Unit 3 Flashcards
Pel/Puls
Latin “to push, to drive”
Compel, impulse, expel
Compel
To force or strongly persuade
Latin
Verb
Syn: Sway
Impulse
Latin Noun
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Syn: Whim, Spur
Expel
Verb. To send out or away
Latin
Syn: Eject
Ant: admit
Jac/Ject
Latin “to throw, to cast”
Conjecture, Dejected, Abject
Conjecture
Latin
Noun
A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Dejected
Adjective Latin
Downcast or sad
Syn: dispirited
Ant: Animated
Abject
Adjective Latin
Lowly
Syn: degraded
Ant: animated
Mit/Mis
Latin “Send”
Emissary, Dismissive, Remiss
Emissary
Noun Latin
An agent sent on a mission
Syn: go-Between
Dismissive
Adjective Latin
Showing little regard
Syn: Contemptuous
Remiss
Adjective Latin
Falling to Fulfill one’s duty
Syn: Delinquent
Ant: Prudent
Mot/Mov
Latin “To move”
Motive, Motif, Emote
Motive
Cause for Action. Latin
Noun
Syn: Incentive
Motif
Noun French
A recurring theme