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Vocab Unit 3
Mrs. Wise English 2 k
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pel/puls | to push, to drive |
| Compel | to force or strongly persuade, coerce |
| Impulse | a sudden involuntary urge to do something |
| Expel | to send out of away |
| Jac/ject | to throw or to cast |
| conjecture | a guess based on inadiquate or faulty evidence |
| dejected | downcast sad or depressed |
| abject | lowly, miserable, wrenched |
| mit/mis | send |
| emissary | an agent sent on a mission |
| dismissive | showing little regard, scornful |
| remiss | failing to fulfill ones duty |
| mot/mov | to move |
| motive | cause for action |
| motif | a recurring theme or symbol |
| emote | to dramatically express emotions |
| via | road, way |
| viaduct | a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley |
| impervious | unable to be affected |
| deviate | to depart from a path or plan |
| obviate | to make unnecessary; to avoid |
| fer | to carry or to bring |
| defer | to put aside until later; to yield respectfully |
| deference | act or practice of yielding to another's authority |
| confer | to discuss something, to consult; to bestow |
| inference | a conclusion not directly provided by evidence but drawn out by facts |
| proffer | to present or offer |
| proliferate | to increase greatly in number; to multiply |
| port | to carry, to bring |
| comportment | manner in which one acts or behaves |
| purported | claimed as true, but probably false |