PREFIX VOCABULARY 29 11 2022 Flashcards
1
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Antithesis
A
Contrast; direct opposite
2
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Antithetical
A
Opposite; contrary
3
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Disparate
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Unequal; different; unlike; contrasting
4
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Dispel
A
To drive away; to scatter; to lessen
5
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Interscholastic
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‘between’ schools
6
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Interim
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A period of time between events
7
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Misnomer
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Name or term that describes wrongly
8
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Misanthropic
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Hating or distrusting mankind; cynical
9
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Semiempirical
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Relying to some extent on observation or experiment
10
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Semimat
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Intermediate between glossy and mat, as photographic paper.
11
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Transgress
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To break a law or command; to violate a moral principle; to overstep a moral bound or limit.
12
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Transient
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Lasting only for a short time; impermanent
13
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Underdog
A
A person or team thought to have little chance of winning
14
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Undermine
A
To weaken little by little
