SAT vocabulary

Impel

to drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something; to drive forward

Example

"A strong sense of justice impelled her to speak out against the inequality she witnessed."

From Latin 'impellere' meaning 'to strike against, drive onward', from 'in-' (into) + 'pellere' (to drive).

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