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Vocabulary Unit 3
IM: to cause, to become
• Impulse: (noun) “to cause to push forward”; a sudden, involuntary urge to do something
• Imbed: (verb) “to become enclosed”; to fix or become fixed firmly; to surround closely
PEL/PULS: to push, to drive
• Compel: (v) “to push together”; to force strongly, to persuade
• Repulse: (v) “to push back”; to repel or push away with denial, discourtesy, etc.; refuse or reject
JAC/JECT: to throw, to cast
• Abject: (adj) “to be pushed away”; lowly, miserable, and wretched
• Interject: (verb) “to cast between”; to come between or interrupt
MIT/MIS: to send
• Remiss: (adj) “to send back”; failing to fulfil one’s duty; negligent
• Commiserate: (verb) “to send with”; to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for
MOT/MOV: to move• Motif: (noun) “that which moves”; a recurring theme,
subject, or idea• Emote: (verb) “one who moves”; to dramatically express
emotions
VIA: road, way
Impervious:(adj) “to cause to be full of a specific way” unable to be affected
deviate: (v) “to go away from a path” to depart, especially from a path or plan
ARY: belonging or connected to
• Emissary: (noun) “connected to one who moves”; someone sent out on a specific mission
• Tributary: (adj) “belonging to the purse”; furnishing subsidiary aid; contributory; paying or required to pay tribute; subject; subordinate
URE/ULE/ULA: small
• Conjecture: (noun) “casting out small things together”; a guess, one often based on inadequate or faulty evidence
• Module: (noun) “small mountains”; separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, of differing size, complexity, or function
SAT/ACT Words to Know
• Tenuous: (adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis; poorly supported
• Wheedle: (verb) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end