Flashcards in Unit 3 Deck (15):
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PEL/PULS
To push, to drive
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Compel
To force or strongly persuade ; coerce
Syn: Sway
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Impulse
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Syn: whim, spur
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Expel
To send out or away
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
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Jac/Ject
To throw, to cast
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Conjecture
A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
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Dejected
Downcast or sad, depressed
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated
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Abject
Lowly, miserable and wretched
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
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MIT/MIS
Send
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Emissary
An agent sent out on a mission
Syn: go between
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Dismissive
Showing little regard, scornful
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Remiss
Failing to fulfill one's duty ; negligent
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
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MOT/MOV
Cause for action
Syn: incentive
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Motif
A recurring theme, subject or idea
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