Unit 3 Flashcards
PEL/PULS
“To push, to drive”
Pellets, Pulsum
Compel
(V.) to force or strongly persuade, coerce
Root: com “along with”
Synonym: sway
Impulse
(N.) a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Root: in “within”
Synonyms: whim, spur
Expel
(V.) send out or away
Root: ex “out of”
Synonym: eject
Antonym: admit
Conjecture
(N.) a guess, often based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Root: com “together”
Synonym: theory
Antonym: fact
Dejected
(Adj.) Downcast or sad, depressed
Root: De “down”
Synonyms: dispirited
Antonyms: animated
JAC/JECT
“To throw, to cast”
Jacere, Jectum
Abject
(Adj.) Lowly, miserable and wretched
Root: AB “away”
Synonyms: degraded
Antonyms: exalted
MIT/MIS
“Send”
Mittere, Missum
Emissary
(N.) an agent sent on a mission
Root: ex “out”
Synonyms: go-between
Dismissive
(Adj.) owing little regard, scornful
Root: dis “apart, away”
Synonyms: contemptuous
Remiss
(Adj.) failing to fulfill one’s duty, negligent
Root: re “back”
Synonyms: delinquent
Antonyms: prudent
MOT/MOV
Movere, Motus
“To move”
Motive
(N.) cause for action
Root: motus
Synonyms: incentive
Motif
(N.) a recurring theme, subject or idea
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