Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots - Unit Three Homework

What is the meaning of the Latin root 'PEL/PULS'?

• To throw

• To push, to drive

• To write

• To speak

Fill in the blank: A sudden, involuntary urge to do something is called an ______.

Fill in the blank: The council took a vote on whether to ______ the treasurer for his accounting mistakes.

What does the Latin root 'JAC/JECT' mean?

• To push, to drive

• To throw, to cast

• To write

• To speak

Fill in the blank: After Mac lost the race, he sat in the corner, abandoned and ______.

What is the antonym of 'abject'?

• Exalted

• Degraded

• Compelled

• Ejected

Which of the following words means 'to send out or away'?

• Compel

• Expel

• Conjecture

• Deject

Fill in the blank: A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence, is called a ______.

What is the meaning of the Latin root 'MIT/MIS'?

• To move

• To send

• To write

• To speak

Fill in the blank: An emissary is an agent sent on a ______.