Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

PEL/PULS (root)

Answer 1

Latin; “to push, to drive”

words: compel, impulse, expel

Question 2

Compel

Answer 2

v. To force or strongly persuade; coerce

Synonym: sway

Question 3

Impulse

Answer 3

n. A sudden, involuntary urge to do something

Synonym: whim, spur

Question 4

Expel

Answer 4

v. To send out or away
Synonym: eject
Antonym: admit

Question 5

JAC/JECT (root)

Answer 5

Latin; “to throw, to cast”

Words: conjecture, dejected, abject

Question 6

Conjecture

Answer 6

n. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Synonym: theory
Antonym: fact

Question 7

Dejected

Answer 7

adj. Downcast or sad; depressed
Synonym: dispirited
Antonym: animated

Question 8

Abject

Answer 8

adj. Lowly, miserably, and wretched
Synonym: degraded
Antonym: exalted

Question 9

MIT/MIS (root)

Answer 9

Latin; “send”

Words: emissary, dismissive, remiss

Question 10

Emissary

Answer 10

n. An agent sent on a mission

Synonym: go-between

Question 11

Dismissive

Answer 11

adj. Showing little regard; scornful

Synonym: contemptuous

Question 12

Remiss

Answer 12

adj. Failing to fulfill ones duty; negligent
Synonym: delinquent
Antonym: prudent

Question 13

MOT/MOV

Answer 13

Latin; “to move”

Words: motive, motif, emote

Question 14

Motive

Answer 14

n. Cause for action

Synonym: incentive

Question 15

Motif

Answer 15

n. A recurring theme, subject or idea

Question 16

Emote

Answer 16

v. To dramatically express emotions

Synonym: dramatize