Vocab 1 Quiz Flashcards
Foreboding
Feeling beforehand of coming trouble; misgiving
Forecast
Estimate beforehand of a future happening; prediction
Forefront
Foremost place/part; vanguard
Foregoing
Going before; preceding
Foremost
Standing at the front; leading
Foreshadow
Indicate beforehand
Foresight
Power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen
Foreword
Front matter preceding the text of a book; preface
Fore-
Before; front
Mis-
Bad(ly); wrong(ly)
Misbelief
Wrong/erroneous belief
Misdeed
Wicked act
Misfire
Fail to be fired/explode properly
Misgiving
Feeling of doubt/suspicion; foreboding
Mishap
Bad happening; misfortune
Mislay
Put in an unremembered place; lose
Mislead
Lead astray; deceive
Misstep
Wrong step; blunder
Out-
Beyond; more/faster/longer/better than
Outgrow
Grow beyond/too large for
Outlandish
Looking/sounding as if it belongs to a (foreign) land beyond ours; strange
Outlast
To last longer than; outlive
Outlook
A look beyond; prospect for the future
Output
A yield/product
Outrun
Run faster than
Outspoken
Speaking out freely/boldly; frank
Outwit
Get the better of by being more clever
Over-
Too, excessively, beyond
Overbearing
Domineering over others
Overburden
Place too heavy a load on/burden excessively; overtax
Overconfident
Too sure of oneself
Overdose
Too big a dose
Forearm
Part of the arm from the wrist to the elbow
Overestimate
Make too high an estimate of something’s/someone’s size/worth; overvalue
Overgenerous
Too liberal in giving; excessively open-handed
Overshadow
Be more important than; outweigh
Oversupply
Excessive supply
Overwhelm
Cover completely; overpower
Un-
Not; lack of; remove/release from
Forebear
Ancestor; forefather
Unabridged
Not shortened; complete
Unbiased
Not prejudiced/in favor of or against; fair
Unconcern
Lack of concern/anxiety/interest; indifference
Undeceive
Free from deception/mistaken ideas; set straight
Ungag
Remove a gag/censorship from
Unnerve
Deprive of nerve/courage/self-control; upset
Unquenchable
Not satisfiable; in extinguishable
Unscramble
Do the opposite of scramble; restore to intelligible form
Unshackle
Release from a restraint/shackle (anything that confines the arms/legs)
Unwary
Not alert; heedless
Under-
Beneath; lower; insufficient(ly)
Underbrush
Shrubs/bushes growing beneath large trees in the woods; undergrowth
Underdeveloped
Insufficiently developed because of a lack of capital and trained personnel for exploiting natural resources
Undergraduate
College/university student without a degree yet
Underpayment
Insufficient payment
Underprivileged
Insufficiently privileged; deprived of fundamental rights through social/economic oppression
Underscore
Draw a line beneath; emphasize
Undersell
Sell at a lower price than
Undersigned
Person(s) who sign at the end of a letter/document
Understatement
Statement below the truth; restrained statement in mocking contrast to what might have been said
Understudy
One who studies under; learns a regular performer’s part to act as a substitute performer if necessary
Upcoming
In the near future; forthcoming
Update
Bring up to date
Upgrade
Raise the grade/quality of; improve
Upheaval
Violent heaving up; extreme agitation
Upkeep
Cost of operating/repairing; maintenance
Upright
Standing up straight on feet; erect
Uproot
Pull up by the roots; eradicate
Upstart
Person who has suddenly risen to wealth and power, especially if he’s conceited or unpleasant
Upturn
Upward turn towards better conditions
Up-
Upward
With-
Back; away; against
Withdraw
Draw back/away; take
Withdrawal
Act of taking back/drawing out from a deposit
Withdrawn
Drawn back/removed from easy approach; socially detached
Withhold
Hold back; restrain
Withholding tax
Sum withheld/deducted from wages as tax
Withstand
Stand up against; endure
Notwithstanding
In spite of; despite