Units 3-4 Flashcards
(31 cards)
PELS/PULS
to push, to drive
Compel
Verb - To force or to strongly persuade; coerce
Syn - sway
Impulse
Noun - A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Syn - whim, spur
Expel
Verb - To send out or away
Syn - eject
Ant - admit
JAC/JECT
to throw, to cast
Conjecture
Noun - A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence.
Syn- theory
Ant - fact
Dejected
Adjective - Downcast or sad; depressed
Syn - dispirited
Ant - animated
Abject
Adjective - Lowly, miserable, and wretched
Syn - degraded
Ant - exalted
MIT/MIS
send
Emissary
Noun - An agent sent on a mission
Syn - go-between
Dismissive
Adjective - Showing little regard; scornful
Syn - contemptuous
Remiss
Adjective - Failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
Syn - delinquent
Ant - prudent
MOT/MOV
to move
Motive
Noun - Cause for action
Syn- incentive
Motif
Noun - A recurring, theme, subject, or idea
Emote
Verb - To dramatically express emotions
Syn - dramatize
VIA
road, way
Viaduct
Noun - A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Impervious
Adjective - Unable to be affected
Syn - invulnerable
Deviate
Verb - To depart, especially from a path of plan
Syn - stray
Ant - continue
Obviate
Verb - To make unnecessary; to avoid
Syn - prevent
FER
to carry, to bring
Defer
Verb - To put aside until later
Syn - postpone
Ant - hasten
Deference
Noun - Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn - submission
Ant - rebellion
