Unit 3 Flashcards
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PEL/PULS
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Latin: Pellere, Pulsum
To push, to drive
Compel, Impulse, Expel
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Compel
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V.
To force or strongly persuade.
Root: PEL
Syn: Sway
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Impulse
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N.
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something.
Root: PULS
Syn: Whim, Spur
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Expel
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V. To send out or away. Root: PEL Syn: Eject Ant: Admit
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JAC/JECT
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Latin: Jacere, Jectum
To throw, to cast
Conjecture, Dejected, Abject
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Conjecture
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N. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence. Root: JECT Syn: Theory Ant: Fact
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Dejected
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Adj. Downcast or sad. Root: JECT Syn: Dispirited Ant: Animated
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Abject
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Adj. Lowly, miserable, and wretched. Root: JECT Syn: Degraded Ant: Exalted
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MIT/MIS
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Latin: Mittere, Missum
Send
Emissary, Dismissive, Remiss
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Emissary
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N.
An agent sent on a mission.
Root: MIS
Syn: Go-Between
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Dismissive
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Adj.
Showing little regard.
Root: MIS
Syn: Contemptuous
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Remiss
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Adj. Failing to fulfill one's duty. Root: MIS Syn: Delinquent Ant: Prudent
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MOT/MOV
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Latin: Movere, Motus
To move
Motive, Motif, Emote
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Motive
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N.
Cause for action.
Root: MOT
Syn: Incentive
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Motif
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N.
A recurring theme, subject, or idea.
Root: MOT
