Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Compel
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To force, to strongly persuade, coerce v.
Syn: Sway
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Pel/ Puls
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To push, to drive
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Impulse
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A sudden, involuntary urge to do something n.
Syn: whim, spur
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Expel
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To send out or away from v.
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
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Jac/Ject
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To throw, to cast
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Conjecture
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A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence n.
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
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Dejected
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Downcast or sad, depressed adj.
Syn: dispirited
Ant: Animated
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Abject
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Lowly, miserable, and wretched adj.
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
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Mit/Mis
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Send
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Emissary
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An agent sent on a mission n.
Syn: go-between
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Dismissive
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Showing little regard, scornful adj.
Ant: contemptous
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Remiss
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Failing to fulfill one’s duty, negligent adj.
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
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Mot/Mov
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To move
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Motive
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Cause for action n.
Syn: incentive
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Motif
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A recurring theme, subject, or idea n.
