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pel/ puls

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latin: pellere, pulsum, to push, to drive

- compel, impulse, expel

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compel

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v. to force or strongly persuade, coerce
root: pel
syn: sway

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impulse

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n. a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
root: puls
syn: whim, spur

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expel

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v. to send out or away
root: pel
syn: eject
ant: admit

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jac/ ject

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latin. jacere, jectum. means to throw, to cast

- conjecture, dejected, and abject

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conjecture

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n. a guess often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
root: ject
syn: theory
ant: fact

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dejected

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adj. downcast or sad; depressed
root: ject
syn: dispirited
ant: animated

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abject

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adj. lowly, miserable and wretched
root: ject
syn: degraded
ant: exulted

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mit/ mis

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latin. mittere misum, “send”

emissary, dismissive, remiss

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emissary

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n. an agent sent on a mission
root: mis
syn: go- between

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dismissive

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adj. showing little regard; scornful
root. mis
syn: contemptuous

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remiss

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adj. failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
root: mis
syn: delinquent
ant: prudent

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mot/ mov

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latin. movere motus, “to move”

motive, motif, emote

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motive

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n. cause for action
root: mot
syn: incentive

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motif

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n. a recurring theme, subject, or idea

root: mot

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emote

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v. to dramatically express emotions
root: mot
syn: dramatize