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