Word Parts - pel, puls, pell, pellent, peal, pulsi, pulsion, pulsive

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pel, puls, pell, pellent, peal, pulsi, pulsion, pulsive - Latin for push, beat, strike, knock, drive

propel - push forward; propeller - device to make a boat, helicopter or plane move; pulse - throb or move in rhythm; expel - push out or away; repel - keep something from approaching; compel - push someone or something to do something; impel - get someone or something going; repulsive - keep something away by being disgusting; compulsion - irresistible urge to do something; compulsory - required by rules to do something.

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dispel, impulsive, impel, propellant, appeal, repellant, expulsion, pulsate, repulsively.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary