Unit 3&4 Vocab

Question 0

v. To force or strongly persuade; coerce

Sway

Answer 0

Compel

Question 1

To push, to drive

Answer 1

Pel/puls

Question 2

n. A sudden, involuntary urge to do something

Whim, spur

Answer 2

Impulse

Question 3

v. To send out or away
Eject
Admit

Answer 3

Expel

Question 4

To throw, to cast

Answer 4

Jac/ject

Question 5

n. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Theory
Fact

Answer 5

Conjecture

Question 6

adj. Downcast or sad; depressed
Dispirited
Animated

Answer 6

Dejected

Question 7

adj. Lowly, miserable, wretched
Degraded
Exalted

Answer 7

Abject

Question 8

Send

Answer 8

Mit/mis

Question 9

n. An agent sent on a mission

Go-between

Answer 9

Emissary

Question 10

adj. Showing little regard; scornful

Contemptuous

Answer 10

Dismissive

Question 11

adj. Failing to fulfill ones duty; negligent
Delinquent
Prudent

Answer 11

Remiss

Question 12

To move

Answer 12

Mot/mov

Question 13

n. Cause for action

Incentive

Answer 13

Motive

Question 14

n. A recurring theme, subject or idea

Answer 14

Motif

Question 15

v. To dramatically express emotions

Dramatize

Answer 15

Emote

Question 16

Road, way

Answer 16

Via

Question 17

n. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

Answer 17

Viaduct

Question 18

adj. Unable to be affected

Invulnerable

Answer 18

Impervious

Question 19

v. To depart, especially from a plan or path
Stray
Continue

Answer 19

Deviate

Question 20

v. To make unnecessary; to avoid

Prevent

Answer 20

Obviate

Question 21

To carry, to bring

Answer 21

Fer

Question 22

v. To put aside until later
v. To yield respectfully
Postpone
Hasten

Answer 22

Defer

Question 23

n. An act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Submission
Rebellion

Answer 23

Deference

Question 24

v. To discuss something with someone else; consult

v. To bestow

Answer 24

Confer

Question 25

n. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

Answer 25

Inference

Question 26

v. To present or offer

Withhold

Answer 26

Proffer

Question 27

v. To increase greatly in number; multiply

Reproduce

Answer 27

Proliferate

Question 28

To carry, to bring

Answer 28

Port

Question 29

n. Manner in which one behaves or acts

Demeanor

Answer 29

Comportment

Question 30

adj. Claimed to be true, but probably false
Alleged
Definite

Answer 30

Purported