Unit III Flashcards
Compel (v.)
To force or strongly persuade; coerce
Syn: sway
Impulse (n).
A sudden involuntary urge to do something
Sun: whim, spur
Expel (v.)
To send out or away
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
Jacere, jectum
To throw; to cast
Conjecture (n).
A guess; often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
Dejected (adj).
Downcast or sad; depressed
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated
Abject (adj).
Lowly, miserable; wretched
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
Mittere, missum
Send
Emissary (n.)
An agent sent on a mission
Syn: go-between
Dismissive (adj.)
Showing little regard; scornful
Syn: contemptuous
Remiss (adj.)
Failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
Movere & motus
To move
Motive (n).
Cause for action
Syn: incentive
Motif (n).
Reoccurring theme; subject or idea
Emote (v).
To dramatically express emotions
Syn: dramatize
