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Pel/Puls

A

“To push, to drive”
Latin
Compel, impulse, expel

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Compel

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To force or strongly persuade; coerce
Pel/Puls
Verb
Syn:sway

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Impulse

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A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Pel/Puls
Noun
Syn: whim, spur

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Expel

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To send out or away
Pel/Puls
Verb
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
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Jac/Ject

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“To throw, to cast”
Latin
Conjecture, dejected, abject

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Conjecture

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A guess, often based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Jac/Ject
Noun
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
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Abject

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Lowly, miserable and wretched
Jac/Ject 
Adjective
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
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Dejected

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Downcast or sad; depressed
Jac/Ject 
Adjective
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated
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Mit/Mis

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“Send”
Latin
Emissary, dismissive, remiss

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Emissary

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An agent sent on a mission
Mit/Mis
Noun
Syn: go-between

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Dismissive

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Showing little regard; scornful
Mit/Mis
Adjective
Syn: contemptuous

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Remiss

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Failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent 
Mit/Mis
Adjective 
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
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Mot/Move

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“To move”
Latin
Motive, motif, emote

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Motive

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Cause for action
Mot/Mov
Noun
Syn: incentive

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Motif

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A recurring theme, subject, or idea
Mot/Mov
Noun

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Emote

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To dramatically express emotions
Mot/Mov
Verb
Syn: dramatize