Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
ROOT: pel/puls
LATIN; pellere,pulsum MEANING: to push to drive WORDS: - compel - impulse - expel
Compel
P.O.S: verb
MEANING: to force or strongly persuade; coerce
SYNONYM: sway
ROOT: pel/puls
Impulse
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
SYNONYM: whim,spur
ROOT: pel/puls
Expel
P.O.S: verb MEANING: to send out or away SYNONYM: eject ANTONYM: admit ROOT: pel/puls
ROOT: jac/ject
LATIN; jacere, jectum MEANING: to throw, to cast WORDS: - conjecture - dejected - abject
Conjecture
P.O.S: noun MEANING: a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence SYNONYM: theory ANTONYM: fact ROOT: jac/ject
Dejected
P.O.S: adjective MEANING: downcast or sad; depressed SYNONYM: dispirited ANTONYM: animated ROOT: jac/ject
Abject
P.O.S: adjective MEANING: lowly, miserable, and wretched SYNONYM: degraded ANTONYM: exalted ROOT: jac/ject
ROOT: mit/mis
LATIN; mittere, missum MEANING: send WORDS: - emissary - dismissive - remiss
Emissary
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: an agent sent on a mission
SYNONYM: go-between
ROOT: mit/mis
Dismissive
P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: showing little regard; scornful
SYNONYM: contemptuous
ROOT: mit/mis
Remiss
P.O.S: adjective MEANING: failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent SYNONYM: delinquent ANTONYM: prudent ROOT: mis/mit
ROOT: mot/mov
LATIN; movere, motus MEANING: to move WORDS: - motive - motif - emote
Motive
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: cause for action
SYNONYM: incentive
ROOT: mot/ mov
Motif
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: a reoccurring theme, subject, or idea
ROOT: mot/mov
Emote
P.O.S: verb
MEANING: to dramatically express emotions
SYNONYM: dramatize
ROOT: mot/mov