Unit-3 Flashcards
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Pul/Puls
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Latin: to push, to drive
Compel, impulse, expel
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Jact/Ject
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Latin: to throw, to cast
Conjecture, dejected, abject
3
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Mit/Mis
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Latin: send
Dismissive, remiss, emissary
4
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Mot/Mov
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Latin: to move
Motive, motif, emote
5
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Compel
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Verb
To force or strongly persuade
Pel/Puls
Syn. Sway
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Impulse
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Noun
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Puls
Syn. Whim, spur
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Expel
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Verb To send out or away Pel Syn. Eject Ant. Admit
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Conjecture
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Noun A guess, often based on inadequate or faulty evidence Ject Syn. Theory Ant. Fact
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Dejected
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Adj. Downcast or sad; depressed Ject Syn. Dispirited Ant. Animated
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Abject
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Adj. Lowly, miserable and wretched Ject Syn. Degraded Ant. Exalted
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Emissary
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Noun
An agent sent on a mission
Mis
Syn. Go between
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Dismissive
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Adj.
Showing little regard; scornful
Mis
Syn. Contemptuous
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Remiss
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Adj. Failing to fulfill ones duty; negligent Mis Syn. Delinquent Ant. Prudent
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Motive
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Noun
Cause for action
Mot
Syn. Incentive
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Motif
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Noun
A recurring theme, subject, or idea
Mot
