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The Mighty Prefix Words Flashcards

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Expunge

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(v.) to take OUT; delete; remove

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Excise

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(v.) to take OUT; delete; remove

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Expurgate

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(v.) to take OUT; delete; remove

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Eccentric

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(adj. ) literally OUT of center; departing form a recognized, conventional, or established norm
(n. ) an odd unconventional person

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Extricate

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(v.) to get OUT of a difficult situation or entanglement

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Exemplary

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(adj.) standing OUT from the norm; outstanding; worthy of imitation

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Enumerate

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(v.) to count OUT; to list; to tick off the reasons for

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Elusive

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(adj.) OUT of reach and therefore difficult to catch, define, or describe

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Exorbitant

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(adj.) literally OUT of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive

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Repudiate

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(v.) to take BACK; to reject; disavow

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Recant

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(v.) to take BACK; to reject; disavow

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Renounce

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(v.) to take BACK; to reject; disavow

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Repundant

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(adj.) needlessly repetitive; saying things AGAIN and AGAIN

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Implore

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(v.) to urge

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Relinquish

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(v.) to give something BACK; to surrender or give BACK a possession, right, or privilege

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Resilient

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(v.) to leap BACK; to come BACK from adversity or misfortune

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Reaffirm

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(v.) to assert AGAIN; to confirm; state positively

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Reticent

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(adj.) not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily; holding BACK one’s thoughts; restrained or reserved

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Rebuff

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(v.) to repel or drive BACK; to bluntly reject

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Renovate

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(v.) to make new AGAIN; restore by repairing and remodeling

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Rejuvenate

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(v.) to make young AGAIN; to restore youthful vigor and appearance

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Resurgent

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(v.) to rise AGAIN; to sweep or surge BACK

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Deleterious

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(adj.) going DOWN in the sense of having a harmful effect; injurious; causing harm or damage

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Decry

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(v.) to put DOWN in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval

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Despondent

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(ad.) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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Denounce

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(v.) to put DOWN in a sense of a making a formal accusation; to speak against

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Demise

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(v. ) to go all the way DOWN in a sense of ending by death

(n. ) the end of one’s existence or activitiy

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Debunk

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(v.) to put DOWN by exposing false and exaggerated claims

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Deride

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(v.) to ridicule or laugh at

30
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Devoid

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(adj.) completely lacking in substance or quality

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Impeccable

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(adj.) having NO flaws; perfect

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Implacable

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(adj.) NOT capable of being placated or appeased (pacify)

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Inexorable

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(adj.) NOT capable of being stopped; relentless; inevitable

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Incoherent

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(adj.) NOT coherent and therefore lacking organization; lacking logical or meaningful connections

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Insurmountable

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(adj.) NOT capable of being surmounted or overcome

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Irreverent

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(adj.) lacking proper respect or seriousness; disrespectful

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Circumspect

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(adj.) to look carefully around and therefore to be cautious and careful; prudent

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Circuitous

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(adj.) CIRCULAR and therefore indirect in language, behavior, or action

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Circumvent

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(v.) to circle AROUND and therefore bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering

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Circumscribe

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(v.) to draw a line AROUND and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions

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Maganimous

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(adj.) filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge

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Erroneous

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(adj.) filled with errors; wrong

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Momentous

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(adj.) filled with importance; very significant

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Mellifluous

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(adj.) smooth and sweet; flowing like honey

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Ominous

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(adj.) filled with menace; threatening

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Acrimonious

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(adj.) filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous

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Copious

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(adj.) filled with abundance; plentiful

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Abstemious

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(adj.) filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking

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Malodorous

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(adj.) filled with an unpleasant odor; foul smelling

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Tedious

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(adj.) filled with boredom; very tiresome; dull and fatiguing

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