VOCAB DUE 3-10

Question 1

re

Answer 1

again,back
reiterate repeat
reimburse pay back

Question 2

retro

Answer 2

backward
retrospect looking back
retroactive effective as of past date

Question 3

se

Answer 3

away,aside
secede withdraw
seclude shut away
seduce lead astray

Question 4

semi

Answer 4

half,partly
semiannual every six months
semiconscious partly conscious

Question 5

sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus

Answer 5

under, less
subway underground road
subjugated bring,under control
succumb yield
suffuse spread through

Question 6

super,sur

Answer 6

over, above
supernatural above natural
supervise oversee
surtax additional tax

Question 7

syn,sym, syl, sys

Answer 7

with, together
synchronize time together
synthesize combine together
sympathize pity, identify with

Question 8

tele

Answer 8

far
telemetry measurement from a distance
telegraphic communicated over a distance

Question 9

trans

Answer 9

across
transport carry across
transpose reverse, move across

Question 10

ultra

Answer 10

beyond, excessive
ultramodern excessively modern
ultracritical extra critical

Question 11

un

Answer 11

not
unfeigned not pretended
unkempt not combed
unwitting not knowing

Question 12

under

Answer 12

below
undergrid strengthen underneath
underling someone inferior

Question 13

uni

Answer 13

one
unison oneness of pitch; complete accord
unicycle one-wheeled vehicle

Question 14

vice

Answer 14

in place of
vicarious acting as a substitute
viceroy governor acting in place of a king

Question 15

with

Answer 15

away, against
withhold hold back
withstand stand up

Question 16

oust

Answer 16

expel
drive out
the world wondered if aquion would be able to oust marcos from office

Question 17

outlandish

Answer 17

bizarre
peculiar
unconventional
professer engages in markedly outlandish behavior

Question 18

outmoded

Answer 18

no longer
stylish
old-fashion
to wear outmoded clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed

Question 19

outskirts

Answer 19

fringes, outer borders

we lived in the outskirts of a great city

Question 20

outspoken

Answer 20

candid, blunt

the candidate was too outspoken to be a successful politician, he had not yet learned to weigh his words carefully

Question 21

outstrip

Answer 21

surpass
outdo
jesse owens easily outstripped his white competitors to win the gold medal at the olympic games

Question 22

outwit

Answer 22

outsmart
trick
by disguising himself as an old woman Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture

Question 23

ovation

Answer 23

enthusiastic applause

when popular tenor PD came on stage in the 1 act of la boheme, he was greeted by a tremendous ovation

Question 24

overbearing

Answer 24

bossy and arrogant
decisively important
my mother was overbearing with her tone of voice

Question 25

palatable

Answer 25

agreeable
pleasing to the taste
the plate of food was so good i felt it was palatable

Question 26

palette

Answer 26

flat surface on which painter mixes pigments
range of colors commonly used by particular artist
The artist used tools such as his palette

Question 27

pall

Answer 27

grow tiresome

the study of wordlists can eventually pall and put one to sleep

Question 28

palliate

Answer 28

lessen the violence of a disease
alleviate
moderate intensity
gloss over excuses
palliate the patients sores and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease

Question 29

pallid

Answer 29

pale
wan
my friends scared me so much that they told me my face was pallid as a ghost’s

Question 30

palpable

Answer 30

tangible
easily perceptible
unmistakable
the orange was palpable

Question 31

palpitate

Answer 31

throb
flutter
as he became excited his heart began to palpitate more and more

Question 32

paltry

Answer 32

insignificant
petty
trifling
lady this is paltry sum to pay for such a high class piece of jewelry

Question 33

pan

Answer 33

criticized harsly
my friend was panned at school for being “too” smart. when she graduated and made billions of dollars she didnt care no longer

Question 34

overt

Answer 34

open to view

the view in the apartment window was overt to the city

Question 35

overwrought

Answer 35

extremely agitated, hysterical

when she heard that her brother passed she was overwrought in tears

Question 36

pacifist

Answer 36

one opposed to force
antimilitarist
hippies are known as pacifists

Question 37

pacify

Answer 37

soothe
make calm
quiet down
subdue
the baby needed a pacifier to pacify him

Question 38

pact

Answer 38

agreement

treaty

Question 39

paean

Answer 39

song of praise or joy

paeans celebrating the victory filled the air

Question 40

painstaking

Answer 40

showing hard work
taking great care
the mother painstaking worked hard to provide for her child

Question 41

panacea

Answer 41

cure-all
remedy for all diaereses
wouldn’t it be great if the world had a panacea to cure everything

Question 42

pandemic

Answer 42

widespread

the walking dead is a zombie pandemic

Question 43

pandemonium

Answer 43

wild tumult

the concert broke out in pandemonium

Question 44

panegyrics

Answer 44

formal praise

blushing at all the praise heaped upon him by the speakers, the modest hero said “ i dont deserve such panegyrics”

Question 45

pander

Answer 45

cater to low desires of others

Question 46

panoramic

Answer 46

related to an unobstrauction/comprehensive view

panoramic tv

Question 47

pantomime

Answer 47

acting without dialogue

old movies are pantomime

Question 48

parable

Answer 48

short
simple story teaching a oral
short stories are parable to life