Unit 3 Flashcards
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PEL/PULS
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Latin
to push, to drive
Compel, impulse, expel
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COMPEL
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verb To force or strongly persuade; coerce “along with,” + pellere Synonym- sway Antonym- push away
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Impulse
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Noun A sudden, involuntary urge to do something within,” + pulsum Synonym- whim, spur Antonym- think through
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EXPEL
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verb To send out or away “out of,” + pellere = to push out Synonym- eject Antonym- admit
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JAC/JECT
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Latin
to throw, to cast
Conjecture, dejected, abject
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CONJECTURE
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noun A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence “together” + jectum Synonym- theory Antonym- fact
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DEJECTED
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adjective Downcast or sad; depressed “down,” + jectum Synonym- dispirited Antonym- animated
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ABJECT
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adjective Lowly, miserable and wretched “away,” + jectum Synonym- degraded Antonym-exalted
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MIT/MIS
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Latin
send
Emissary, dismissive, remiss
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EMISSARY
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noun An agent sent on a mission “out,” + missum Synonym- go-between Antonym-sender
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DISMISSIVE
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adjective Showing little regard; scornful “apart, away,” + missum Synonym- contemptuous Antonym- interested
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REMISS
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adjective Failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent “back,” + missum Synonym- delinquent Antonym- prudent
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MOT/MOV
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Latin
“to move”
Motive, motif, emote
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MOTIVE
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nouns Cause for action Motus Synonym- incentive Antonym- outcome
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MOTIF
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noun A recurring theme, subject or idea French for Dominant idea Synonym- concept Antonym- aside
