Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards
PEL/PULS
Latin
def.: to push, to drive
compel
P.O.S.: verb
def. : to force or strongly persuade; coerce
root: PEL/PULS
syn. : sway
impulse
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
root: PEL/PULS
syn. : whim, spur
expel
P.O.S.: verb
def. : to send out or away
root: PEL/PULS
syn. : eject
ant. : admit
JAC/JECT
Latin
def.: to throw, to cast
conjecture
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a guess, of-ten one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
root: JAC/JECT
syn. : theory
ant. : fact
dejected
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : downcast or sad, depressed
root: JAC/JECT
syn. : dispirited
ant. : animated
abject
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : lowly, miserable and wretched
root: JAC/JECT
syn. : degraded
ant. : exalted
MIT/MIS
Latin
def.: send
emissary
P.O.S.: noun
def. : an agent sent on a mission
root: MIT/MIS
syn. : go-between
dismissive
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : showing little regard; scornful
root: MIT/MIS
syn. : contemptuous
remiss
P.O.S.: adjective
def. : failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
root: MIT/MIS
syn. : delinquent
ant. : pruedent
MOT/MOV
Latin
def.: to move
motive
P.O.S.: noun
def. : cause for action
root: MOT/MOV
syn. : incentive
motif
P.O.S.: noun
def. : a recurring theme, subject or idea
root: MOT/MOV
