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16 Cards in this Set
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Pel/ Puls
Pellere, Pulsum |
to push, to drive
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Compel
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to force or strongly persuade
The pressures of poverty compel many people to do things they wouldn't do |
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Impulse
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A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
He was seized by an impulse to spend all his money |
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Expel
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to send out or away
The council took a vote on weather to expel the treasurer |
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Jac/Ject
Jacere, Jectum |
to throw, to cast
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Conjecture
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A guess, often one based on inadequate or faculty evidence
Your assertions about what I did are pure conjecture |
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Dejected
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downcast or sad
After he lost the race, he sat in the corner, abandoned and dejected |
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Abject
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Lowly, miserable and wretched
Some people are forced to live in abject poverty |
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Mit/Mis
Mittere, Missum |
to send
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Emissary
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An agent sent on a mission
The young boy was sent as an emissary to Arizona |
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Dismissive
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Showing little regard; scornful
The professor responded to my confused question with a dismissive wave of his hand |
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Remiss
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Falling to fulfill one's duty; negligent
Do you think I was remiss in not cleaning up after the party? |
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Mot/Mov
Movere, Motus |
to move
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Motive
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Cause for action
The detective had the difficult job of establishing a motive for the murder of a popular businessmen |
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Motif
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A recurring theme, subject or idea
The recurring father-son motif in the novel made me wonder about the author's relationship with his own father |
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Emote
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To dramatically express emotions
My sister tended to emote more than the other members of our shy, socially awkward family |
