Direct Hits: Prefixes

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expunge

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to take out; delete; remove

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excise

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to take out; delete; remove

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expurgate

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to take out; delete; remove

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eccentric

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literally out of the center; departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm; an odd, unconventional person

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extricate

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to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement

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exemplary

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standing out from the norm; outstanding; worthy of imitation

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enumerate

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to count out; to list; to tick off the reasons for

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elusive

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out of reach and therefore difficult to catch, define, or describe

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exorbitant

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literally out of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive

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redundant

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needlessly repetitive; saying things again and again

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repudiate

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to take back; to reject; disavow

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recant

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to take back; to reject; disavow

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renounce

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to take back; to reject; disavow

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relinquish

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to surrender or give back (or return a possession, right, or privilege

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resilient

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bouncing back from adversity or misfortune; recovering quickly

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reaffirm

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to assert again; to confirm; state positively

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reticent

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holding back one’s thoughts, feelings and personal affairs; restrained or reserved

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rebuff

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to repel or drive back; to bluntly reject

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renovate

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to make new again; restore by repairing and remodeling

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rejuvenate

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to make young again; to restore youthful vigor and appearance

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resurgent

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rising again; sweeping or surging back

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deleterious

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going down in the sense of having a harmful effect; injurious

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decry

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to put down in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval

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despondent

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downcast; very dejected; forlorn

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denounce

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to put down in the sense of making a formal accusation; to speak against

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demise

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sent down in the sense of ending in death; the cessation of existence or activity

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debunk

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to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims

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deride

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to put down with contemptuous jeering; to ridicule or laugh at

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devoid

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down in the sense of being empty; completely lacking in substance or quality; bereft; vacant

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impeccable

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having no flaws; perfect

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implacable

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not capable of being placated or appeased

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inexorable

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not capable of being stopped; relentless inevitable

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incoherent

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not coherent and therefore lacking organization; lacking logical or meaningful connections

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insurmountable

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not capable of being surmounted or overcome

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irreverent

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lacking proper respect or seriousness; disrespectful

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circumspect

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looking carefully around - thus cautious and careful; prudent; discreet

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circuitous

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circular and therefore indirect in language, behavior or action, roundabout; wingding

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circumvent

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to circle around and therefore bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering

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circumscribe

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to draw a line around and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions

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magnanimous

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filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge

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erroneous

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filled with errors; wrong

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momentous

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filled with importance, very important

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mellifluous

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smooth and sweet; flowing like honey

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ominous

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filled with menace, threatening

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acrimonious

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filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous

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copious

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filled with abundance; plentiful

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abstemious

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filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking

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malodorous

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filled with an unpleasant odor; foul-smelling

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tedious

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filled with boredom; very tiresome; dull and fatiguing