Unit 3: Flashcards

Learn all the Latin and Greek roots in unit 2.

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mot/ mov

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to move

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Motive

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v: cause for action

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3
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Motif

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n: a recurring theme, subject or idea

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Emote

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v: to dramatically express emotion

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5
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Mis/ Mit

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to send

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Emissary

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n: an agent sent on a mission

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Dismissive

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adj: showing little regard; scornful

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Remiss

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adj: failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent

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pel/ puls

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to push, to drive

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Compel

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v: to force strongly; persuade; coerce

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Impulse

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n: a sudden, involuntary urge to do something

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Expel

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v: to send out or away

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13
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jac/ ject

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to throw/ cast

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14
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Conjecture

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n: a guess, often based on inadequate or false evidence

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Dejected

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adj: downcast; sad; depressed

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Abject

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adj: lowly and miserable