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Linguistics 180-193
linguistics pages 180-193
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| not legible, impossible or hard to read, undecipherable | illegible |
| not literate, unable to read or wrtie, uneducated | illiterate |
| not logical, not observing the rules of logic (correct reasoning), irrational,fallacious | illogical |
| not spotted, stainless, absolutely clean | immaculate |
| not mature, not fully grown or developed, young, childish | immature |
| state of being not punished, freedom from punishment, harm, loss, etc. immunity | impunity |
| not accesible,unreachable, hard to get to, unapproachable | inaccessible |
| not ceasing, continuing without interuption, interminable, ceaseless | incessant |
| not flexible, not easily bent, firm, unyielding | inflexible |
| state of being not grateful, ungratefulness, lack of gratitude | ingratitude |
| not hospitable, not showing kindness to guest and strangers, unfriendly | inhospitable |
| not soluble, incapable of being solved, unsolvable, irresolvable | insoluble |
| not reconcilable, not able to be brought into friendly accord or commpromise, incompatible | irreconcilable |
| not relevant,inapplicable, off the topic, extraneous | irrelevant |
| irrevocablenot revocable, incapable of being recalled or revokes, unalterable, irrevrsible | irrevocable |
| blessing, good wishes, approbation | benediction |
| curse | malediction |
| person who gives kindly aid, money, or a similar benefit | benefactor |
| offender, evildoer, criminal | malefactor |
| productive of good, hlepful, advantageous | beneficial |
| person recieving some good, advantage, or benefit | beneficiary |
| disposed to promaote the welfare of others, kind, charitable | benevolent |
| showing ill will, spiteful, malicious, vicious | malevolent |
| badly adjusted, out of harmony with ones environment | maladjusted |
| ill will, intention or desire to harm another, enmity, malevolence | malice |
| bad or faulty nutrition, poor nourishment | malnutrition |
| treat badly or roughly, mistreat, abuse | maltreat |
| deteriorating, growing worse, declining | decadent |
| having leaves that fall off at the end of the growing season, shedding leaves | deciduous |
| out of one's mind, mad, insane, deranged | demented |
| pull or tear down, destroy, raze, wreck | demolish |
| move down in grade or rank, degradem downgrade | demote |
| unable to exist without the support of another | dependent |
| 1. Go down in price or value2. speak slightingly of, belittle, desparage | depreciate |