Unit 3 Flashcards
Pel/Puls
latin
To push or drive
Pellere, Pulsum
Jac/Ject
Latin
To throw to cast
Jacere,Jactum
Mit/Mis
Latin
Mittere Misum
Send
Mot/Mov
Latin
To move
Movere,Motus
Compel
Verb
To force or strongly persuade.
Syn: Sway
Impulse
Noun
A sudden urge to do something
Syn:whim,spur
Expel
Verb
To send out or away
syn: Eject
Ant: Admit
Conjecture
Noun
A guess often based on false evidence
Syn; Theory
Ant;Fact
Dejected
Adj.
Depressed
Syn: Dispirited
Ant: Animated
Abject
Adj.
Lowly,miserable
syn:degraded
ant;exalted
Emissary
Noun
An agent sent on a mission
syn: Go-between
Dimissive
Adj.
showing little regard,scornful
syn:Contemptous
Remiss
Adj.
Failing to fulfill one’s duty
syn: Delinquent
ant: Prudent
Motive
Noun
Cause for an action
Syn; incentive
Motif
Noun
A recurring theme,subject,or idea.