vocab unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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pel

A

to push
latin
compel impulse expel

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2
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compel

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to force
pel
syn: sway

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3
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impulse

A

a sudden involuntary urge to do something.
puls
syn: whim, spur

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4
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expel

A

to send out
pel
ant: admit
syn: eject

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5
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jac/ject

A
latin
to throw or cast
conjecture
dejected
abject
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6
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conjecture

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a guess one faulty evidence
ject
syn: theory
ant: fact

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7
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dejected

A

downcast sad or depressed
ject
syn: dispirited
ant: animated

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abject

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lowly miserable and wretched
ject
syn: degraded
ant: exalted

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9
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mit/mis

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latin, send
emissary
dismissive
remiss

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10
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emissary

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an agent sent on a mission
syn: go- between
mis

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11
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dismissive

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showing little regard
mis
syn: comtemptuous

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12
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remiss

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failing to complete ones duty
syn: delinquent
ant: prudent
mis

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13
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mot/mov

A

latin to move
motive
motif
emote

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14
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motive

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cause for action
mot
syn: incentive

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15
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motif

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a recurring theme subject or idea

mot

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16
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emote

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to dramatically show emotions
mot
syn: dramatize