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Multi

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Many
Multifarious- having many pets
Multitudinous- numerous

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Mono

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One
Monarchy- government by one ruler
Monotheism- belief in one god

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Neo

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New
Neologism- newly coined word
Neophyte- beginner; novice

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Non

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Not
Noncommittal- undecided
Nonentity-person of no importance

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Ob, oc, of, op

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Against
Obloquy- infamy; disgrace 
Obtrude- push into prominence 
Occlude- close; block out
Offend- insult 
Opponent- someone who struggles against; foe
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Olig

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Few

Oligarchy- government by a few

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Pan

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All, every
Panacea- cure-all
Panorama unobstructed view in all directions

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Para

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Beyond, related
Parallel- similar
Paraphrase- restate, translate

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Per

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Through, completely
Permeable - allowing passage through
Pervade- spread throughout

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Peri

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Around, near
Perimeter- outer boundary
Periphery- edge
Periphrastic- stated in a roundabout way

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Poly

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Many
Polygamist- person with several spouses
Polyglot- speaking several languages

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Post

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After
Postpone- delay
Posterity- generations that follow
Posthumous- after death

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Pre

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Before
Preamble- introductory statement
Prefix- work part placed before a root/stem
Premonition- forewarning

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Pim

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First
Prime #- numbers that can only be divided by 1
Primordial- existing at the dawn of time
Primogeniture- state of being the first born

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Pro

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Forward, in favor of
Propulsive- driving forward
Proponent- supporter

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Proto

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First

Prototype- first of its kind

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Pseudo

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False

Pseudonym- pen name

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Abase (v.)

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Lower; humiliate

The boy in the talent show abased himself by singing horribly in the talent show.

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Abash (v.)

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Embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

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Abate (v.)

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Subside; decrease, lessen

Before they left they waited for the storm to abate.

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Abdicate (v.)

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Renounce; give up

The king abdicated the throne to marry the women he loved.

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Aberrant (n.)

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Abnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.

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Abet (v.)

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Aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

She was un willing to abet him in his plan.

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Abhor (v.)

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Detest; hate

She abhorred the kid in school that bullied her.

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Abject (adj.)

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Wretched; lacking pride

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

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Abjure (v.)

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Renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king,

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Abnegation (n.)

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Repudiation; self-sacrifice
Though amy and tom loved each other their love was doomed, for she had to marry the king; this act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.

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Aboriginal (adj.)

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Being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.

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Abominable (adj.)

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Detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad.

When john cheated in Amanda she called him an abominable young man, with abominable taste in women.

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Abortive (adj.)

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Unsuccessful; fruitless

Attacked by armed troops, the Chinese students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully.

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Abrade (v.)

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Wear away by friction; scrape; erode

Because the sharp rocks had abraded the skin on her legs, she dabbed iodine on the scrapes and abrasions.

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Abrasive (adj.)

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Rubbing away; tending to grind down

Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener’s patience.

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Abridge (v.)

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Condense or shorten

Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of war and peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel

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Abscond (v.)

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Depart secretly and hide
The teller who abscond with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on “America’s Most Wanted”

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Absolve (v.)

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Pardon (an offense)

The father confessor absolved him of his sins.

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Abstain (v.)

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Refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race

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Abstemious (adj.)

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Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian sons abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him

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Abstract (adj.)

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theoretical; not concrete; nonreresentational

To him, hunger was an abtract concept; he had never missed a meal

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Abstruse (adj.)

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Obscure; profound; difficult to understand

Baffled by the abstruse philosophical texts assigned in class, dave asked lexy to explain kant’s critique of pure reason

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Abundant (adj.)

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Plentiful; possessing riches or resources

At his immigration interview, ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to america: religious freedom etc

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