Flashcards in Unit 3 Deck (16):
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Pel/Puls
Latin: 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: means "to throw, to cast"
Conjecture, dejected, abject
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Conjecture
N. A guess, often one based in 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: 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: 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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