Unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Compel
A
v: to persuade, force upon strongly
syn: sway
ant:
2
Q
PEL/PULS
A
LATIN: TO PUSH OR SHOVE
3
Q
impulse
A
n: a sudden urge to do something
syn: whim, spur
4
Q
Expel
A
v: to send out or away
syn: eject
ant: admit
5
Q
JAC/JECT
A
LATIN: TO THROW OR CAST
6
Q
conjecture
A
n: guess of faulty evidence
syn: theory
ant: fact
7
Q
dejected
A
adj: downcast, sad or depressed
syn: dispirited
ant: animated
8
Q
abject
A
adj: lowly and miserable
syn: degraded
ant: exalted
9
Q
MIT/MISS
A
LATIN: to send
10
Q
Emissary
A
n:n agent sent on a mission
syn: go between
ant:
11
Q
Dismissive
A
adj: showing little regard scornful
syn: contemptuous
ant:
12
Q
emiss
A
adj: failing to fulfill ones destiny
syn: delinquent
ant: prudent
13
Q
MOT/MOV
A
LATIN TO MOVE
14
Q
MOTIVE
A
n: cause for action
syn: incentive
ant:
15
Q
motif
A
n: reoccurring theme subject or idea
syn:
ant:
