ch. 3 and 4 roots Flashcards by Ricki Diaz

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To force or strongly persuade

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Compel

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To push, to Drive (root)

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pel/puls

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A sudden involuntary urge to do something

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Impulse

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To send out or away

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Expel

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to throw, to cast (root)

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Jact/Ject

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A guess often based on inadequate evidence

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Conjecture

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Downcast or sad, depressed

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Dejected

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Lowly, miserable

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Abject

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To send (root)

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Mit/Mis

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An agent sent on a mission

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Emissary

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Showing little regard; scornful

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Dismissive

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Failing to fulfill one’s duty

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Remiss

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To move (root)

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Mot/Mov

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Cause for action

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Motive

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A recurring theme

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Motif

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To dramatically express emotion

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Emote

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Road, way (root)

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Via

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A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

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Viaduct

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Unable to be affected

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Impervious

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To depart especially from a path or plan

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Deviate

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To make unnecessary; to avoid

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Obviate

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To carry, to bring (root)

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Fer

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To put aside until later

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Defer

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Act of yielding another person’s authority

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Deference

To discuss something with someone else

Confer

A conclusion not directly provided by evidence

Inference

To present or offer

Proffer

To increase greatly in number

Proliferate

To carry, to bring (root)

Port

Manner in which one acts or behaves

Comportment

Claimed as true but probably false

Purported