wordpieces 3.4. root: sequi/sec to follow inconsequential adjective having no effect or importance...

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Wordpieces 3.4

Root: sequi/sec• to follow

inconsequential•Adjective

•Having no effect or importance

• Synonym: trivial; minor

•Antonym: essential

consecutive•Adjective

• Following in order

• Synonym: sequential

execution• noun

• The way something is done

• Synonym: operation; performance

Root: cur/cour• to run

courier•Noun

•One who carries and delivers

• Synonym: messenger; carrier

incur•Verb

• To bring about

• Synonym: acquire; gain

•Antonym: avoid

recurrent• adjective

•Happening repeatedly

• Synonym: habitual; persistent

•Antonym: infrequent

Root: grad/gress• to step

gradualism• noun

•A policy which involves taking slow, measured actions

regress•Verb

• To go back to a less mature or less positive state

• Synonym: slip back; degenerate

•Antonym: improve

digress•Verb

• To move away from the topic at hand; ramble

• Synonym: depart; wander; stray

•Antonym: continue; stick to

Root: ambl/ambul• To walk

amble• verb

• To casually walk; stroll

• Synonym: mosey

•Antonym: hurry

ambulatory• adjective

•Able to walk

preamble• noun

•A passage or speech which introduces another

• Synonym: preface; foreword; prelude

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