Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Eighth Grade Students: puls (beat against)

Learn these words derived from the Latin word pulsare meaning "to beat against."
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  1. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  2. compulsive
    having obsessive habits or irresistible urges
  3. compulsory
    required by rule
  4. expulsion
    the act of forcing out someone or something
  5. impulse
    an impelling force or strength
  6. impulsive
    without forethought
  7. impulsively
    in a hasty way; without caution or planning
  8. propulsion
    the act of moving forward
  9. propulsive
    having the power to move forward with force
  10. pulsar
    a degenerate neutron star that emits polarized radiation
  11. pulsate
    expand and contract rhythmically
  12. pulse
    the steady movement of the body's blood-pumping organ
  13. repulse
    force or drive back
  14. repulsion
    the act of successfully defending against an attack
  15. repulsive
    offensive to the mind or senses
Created on Tue Jun 17 18:13:08 EDT 2025

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