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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To force or strongly persuade
Latin
Verb
Syn: Sway

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Impulse

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Latin Noun
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Syn: Whim, Spur

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Expel

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Verb. To send out or away
Latin
Syn: Eject
Ant: 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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Latin
Noun
A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence

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Dejected

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Adjective Latin
Downcast or sad
Syn: dispirited
Ant: Animated

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Abject

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Adjective Latin
Lowly
Syn: degraded
Ant: animated

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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 Latin
An agent sent on a mission
Syn: go-Between

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Dismissive

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Adjective Latin
Showing little regard
Syn: Contemptuous

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Remiss

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Adjective Latin
Falling to Fulfill one’s duty
Syn: Delinquent
Ant: 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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Cause for Action. Latin
Noun
Syn: Incentive

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Motif

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Noun French

A recurring theme

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Emote

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Verb Latin
To dramatically express emotions
Syn: Dramatize