Vocab Unit 3-4

Question 0

Compel

Answer 0

V
Force or strongly persuade
L
Syn: Sway

Question 1

Pel/Puls

Answer 1

Push, drive

Question 2

Impulse

Answer 2

N
Sudden, involuntary urge to do something
L
Syn: Whim, Spur

Question 3

Expel

Answer 3

V
To send out or away
Syn: Eject
Ant: Admit

Question 4

Jac/Ject

Answer 4

Throw, Cast

Question 5

Conjecture

Answer 5

N
Guess often based on inadequate or faulty evidence
L
Syn: Theory
Ant: Fact

Question 6

Dejected

Answer 6

Adj
Sad or depressed
L
Syn: Dispirited
Ant: Animated

Question 7

Abject

Answer 7

Adj
Lowly, miserable and wretched
L
Syn: Degraded
Ant: Exalted

Question 8

Mit/Mis

Answer 8

Send

Question 9

Emissary

Answer 9

N
An agent sent on a mission
Syn: Go-between

Question 10

Dismissive

Answer 10

Adj
Showing little regard; scornful
L
Syn: Contemptuous

Question 11

Remiss

Answer 11

Adj
Failing to fulfill ones duty
L
Syn: Delinquent
Ant: Prudent

Question 12

Mot/Mov

Answer 12

To move

Question 13

Motive

Answer 13

N
Cause for action
L
Syn: Incentive

Question 14

Motif

Answer 14

N
A recurring theme, subject or idea
French

Question 15

Emote

Answer 15

V
To dramatically express emotions
L
Syn: Dramatize

Question 16

Via

Answer 16

Road, way

Question 17

Viaduct

Answer 17

N
A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
L

Question 18

Impervious

Answer 18

Adj
Unable to be affected
L
Syn: Invunerable

Question 19

Deviate

Answer 19

V
To depart, especially from a path or plan
L
Syn: Stray
Ant: Continue

Question 20

Obviate

Answer 20

V
To make unnecessary; to avoid
L
Syn: Prevent

Question 21

Fer

Answer 21

To carry, bring

Question 22

Defer

Answer 22

V
1. To put aside until later
2. To yield respectfully
L
Syn: Postpone
Ant: Hasten

Question 23

Deference

Answer 23

N
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn: Submission
Ant: Rebellion

Question 24

Confer

Answer 24

V
1. To discuss something with someone else; consult
2. To bestow
L

Question 25

Inference

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Proffer

Answer 26

V
To present or offer
L
Ant: Withhold

Question 27

Proliferate

Answer 27

V
To increase greatly in number, multiply
L
Syn: Reproduce

Question 28

Port

Answer 28

To carry, to bring

Question 29

Comportment

Answer 29

N
Manner in which one acts or behaves
L
Syn: Demeanor

Question 30

Purported

Answer 30

Adj
Claimed as true, but probably false
L
Syn: Alleged
Ant: Definite