Unit 3 Flashcards

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Pel/Puls

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latin
Pellere, Pulsum
“to push to drive”

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Compel

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verb
to force or strongly persuade.
Syn: away

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Impulse

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Noun
A sudden urge to do something.
syn: whim, spur

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Expel

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Verb.
To send out or away
syn: eject
ant: admit

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Jac/Ject

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Latin
Jacere, Jectum
“to throw, to cast”

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Conjecture

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noun
a guess,often based on false evidence.
syn:theory ant : fact

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Dejected

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Adj.
Downcast or sad.
syn: dispirited ant: animated.

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Abject

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Adj.
lowly, miserable and wretched
Syn: degraded ant: exalted

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MIT/mis

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Latin
Mittere, missum
“send”

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Emissary

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noun
An agent sent on a mission
syn: go between.

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Dismisssive

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adj.
showing little regard
syn: contemptuous.

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Remiss

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adj
fulfilling ones duty.
syn: delinquent ant: prudent

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Mot/Mov

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latin
Movere,motus
“to move’

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Motive

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noun
use for action
syn: incentive

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motif

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noun

A recurring volume

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Emote

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Verb
dramatically express emotions
syn: dramatize