Flashcards in Unit 3 Deck (16):
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PEL/ PELUS
Latin: Pellere, Pelsum means to "push, to drive"
Compel, Impulse, Expel.
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Compel
v. To force or strongly persuade; coerce.
Root: Pel
Syn: Sway
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Impulse
n. A sudden, involuntary urge to do something.
Root: Puls
Syn: Whim, Spur
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Expel
v. To send out or away.
Root: Pel
Syn: Eject
Ant: Admit
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JAC/ JECT
Latin: Jacere, Juctum means to "throw, to cast"
Conjecture, Dejected, Abject.
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Conjecture
n. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence.
Root: Ject
Syn: Theory
Ant: Fact
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Dejected
adj. Downcast or sad; depressed.
Root: Ject
Syn: Dispirited
Ant: Animated
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Abject
adj. Lowly, miserable and wretched.
Root: Ject
Syn: Degraded
Ant: Exalted
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MIT/ MIS
Latin: Mittere, Missum means to "send"
Emissary, Dismissive, Remiss.
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Emissary
n. An agent sent on a mission.
Root: Mis
Syn: Go-between
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Dismissive
adj. Showing little regard; scornful.
Root: Mis
Syn: Contempuous
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Remiss
adj. Failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent.
Root: Mis
Syn: Delinquent
Ant: Prudent
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MOT/ MOV
Latin: Movere, Motus means to "move".
Motive, Motif, Emote.
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Motive
n. Cause for action.
Root: Mot
Syn: Incentive
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Motif
n. A recurring theme, subject or idea.
Root: Mot
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