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Before
Antecedent - Preceding event or word
Antediluvian- Ancient(Before the flood)
Ante-Nuptial before the wedding |
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Against, opposite
Antipathy - Hatred
Antiseptic - against infection
Antithetical - Exactly opposite |
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Chief, First
Archetype - Original
Archbishop - Chief bishop
Archaeology -study of first or ancient times |
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Over, thoroughly
Bedaub - Smear over
Befuddle - Confuse thoroughly
Beguile - Deceive, charm thoroughly |
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Two
Bicameral - Composed of two houses
Biennial - Every two years
Bicycle - Two-wheeled vehicle |
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Down
Catastrophe - Disaster
Cataract - Waterfall
Catapult - Hurl (throw down) |
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Around
Circumnavigate - Sail around
Circumspect - Cautious (looking around)
Circumscribe - limit (place a circle around) |
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With, together
Combine - merge with
Commerce - trade with
communicate - correspond with
Co editor - Joint editor
Collateral - Subordinate, connected
Conference - meeting
Corroborate - confirm |
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Against
Contravene - Conflict with
Controversy - dispute |
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Down, Away
Debase - Lower in value
Decadence - Deterioration
Decant - Pour off |
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Partly, half
Demigod - partly divine being |
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Two
Dichotomy - division into two parts
Dilemma - Choice between two bad alternatives |
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Across
Diagonal - Across a figure
Diameter across a circle
Diagram - Outline drawing |
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Not, apart
Discord - Lack of harmony
Differ - Disagree (Carry apart)
Disparity - Condition of inequality; difference |
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Faulty, bad
Dyslexia - Faulty ability to read
Dyspepsia - Indigestion |
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Out
Expel - Drive out
Extirpate - root out
Eject - throw out |
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Beyond, Outside
Extracurricular - Beyond the curriculum
Extraterritorial - Beyond a nation's bounds
Extrovert - person interested chiefly in external objects and actions |
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Above; excessively
Hyperbole - Exaggeration
Hyperventilate - Breath at an excessive rate |
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Beneath; lower
Hypoglycemia - low blood sugar |
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Not
Incefficeint - not efficient
Inarticulate - not clear or distinct
Illegible - not readable
Impeccable - not capable of sinning; flawless
Irrevocable - not able to be called back |
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in, on, upon
Invite - call in
Illustration - Something that makes clear
Impression - effect upon mind or feeling
Irradiate - shine upon |
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Between, among
Intervene - come between
International - between nations
Interjection - a statement thrown in |
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Within
Intramural - within a school
Introvert - person who turns within himeself |
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Large, Long
Macrobiotic - tending to prolong life
Macrocosm - the great world (the entire universe) |
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Great, million
Megalomania - delusions of grandeur
Megaton - explosive force of a million tons of TNT |
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Involving change
Metamorphosis - change of form |
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Small
Microcosm - miniature universe
Microbe - minute organism
Microscopic - extremely small |
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Bad, improper
Misdemeanor - minor crime; bad conduct
mischance - unfortunate accident
Misnomer - wrong name |
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Hatred
Misanthrope - person who hates mankind
Misogynist - woman hater |
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