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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Latin, verb, to force or strongly persuade; coerce, syn: sway

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impulse

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Latin, noun, A sudden, involuntary urge to do something, syn: whip, spur

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expel

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Latin, verb, To send out or away, 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 based on inadequate or faulty evidence syn: theory, ant: fact

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dejected

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Latin adj, Downcast or sad, depressed syn:dispirited, ant:animated

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Abject

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Latin adj, Lowly, miserable and wretched, syn:degraded, ant:exalted

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MIT/MIS

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Latin, “to send”, emissary, dismissive, remiss

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emisarry

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Latin noun, An agent on a mission, syn:go-between

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dismissive

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Latin adj, showing little regard, scornful syn:contemptuous

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remiss

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Latin,adj, failing to fulfill one’s duty, negligent

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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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Latin, noun,cause for action, incentive

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motif

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Latin, noun, a recurring theme, subject or idea

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emote

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Latin verb, To dramatically express emotions, syn:dramatize