Unit III Flashcards

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Pel/Puls

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Latin; “To Push, or to Drive”; Compel, Impulse, Expel

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Compel

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Verb; To force or strongly persuade, coerce; Latin; S: Sway; A-.

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Impulse

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Noun; A sudden involuntary urge to do something; Latin; S: Whim, Spur; A:-.

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Expel

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Verb; To send out or away; Latin; S: Eject; A: Admit.

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Jac/Ject

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Latin; To throw, to cast; Conjecture, Dejected, Abject.

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Conjecture

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Noun; a guess often based on inadequate or faulty evidence; Latin; S: Theory; A: Fact.

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Dejected

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Adjective; Downcast or sad, depressed; Latin; S: Dispirited; A: Animated.

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Abject

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Adjective; Lowly, miserable, wretched; Latin; S: Degraded; A: Exalted.

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Mit/Mis

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Latin; Send; Emissary, Dismissive, Remiss.

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Emissary

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Noun; An agent sent out on a mission; Latin; S: Go-Between; A: -.

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Dismissive

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Adjective; Showing little regard, scornful; Latin; S: Contemptuous; A:-.

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Remiss

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Adjective; Failing to fulfill one’s duties; Latin; S: Delinquent; A: Prudent.

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Mot/Mov

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Latin; To move; Motive, Motif, Emote.

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Motive

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Noun; Cause for action; Latin; S: Incentive; A: -.

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Motif

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Noun; A recurring theme, subject, or idea; Latin; S: -; A: -.

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Emote

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Verb; To dramatically express emotions; Latin; S: Dramatize; A: -.