Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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PEL/PULS (root)

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Latin; “to push, to drive”

words: compel, impulse, expel

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Compel

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v. To force or strongly persuade; coerce

Synonym: sway

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Impulse

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n. A sudden, involuntary urge to do something

Synonym: whim, spur

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Expel

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v. To send out or away
Synonym: eject
Antonym: admit

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JAC/JECT (root)

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Latin; “to throw, to cast”

Words: conjecture, dejected, abject

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Conjecture

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n. A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Synonym: theory
Antonym: fact

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Dejected

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adj. Downcast or sad; depressed
Synonym: dispirited
Antonym: animated

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Abject

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adj. Lowly, miserably, and wretched
Synonym: degraded
Antonym: exalted

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MIT/MIS (root)

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Latin; “send”

Words: emissary, dismissive, remiss

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Emissary

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n. An agent sent on a mission

Synonym: go-between

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Dismissive

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adj. Showing little regard; scornful

Synonym: contemptuous

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Remiss

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adj. Failing to fulfill ones duty; negligent
Synonym: delinquent
Antonym: prudent

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MOT/MOV

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Latin; “to move”

Words: motive, motif, emote

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Motive

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n. Cause for action

Synonym: incentive

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Motif

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n. A recurring theme, subject or idea

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Emote

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v. To dramatically express emotions

Synonym: dramatize