unit 3 and 4 vocab eng

compel

to force or strongly persuade

impulse

a sudden, involuntary urge to do something

expel

to send out or away

conjecture

a guess

dejected

sad

abject

lowly, miserable, and wretched

emissary

an agent sent on a mission

dismissive

showing little regard

remiss

negligent

motive

cause for action

motif

a recurring theme

emote

to dramatically express emotions

viaduct

a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

impervious

unable to be affect

deviate

to depart

obviate

to avoid

defer

to put aside until later

deference

act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

confer

to bestow

inference

a conclusion not directly provided by evidence but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

proffer

to offer

proliferate

multiply

comportment

manner in which one behaves

purported

claimed as true, but probably false