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Vocabulary Set 7. English 2. ROOT: Pel/Puls. Comes from the Latin verb pellere , meaning “to move or drive.”. Compel. Definition: To drive or urge with force. Sentence: After seeing my students struggle with grammar, I felt compelled to attempt to re-teach the subject. . Expel.
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Vocabulary Set 7 English 2
ROOT: Pel/Puls • Comes from the Latin verb pellere, meaning “to move or drive.”
Compel • Definition: To drive or urge with force. • Sentence: After seeing my students struggle with grammar, I felt compelled to attempt to re-teach the subject.
Expel • Definition: (1) To drive or force out. (2) To force to leave, usually by official action. • Sentence: The doctor had him take a deep breath and then expel all the air from his lungs.
Impel • Definition: To urge or drive forward by strong moral force. • Sentence: During the elections, many people felt impelled to stand up and speak for their candidate.
Repulsion • Definition: (1) The act of driving away or rejecting. (2) A feeling of great dislike; disgust. • Sentence: Amanda had a strong feeling of repulsion when she looked at spiders.
ROOT: Put • From the Latin verb putare, meaning “to think, consider, or believe.”
Disputatious • Definition: Inclined to argue or debate. • Sentence: Because both sides were so disputatious, it seemed as if a peace accord would never be reached.
Impute • Definition: To attribute. • Sentence: The boy imputed his friend for having the desire to steal his toy.
Putative • Definition: Generally supposed; assumed to exist. • Sentence: To strengthen the case for the defense, a putative expert took the stand.
Reputed • Definition: Believed to be a certain way by popular opinion. • Sentence: The quarterback was reputed to be the best arm in the state.
ROOT: Log • From the Greek word logos, meaning “word, speech, reason.”
Eulogy • Definition: A speech in praise of someone, often someone who has died. • Sentence: I was asked to say the eulogy at my Grandmother’s funeral.
Monologue • Definition: (1) A speech or dramatic scene spoken by one person or one actor. (2) Talk that dominates the conversation. • Sentence: In High School, I had to memorize a monologue to pass Drama Class.
Neologism • Definition: A new word, usage, or expression. • Sentence: Such neologisms as cyberspace and virtual reality come from computer technology.
Genealogy • Definition: (1) The descent of a person or family from an ancestor, or a history of such descent. (2) The study of family history. • Sentence: It can be very exciting for a person to learn about their own genealogy.