Latin Roots: PEL / PULS Push , drive , force Vocabulary Construction – Unit 13 Latin Roots: PEL / PULS Push , drive , force by Marcia Timmel Art by Phillip Martin

1. propel 1. (v) to drive forward

2. (n) a regular beat, such as a heart beat 2. pulse 2. (n) a regular beat, such as a heart beat

3. (v) to fend or fight off, as in an attack 3. repulse 3. (v) to fend or fight off, as in an attack

4. compulsion 4. (n) a driving force; an irrational impulse

5. (v) to push out; to eject 5. expel 5. (v) to push out; to eject

6. (v) to vibrate rhythmically 6. pulsate 6. (v) to vibrate rhythmically

7. (adj) to disgust or offend 7. repellent 7. (adj) to disgust or offend

8. (v) to force or bring about by force 8. compel 8. (v) to force or bring about by force

9. (v) to drive away, to eliminate 9. dispel 9. (v) to drive away, to eliminate

10. (n) a sudden urge that leads to action 10. impulse 10. (n) a sudden urge that leads to action