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Re

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Again, back
Reiterate- repeat
Reimburse- pay back

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Retro

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Backward
Retrospect- looking back
Retroactive- effective as of a past date

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Se

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Away, aside
Secede- withdraw
Seclude- shut away
Seduce- lead astray

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Semi

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Half, partly
Semiannual- every six months
Semiconscious- partly conscious

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Sub, suc, suf, sug, sup,sus

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Under, less
Subway- underground road
Subjugate- bring under control
Succumb- yield; cease to resist
Suffuse- spread through
Suggest- hint
Suppress- put down by force
Suspend- delay
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Super, sur

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Over, above
Supernatural- above natural things
Supervise- oversee
Surtax- additional

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Syn, sym, syl, sys

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With, together 
Synchronize- time together
Synthesize- combine together
Sympathize- pity; identify with
Syllogism- explanation if how ideas relate
System- network
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Tele

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Far
Telemetry- measurement from a distance
Telegraphic- communicated over w distance

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Trans

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Across
Transport- carry across
Transpose- reverse, move across

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Ultra

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Beyond,excessive
Ultramodern- excessively modern
Ultracritical- exceedingly critical

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Un

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Not
Unfeigned- not pretended; real
Unkempt- not combed; disheveled
Unwitting- not knowing; unintentional

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Under

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Below
Undergird- strengthen underneath
Underling- someone inferior

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Uni

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One
Unison- oneness of pitch; complete accord
Unicycle- one-wheeled vehicle

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Vice

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In place of
Vicarious- acting as a substitute
Viceroy- governor acting in place of a king

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With

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Away,against
Withhold- hold back; keep
Withstand- stand up against; resist

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Oust (v.)

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Expel; drive out

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

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Outlandish (adj.)

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Bizarre; peculiar; unconventional

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

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Outmoded (adj.)

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No longer stylish; old fashioned
Unconcerned about keeping in style, alex was perfectly happy to wear outmoded clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed

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Outskirts (n.)

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Fringes; outer borders

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 (v.)

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Surpass; outdo

Jesse Owens easily outstripped his white competitors to win the gold medal at the olympic games

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Overbearing (adj.)

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Bossy and arrogant; decisively important
Certain of het own importance, and the unimportance of everyone else, lady bracknell was intolerably overbearing in her manner

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Overt (adj.)

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Open to view

According to the u.s constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tired for treason.

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Overwrought (adj.)

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Extremely agitated; hysterical

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

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Pacifist (n.)

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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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Pacify (v.)

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Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue

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

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Pact (n.)

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Agreement; treaty

Tweedledum and tweedledee made a pact not to quarrel anymore

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Pact (n.)

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Song of praise or joy

Paeans celebrating the victory filled the air

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Painstaking (adj.)

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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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Palatable (adj.)

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Agreeable; pleasing to the taste

Neither jack’s underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were palatable to jill

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Palette (n.)

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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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Pall (v.)

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Grow tiresome

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

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Palliate (v.)

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Lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
Not content merely to palliate the patients sores and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease palliative

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Pallid (adj.)

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Pale; wan

Because his job required that he work at night and sleep during the day, he had an exceptionally pallid complexion

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Palpable (adj.)

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Tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable

The patients enlarged spleen was palpable: even the first year medical student could feel it

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Palpitate (v.)

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Throb; flutter

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

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Paltry (adj.)

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Insignificant; petty; trifling
100 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 (v.)

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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 (n.)

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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 (n.)

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Flair; flamboyance

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

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Pandemic (adj.)

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Widespread; affecting the majority of people

They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach pandemic proortions

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Pandemonium (n.)

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Wild tumult

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

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Pander (v.)

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Cater to the low desires of others

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

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Panegyric (n.)

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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 (adj.)

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Related to an clear and comprehensive view

From inspiration point we had a magnificent panoramic view of the main headlands and San Francisco bay

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Pantomime (n.)

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Acting without dialogue

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

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Parable (n.)

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Short, simple story teaching a moral

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

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