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Units 3-4 Flashcards

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1
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PELS/PULS

A

to push, to drive

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Compel

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Verb - To force or to strongly persuade; coerce

Syn - sway

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Impulse

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Noun - A sudden, involuntary urge to do something

Syn - whim, spur

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Expel

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Verb - To send out or away

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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Noun - A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence.

Syn- theory
Ant - fact

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Dejected

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Adjective - Downcast or sad; depressed

Syn - dispirited
Ant - animated

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Abject

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Adjective - Lowly, miserable, and wretched

Syn - degraded
Ant - exalted

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MIT/MIS

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send

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Emissary

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Noun - An agent sent on a mission

Syn - go-between

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Dismissive

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Adjective - Showing little regard; scornful

Syn - contemptuous

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Remiss

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Adjective - Failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent

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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Noun - Cause for action

Syn- incentive

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Motif

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Noun - A recurring, theme, subject, or idea

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Emote

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Verb - To dramatically express emotions

Syn - dramatize

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VIA

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road, way

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Viaduct

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Noun - A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

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Impervious

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Adjective - Unable to be affected

Syn - invulnerable

20
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Deviate

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Verb - To depart, especially from a path of plan

Syn - stray
Ant - continue

21
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Obviate

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Verb - To make unnecessary; to avoid

Syn - prevent

22
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FER

A

to carry, to bring

23
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Defer

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Verb - To put aside until later

Syn - postpone
Ant - hasten

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Deference

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Noun - Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

Syn - submission
Ant - rebellion

25
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Confer

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Verb - To discuss something with someone else; consult

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Inference

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Noun - A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

27
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Proffer

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Verb - To present or offer

Ant - withhold

28
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Proliferate

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Verb - To increase greatly in number; multiply

Syn - reproduce

29
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PORT

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to carry, to bring

30
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Comportment

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Noun - Manner in which one acts or behaves

Syn - demeanor

31
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Purported

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Adjective - Claimed as true, but probably false

Syn - alleged
Ant - definite

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