who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink)
PALAT
palate
Palate
Noun - taste or liking
Palatable
Adjective - acceptable; satisfactory
Ant. - unbearable
RANC
to stink
Rancid
Adjective - rotten; spoiled
Ant. - fresh
Rancor
Noun - bitterness; hostility
Ant. - friendliness
PUTR
rotten
Putrefy
Verb - to rot, to decompose
Putrid
Adjective - rotten; suggesting decomposition