Unit 3 Flashcards
V. To force or strongly persuade; coerce
Root: pel/puls
Syn. Sway
Compel
Latin peller, pulsum “to push, to drive”
Compel, impulse, expel
Pel/puls
N. a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Root: pel/puls
Syn: whim, spur
Impulse
V. To send out or away
Root: pel/puls
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
Expel
Latin Jacere, jectum, “to throw, to cast”
Conjecture, dejected, abject
Jac/ject
V. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Root: jac/ject
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
Conjecture
Adj. downcast or sad; depressed
Root: jac/ject
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated
Dejected
Adj. lowly, miserable and wretched
Root: jac/ject
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
Abject
Latin mattere, missum “send”
Emissary, dismissive, remiss
Mit/mis
N. An agent sent on a mission
Root: Mit/mis
Syn: go-between
Emissary
Adj. showing little regard; scornful
Root: Mit/mis
Syn: contemptuous
Dismissive
Adj. failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
Root: Mit/ mis
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
Remiss
Latin movere, motus “to move”
Motive, motif, emote
Mot/mov
N. cause for action
Root: mot/mov
Syn: incentive
Motive
N. a recurring theme, subject or idea
Root: mot/mov
Motif
