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3/11 Flashcards

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Oust

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V.

Expel; drive out.

The world wondered if Aquino would be able to oust Marcos from office.

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Outlandish

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Adj.

Bizarre; peculiar; unconventional.

The eccentric professor who engages it markedly outlandish behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.

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Outmoded

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Adj.

No longer stylish; old fashioned.

Unconcerned about keeping in style, Lenore was perfectly happy to wear outmoded clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed

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Outskirts

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N.

Fringes; outer boarders.

We lived, not in central London, but in one of those peripheral suburbs that spring up on the outskirts of a great city.

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Outstrip

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V.

Surpass; outdo.

Jesse Owens easily outstripped his white competitors to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games.

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Overbearing

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Adj.

Bossy and arrogant; decisively important.

Certain of her own importance, and of the unimportance of everyone else, Lady Bracknell was intolerably overbearing in her manner.

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Overt

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Adj.

Open to view.

According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason

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Overwrought

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Adj.

Extremely agitated; hysterical.

When Kate heard the news of the sudden tragedy, she became too overwrought to work and had to leave the office early.

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Pacifist

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N.

One opposed to force; antimilitarist.

During the war, though the pacifists refused to bear arms, they nevertheless served in the front lines as ambulance drivers and medical corpsmen.

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Palatable

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Adj.

Agreeable; pleasing to the taste.

Neither Jack’s underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were palatable to Jill.

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Palette

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N.

Flat surface on which painter mixes pigments; range of colors commonly used by a particular artist.

The artist’s apprentices had the messy job of cleaning his brushes and palette.

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Pacify

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V.

Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue.

Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to pacify them.

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Pact.

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N.

Agreement; treaty.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee made a pact not to quarrel anymore.

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Paean

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N.

Song of praise or joy.

Paeans celebrating the victory filled the air.

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Painstaking

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Adj.

Showing hard work; taking great care.

The new high-frequency word list is the result of painstaking efforts on the part of our research staff.

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Pall

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V.

Grow tiresome.

The study of word lists can eventually pall and put one to sleep.

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Palliate.

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V.

Lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses.

Not content merely to palliate the patient’s sores and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease.

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Pallid

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Adj.

Tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable.

The patient’s enlarged spleen was palpable; even the first year medical student could feel it.

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Palpitate

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V.

Throb; flutter.

As he became excited, his heart began to palpitate more and more erratically.

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Paltry

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Adj.

Insignificant; petty; trifling.

One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry.

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Pan

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V.

Criticize harshly.

Hoping for a rave review of his new show, the playwright was miserable when the critics panned it unanimously.

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Panacea

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N.

Cure-all; remedy for all diseases.

The rich youth cynically declared that the panacea for all speeding tickets was a big enough bribe.

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Panache

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N.

Flair; flamboyance.

Many performers imitate Noel Coward, but few have his panache and sense of style.

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Pandemic

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Adj.

Widespread; affecting the majority of people.

They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach pandemic proportions.

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Pandemonium

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N.

Wild tumult.

When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke out among the passengers.

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Pander

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V.

Cater to the low desires of others.

The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon of pandering to the masses’ taste for violence

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Panegyric

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N.

Formal praise.

Blushing at all the praise heaped upon him by the speakers, the modest hero said, “ I don’t deserve such panegyrics. “

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Panoramic

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Adj.

Related to an unobstructed and comprehensive view.

From inspiration point we had a magnificent panoramic view of the Marin headlands and San Francisco Bay.

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Pantomime

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N.

Acting without dialogue.

Artists in pantomime need no words to communicate with their audience; their only language is gesture.

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Parable

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N.

Short, simple story teaching a moral.

Lets us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this parable teaches.

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Re

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Again, back

Reiterate
Reimburse

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Retro

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Backward

Retrospect
Retroactive

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Se

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Away, aside

Secede
Seclude
Seduce

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Semi

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Half, partly

Semiannual
Semiconscious

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Sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus

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Under, less

Subway
Subjugate
Succumb
Suffuse
Suggest
Suppress
Suspend
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Super, sur

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Over, above

Supernatural
Supervise
Surtax

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Syn, sym, syl, sys

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With, togethet

Synchronize
Synthesize
Sympathize
Syllogism
System
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Tele

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Far

Telemetry
Telegraphic

39
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Trans

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Across

Transport
Transpose

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Ultra

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Beyond, excessive

Ultramodern
Ultracritical

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Un

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Not

Unfeigned
Unkempt
Unwitting

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Under

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Below

Undergird
Underling

43
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Uni

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One

Unison
Unicycle

44
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Vice

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In place of

Vicarious
Viceroy

45
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With

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Away, against

Withhold
Withstand

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