Unit 3 Flashcards

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Pel/Puls

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“to push, to drive”
latin
compel, impulse, expel

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Jac/Ject

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“to throw, to cast”
latin
conjecture, dejected, abject

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Mit/Mis

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“send”
latin
emissary, dismissive, remiss

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Mot/Mov

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“to move”
latin
motive, motif, emote

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Compel

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verb
“to force or strongly persuade”
L along with + pelere
sway

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Impulse

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noun
“a sudden involuntary urge to do something”
L within + pulsum
whim, spur

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Expel

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verb
"to send out or away"
L out of + pelere
eject
admit
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Conjecture

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noun
"a guess"
L together + jectum
theory
fact
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Dejected

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adjective
"downcast or sad"
L down + jectum
dispirited
animated
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Abject

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adjective
"lowly, miserable, and wretched
L away + jectum
degraded
exalted
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Emissary

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noun
“an agent sent out on a mission”
L out + missum
go-between

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Dismissive

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adjective
“showing little regard”
L apart + missum
contemptuous

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Remiss

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adjective
"failing to fulfil ones duty"
L back + missum
delinquent
prudent
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Motive

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noun
“cause for action”
L motus
incentive

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Motif

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noun
“a recurring theme, subject, or idea”
L motus

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Emote

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verb
“to dramatically express emotions”
L out of + motus
dramatise