Unit 3&4 Vocab Flashcards
v. To force or strongly persuade; coerce
Sway
Compel
To push, to drive
Pel/puls
n. A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Whim, spur
Impulse
v. To send out or away
Eject
Admit
Expel
To throw, to cast
Jac/ject
n. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Theory
Fact
Conjecture
adj. Downcast or sad; depressed
Dispirited
Animated
Dejected
adj. Lowly, miserable, wretched
Degraded
Exalted
Abject
Send
Mit/mis
n. An agent sent on a mission
Go-between
Emissary
adj. Showing little regard; scornful
Contemptuous
Dismissive
adj. Failing to fulfill ones duty; negligent
Delinquent
Prudent
Remiss
To move
Mot/mov
n. Cause for action
Incentive
Motive
n. A recurring theme, subject or idea
Motif
v. To dramatically express emotions
Dramatize
Emote
Road, way
Via
n. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Viaduct
adj. Unable to be affected
Invulnerable
Impervious
v. To depart, especially from a plan or path
Stray
Continue
Deviate
v. To make unnecessary; to avoid
Prevent
Obviate
To carry, to bring
Fer
v. To put aside until later
v. To yield respectfully
Postpone
Hasten
Defer
n. An act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Submission
Rebellion
Deference
v. To discuss something with someone else; consult
v. To bestow
Confer
n. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Inference
v. To present or offer
Withhold
Proffer
v. To increase greatly in number; multiply
Reproduce
Proliferate
To carry, to bring
Port
n. Manner in which one behaves or acts
Demeanor
Comportment
adj. Claimed to be true, but probably false
Alleged
Definite
Purported
