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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 tax

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syn, sym, syl, sys

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with, together 
synchronize - time together 
synthesize- combine together 
sympathize - pity, identity with
syllogism - explanation of how ideas relate system network
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tele

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far
telemetry- measurement from a distance
telegraphic - communicated over a 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
ultra critical- 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
under gird- 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 markedly 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, 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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outstrips v.

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surpass; outdo.

Jesse Owens easily outstripped his white competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.

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overbearing adj.

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bossy and arrogant; decisively important. Certain of her own experience, and of the unimportance of everyone else, Lady Bracknell was intolerably overbearing in her manners.

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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 tried for reason

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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; anti militarist
During the war, though the pacifists reused to bear arms, they nevertheless served in the font lines as ambulance drivers and medical corpsmen.

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pacify v.
soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue | Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to pacify them.
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pact N.
agreement; treaty. | Tweedledum and Tweedledee made a pact not to quarrel anymore
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paean n.
song of praise or joy. | paeans celebrating the victory filled the air.
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painstaking adj.
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.
agreeable; pleasing to the taste. | Neither Jack's under baked onions nor his overcooked casseroles were palatable to Jill.
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palette n.
flat surface on which painters mixes pigments; ranges 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.
grow tiresome | The study of word lists can eventually pal and put one to sleep
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palliate v.
lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuse Not content merely to palliate the patient's sore and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease.
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pallid adj
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.
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable. | The patient's enlarged spleen was palpable; even the first year medical student could feel it.
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palpitate v.
throb; flutter | As he became excited, his heart began to palpitate more and more erratically.
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paltry- adj .
``` 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 jewelery. ```
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pan v
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
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.
flair, flamboyance | Many performers imitate Noel Coward, but few have his panache and sense of style.
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pandemic adj.
widespread; affecting the majority of people | They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach pandemic proportions.
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pandemonium n.
wild tumult | When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke out among the passengers
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pander v.
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.
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.
related to an unobstructed 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.
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.
short, simple story teachign a moral | Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this parable teaches.

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