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English III

Unit 3-4 Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Pel-/Puls- To push; drive
Compel To force or strongly persuade; coerce
Impulse A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Expel To send out or away
Jac-/Ject- To throw; cast
Conjecture- A guess, often based on inadequate or faulty evidence.
Dejected- Sad, or depressed
Abject- Miserable, lowly, and wretched
Mit-/Mis- To send
Emissary- An agent sent on a mission
Dismissive- Scornful; showing little regard
Remiss- Negligent; failing to fulfill one's duty
Mot-/ Mov- To move
Motive- Cause for action
Motif- A recurring theme
Emote- To express emotions dramatically
Via- Road; way
Viaduct- A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley.
Impervious- Cannot be affected
Deviate- Depart, especially from a path or plan
Obviate- To avoid; to make unnecessary
Fer- Tom carry; to bring out
Defer- 1.) To yield respectfully 2.) To put aside until later
Deference- An allegiance; act or practice of yielding to one's authority
Confer- 1.) To bestow 2.) To consult; to discuss something with someone else
Inference- An educated guess; a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but drawn from facts at hand.
Proliferate- To increase in number
Port- To carry; bring
Comportment- Behavior or manner one acts
Purported- Claimed as true, but probably false
Proffer- To present or offer
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