Unit 3 Flashcards
Pel/puls
Latin: pellere, pulsum “to push, to drive”
Compel, expel, impulse
Compel
V. To force or strongly persuade; coerce.
Root: Pel
Syn: sway
Impulse
N. a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Root: puls
Syn: whim, spur
Expel
V. To send out or away
Root: Pel
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
Jac/ ject
Latin: Jacere, jectum “ to throw, to cast”
Conjecture, dejected, abject
Conjecture
N. a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Root: jec
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
Dejected
Adj. downcast or sad, depressed
Root: jec
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated
Abject
Adj. lowly, miserable and wretched
Root: jec
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
Mit/ Mis
Latin: mittere, missum “send”
Emissary, dismissive, remiss
Emissary
N. an agent sent on a mission
Root: Mis
Syn: go-between
Dismissive
Adj. showing little regard; scornful
Root: Mis
Syn: contemptuous
Remiss
Adj. failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
Root: Mis
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
Mot/ mov
Latin: movere, motus “to move”
Motive, motif, emote
Motive
N. cause for action
Root: mot
Syn: incentive
Motif
N. a recurring theme, subject or idea
Root: mot