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re-

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  • again, back.

- reiterate: repeat.

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retro-

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  • backward.

- retrospect: looking back.

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se-

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  • away, aside.

- secede: withdraw.

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semi-

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  • half, partly.

- semiannual: every six months.

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sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus-

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  • under, less.

- subway: underground road.

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super, sur-

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  • over, above.

- supernatural: above natural things.

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syn, sym, syl, sys-

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  • with, together.

- synchronize: time together.

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tele-

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  • far.

- telegraphic: communicated over a distance.

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trans-

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  • across.

- transport: carry across.

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ultra-

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  • beyond, excessive.

- ultramodern: excessively modern.

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un-

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  • not.

- unwitting: not knowing, unintentional.

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under-

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  • below.

- underling: someone inferior.

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uni-

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  • one.

- unicycle: one-wheeled vehicle.

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vice-

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  • in place of.

- vicarious: acting as a substitute.

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with-

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  • away, against.

- withhold: hold back, keep.

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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 markedly outlandish behavior is a stock figure in novels.

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Outmoded (adj.)

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  • 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 (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 her own importance, and of 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 United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.

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Overwrought (adj.)

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  • 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 (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 of 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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Paean (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 painters mix 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 patient’s sores and cankers, the researchers sought a means of wiping out the disease.
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Pallid (adj.)

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  • pale, wan.
  • Because his job requires that he 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 patient’s enlarged spleen was palpable: even the first year the medical student could feel it.

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Palpitate (v.)

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  • throb, flutter.

- As 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.
  • 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 (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 if 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 proportions.

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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 of 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 uninstructed 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 (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 lessen that this parable teaches.

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