Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

ultimatum

 

a final request, offer, or demand, the rejection of which will bring about a break in relations or result in punitive actions

 

The Secretary General of the United Nations issued an ultimatum to the Serbs that they withdraw from Sarajevo or face military reprisal by the United Nations. 

 

Latin root word: ultimus, ultima, ultimum - farthest

 

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