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Unit 8 ENG 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Root: CUR | To run |
| Discursive | Wandering from one topic to another |
| Concur | To agree in an opinion or decision |
| Succor | Badly needed help; aid |
| Synonym of discursive | Rambling |
| Antonym of discursive | Focused |
| Synonym of concur | Affirm |
| Antonym of concur | Disagree |
| Synonym of succor | Support |
| Antonym of succor | Discouragement |
| Root: SEQ, SEG, SU | To follow |
| Obsequious | Too willing to serve or obey |
| Segue | A movement from one thing to another; a transition |
| Ensue | To come after; to happen as a result |
| Synonym of obsequious | Servile |
| Antonym of obsequious | Disobedient |
| Synonym of ensue | Commence |
| Antonym of ensue | Cease |
| Root: CED, CES | To go, to yield |
| Incessant | Going on without stopping; seemingly never-ending |
| Concede | To admit that something is true; to give up |
| Intercede | To ask or plead with on behalf of another |
| Synonym of incessant | Continual |
| Antonym of incessant | Intermittent |
| Synonym of concede | Grant |
| Antonym of concede | Deny |
| Synonym of intercede | Arbitrate |
| Root: PET | To seek, to go toward |
| Perpetuity | A time period lasting through the ages; an eternity |
| Perpetuate | To cause to continue; to further |
| Synonym of perpetuate | Foster |
| Antonym of perpetuate | Eliminate |