What does inimical mean?
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What does inimical mean?
Word Derivatives:
When we come across new vocabulary, we can better understand what it means by looking at where it came from. Many of the words we use today have roots in the ancient Latin or Greek languages. Knowing these word derivatives can help us understand how to properly use new words.
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View this answerInimical comes from inimicus, which is the Latin word for enemy; therefore, something inimical acts as an enemy and can do harm to something else.
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Chapter 4 / Lesson 4Learning new words and using new vocabulary can open many doors to new things in life. Learn the importance of a growing vocabulary and explore strategies for acquiring new words, including using dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries, and discovering the meaning of words based on the context.