Unit 3 Flashcards
PEL/PULS
Latin, “to push, to drive”, compel, impulse, expel
Compel
Latin, verb, to force or strongly persuade; coerce, syn: sway
impulse
Latin, noun, A sudden, involuntary urge to do something, syn: whip, spur
expel
Latin, verb, To send out or away, syn: eject, ant: admit
JAC/JECT
Latin, “to throw, to cast”, conjecture, dejected, abject.
conjecture
Latin, noun, A guess, often based on inadequate or faulty evidence syn: theory, ant: fact
dejected
Latin adj, Downcast or sad, depressed syn:dispirited, ant:animated
Abject
Latin adj, Lowly, miserable and wretched, syn:degraded, ant:exalted
MIT/MIS
Latin, “to send”, emissary, dismissive, remiss
emisarry
Latin noun, An agent on a mission, syn:go-between
dismissive
Latin adj, showing little regard, scornful syn:contemptuous
remiss
Latin,adj, failing to fulfill one’s duty, negligent
MOT/MOV
Latin, “to move”, motive,motif,emote
motive
Latin, noun,cause for action, incentive
motif
Latin, noun, a recurring theme, subject or idea