Vocabulary From Latin & Greek Roots - Unit 3

Question 0

Compel

Answer 0

PEL
Verb
To force or strongly persuade; coerce.
Syn: sway

Question 1

PEL/PULS

Answer 1

To push, to drive.

Question 2

Impulse

Answer 2

PULS
Noun
A sudden, involuntary urge to do something.
Syn: whim, spur

Question 3

Expel

Answer 3

PEL
Verb
To send out or away.
Syn: eject
Ant: admit

Question 4

JAC/JECT

Answer 4

To throw, to cast

Question 5

Conjecture

Answer 5

JECT
Noun
A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence.
Syn: theory
Ant: fact

Question 6

Dejected

Answer 6

JECT
Adjective
Downcast or sad; depressed.
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated

Question 7

Abject

Answer 7

JECT
Adjective
Lowly, miserable and wretched.
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted

Question 8

MIT/MIS

Answer 8

Send

Question 9

Emissary

Answer 9

MIS
Noun
An agent sent on a mission.
Syn: go-between

Question 10

Dismissive

Answer 10

MIS
Adjective
Showing little regard; scornful.
Syn: contemptuous

Question 11

Remiss

Answer 11

MIS
Adjective
Failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent.
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent

Question 12

MOT/MOV

Answer 12

To move

Question 13

Motive

Answer 13

MOT
Noun
Cause for action.
Syn: incentive

Question 14

Motif

Answer 14

MOT
Noun
A recurring theme, subject, or idea.

Question 15

Emote

Answer 15

MOT
Verb
To dramatically express emotions.
Syn: dramatize