Unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Pel/Puls
A
latin
To push or drive
Pellere, Pulsum
2
Q
Jac/Ject
A
Latin
To throw to cast
Jacere,Jactum
3
Q
Mit/Mis
A
Latin
Mittere Misum
Send
4
Q
Mot/Mov
A
Latin
To move
Movere,Motus
5
Q
Compel
A
Verb
To force or strongly persuade.
Syn: Sway
6
Q
Impulse
A
Noun
A sudden urge to do something
Syn:whim,spur
7
Q
Expel
A
Verb
To send out or away
syn: Eject
Ant: Admit
8
Q
Conjecture
A
Noun
A guess often based on false evidence
Syn; Theory
Ant;Fact
9
Q
Dejected
A
Adj.
Depressed
Syn: Dispirited
Ant: Animated
10
Q
Abject
A
Adj.
Lowly,miserable
syn:degraded
ant;exalted
11
Q
Emissary
A
Noun
An agent sent on a mission
syn: Go-between
12
Q
Dimissive
A
Adj.
showing little regard,scornful
syn:Contemptous
13
Q
Remiss
A
Adj.
Failing to fulfill one’s duty
syn: Delinquent
ant: Prudent
14
Q
Motive
A
Noun
Cause for an action
Syn; incentive
15
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Motif
A
Noun
A recurring theme,subject,or idea.
