Unit 3 Flashcards
1
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Pel/Puls
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To push, to drive
Latin
Compel, Impulse, Expel
2
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Compel
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Verb
To force or strongly persuade; coerce
Pel/Puls
Syn- sway
3
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Impulse
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Noun
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Pel/Puls
Syn- whim, spur
4
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Expel
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Verb To send out or away Pel/Puls Syn- eject Ant- admit
5
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Jac/Ject
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To throw, to cast
Latin
Conjecture, Dejected, Abject
6
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Conjecture
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Noun A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence Jac/Ject Syn- theory Ant- fact
7
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Dejected
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Adjective Downcast or sad; depressed Jac/Ject Syn- dispirited Ant- animated
8
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Abject
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Adjective Lowly, miserable and wretched Jac/Ject Syn-degraded Ant- exalted
9
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Mit/Mis
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Send
Latin
Emissary, dismissive, remiss
10
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Emissary
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Noun
An agent sent on a mission
Mit/Mis
Syn- go-between
11
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Dismissive
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Adjective
Showing little regard; scornful
Mit/Mis
Syn- contemptuous
12
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Remiss
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Adjective Failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent Mit/Mis Syn- delinquent Ant- prudent
13
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Mot/Mov
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Latin
To move
Motive, motif, emote
14
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Motive
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Noun
Cause for action
Mot/Mov
Syn- incentive
15
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Motif
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Noun
A recurring theme, subject or idea
Mot/Mov
