Unit 4 Punctilious: paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful Via: Latin VIA way” “road, Pungent: stinging or biting, especially in Viaduct: A bridge that carried a road or taste or smell railroad over a valley Impervious: Unable to be affected Deviate: To depart, especially from a path or Unit 3 plan Obviate: TP make unnecessary; to avoid Fer: Latin FERRE carry, to bring” Pel/Puls: Latin PELLERE, PULSUM “to “to push, to drive” Defer: (1) to put aside until later Compel: to force or strongly persuade; (2) to yield respectfully coerce Deference: Act or practice of yielding to Impulse: A sudden, involuntary urge to do another’s authority something Confer: (1) to discuss something with Expel: to send out or away someone else; consult (2) to bestow Inference: a conclusion not directly provided Jac/Ject: Latin JACERE, JECTUM “to by evidence, but able to be drawn from the throw, to cast” facts at hand Proffer: to present or offer Conjecture: a guess, often one based on Proliferate: To increase greatly in number; inadequate or faulty evidence multiply Dejected: Downcast or sad; depressed Abject: lowly, miserable and wretched Port: PORTARE, PORTATUM “to carry, to bring” Mit/Mis: Latin MITTERE, MISSUM “send” Comportment: Manner in which one acts or behaves Emissary: an agent send on a mission Purported: Claimed as true, but probably Dismissive: Showing little regard; scornful false Remiss: Failing to fufill one’s duty; negligent Unit 5 Mot/Mov: Latin MOVERE, MOTUS “to move” Vid/Vis: Latin VIDERE, VISUM "to see" Motive: Cause for action Motif: A recurring theme, subject or idea Envisage: to imagine; to conceive of Emote: to dramatically express emotions Visage: face; facial expression
Punctilious: paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful Pungent: stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell Unit 3 Pel/Puls: Latin PELLERE, PULSUM “to push, to drive” Compel: to force or strongly persuade; coerce Impulse: A sudden, involuntary urge to do something Expel: to send out or away Jac/Ject: Latin JACERE, JECTUM “to throw, to cast” Conjecture: a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence Dejected: Downcast or sad; depressed Abject: lowly, miserable and wretched Mit/Mis: Latin MITTERE, MISSUM “send” Emissary: an agent send on a mission Dismissive: Showing little regard; scornful Remiss: Failing to fufill one’s duty; negligent Mot/Mov: Latin MOVERE, MOTUS “to move” Motive: Cause for action Motif: A recurring theme, subject or idea Emote: to dramatically express emotions Unit 4 Via: Latin VIA “road, way” Viaduct: A bridge that carried a road or railroad over a valley Impervious: Unable to be affected Deviate: To depart, especially from a path or plan Obviate: TP make unnecessary; to avoid Fer: Latin FERRE “to carry, to bring” Defer: (1) to put aside until later (2) to yield respectfully Deference: Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority Confer: (1) to discuss something with someone else; consult (2) to bestow Inference: a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand Proffer: to present or offer Proliferate: To increase greatly in number; multiply Port: PORTARE, PORTATUM “to carry, to bring” Comportment: Manner in which one acts or behaves Purported: Claimed as true, but probably false Unit 5 Vid/Vis: Latin VIDERE, VISUM "to see" Envisage: to imagine; to conceive of Visage: face; facial expression
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