Unit 3 Flashcards
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Pel/Puls
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Def.: to push, to drive
Root: Latin
Ex.: Compel, impulse, expel
2
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Compel
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PoS: Verb Def.: to force or strongly persuade; coerce Root: Pel/Puls Syn.: sway Ant.: none
3
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Impulse
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PoS: Noun Def.: A sudden, involuntary urge to do something Root: Pel/Puls Syn.: whim, spur Ant.: none
4
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Expel
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PoS: Verb Def.: to send out or away Root: Pel/Puls Syn.: eject Ant.: admit
5
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Jac/Ject
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Def.: to throw, to cast
Root: Latin
Ex.: Conjecture, dejected, abject
6
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Conjecture
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PoS: Noun Def.: a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence Root: Jac/Ject Syn.: theory Ant.: fact
7
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Dejected
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PoS: Adjective Def.: downcast or sad; depressed Root: Jac/Ject Syn.: dispirited Ant.: animated
8
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Abject
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PoS: Adjective Def.: lowly, miserable and wretched Root: Jac/Ject Syn.: degraded Ant.: exalted
9
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Mit/Mis
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Def.: send
Root: Latin
Ex.: Emissary, dismissive, remiss
10
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Emissary
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PoS: Noun Def.: an agent sent on a mission Root: Mit/Mis Syn.: go-between Ant.: none
11
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Dismissive
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PoS: Adjective Def.: showing little regard; scornful Root: Mit/Mis Syn.: contemptuous Ant.: none
12
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Remiss
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PoS: Adjective Def.: failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent Root: Mit/Mis Syn.: delinquent Ant.: prudent
13
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Mot/Mov
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Def.: to move
Root: Latin
Ex.: Motive, motif, emote
14
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Motive
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PoS: Noun Def.: cause for action Root: Mot/Mov Syn.: incentive Ant.: none
15
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Motif
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PoS: Noun Def.: a recurring theme, subject or idea Root: Mot/Mov Syn.: none Ant.: none
