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Expel; drive out
The world wondered if Aquino would be able to oust Marcos from office. |
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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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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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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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Surpass; outdo
Jesse Owens easily outstripped his white competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games. |
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Bossy and arrogant; decisively important
Certain of her own importance, and of the unimportant of everyone else, Lady Bracknell was intolerably overbearing in her manner. "In choosing a husband," she said, "good birth is of overbearing importance; compared to that, neither wealth nor talent signifies." |
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Open to view
According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason. |
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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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One opposed to force; antimilitarist
During the war, though the pacifists refused to bear arms, they nevertheless served in the front lines as ambulance drivers and medical corpsmen. |
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Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue
Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to pacify them. |
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Agreement; treaty
Tweedledum and Tweedledee made a pact not to quarrel anymore. |
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Song of praise or joy
Paeans celebrating the victory filled the air. |
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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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agreeable; pleasing to the taste
Neither Jack's underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were palatable to Jill. |
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Flat surface on which painter mixes pigments; range of colors commonly used by a particular artist
The artist's apprentices had the messy job of cleaning his brushes and palette. Through chromatic analysis, the forgers were able to match all the colors in Monet's palette. |
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Grow tiresome
The study of word lists can eventually pall and put one to sleep. |
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Lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
Not content merely to palliate the patient's sores and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease. |
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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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Tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
The patient's enlarged spleen was palpable: even the first year medical student could feel it. |
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Throb; flutter
As he became excited, his heart began to palpitate more and more erratically. |
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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 jewelry. |
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Criticize harshly
Hoping for a rave review of his new show, the playwright was miserable when the critics panned in unanimously. |
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Cure-all; remedy for all diseases
The rich youth cynically declared that the panacea for all speeding tickets was big enough bribe. |
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Flair; flamboyance
Many performers imitate Noel Coward, but few have his panache and sense of style. |
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| Widespread; affecting the majority of people. They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach pandemic proportions. |
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wild tumult
When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke out among the passengers. |
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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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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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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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Acting without dialogue
Artists in pantomime need no words to communicate with their audience; their only language is gesture. |
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Short, simple story teaching a moral
Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson tat this parable teaches. |
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Again, back
Reiterate - repeat
Reimburse - pay back |
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Backwards
Retrospect - looking back
Retroactive - pay back |
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Away, aside
Secede - Withdraw
Seclude - shut away
Seduce - lead astray |
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Half, partly
Semiannual - every six months
Semiconscious - partly conscious |
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Under, less
Subway - underground road
Subjugated - Bring under control
Succumb - yield; cease to resist
Suffuse - spread through
Suggest - hint
Suppress - put down by force
Suspend - delay |
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Over, above natural things
Supernatural - above natural things
Supervise - oversee
Surtax - additional tax |
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With, together
Synchronize - time together
Synthesize - combine together
Sympathize - pity; identify with
Syllogism - explanation of how ideas relate
System - network |
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Far
Telemetry - measurement from a distance
Telegraphic - communicated over a distance |
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Across
Transport - carry across
Transpose - reverse, move across |
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Beyond, excessive
Ultramodern - excessively modern
Ultracritical - exceedingly critical |
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Not
Unfeigned - not pretended; real
Unkempt - not combed; disheveled
Unwitting - not knowing; unintentional |
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Below
Undergrid - strengthen underneath
Underling - Someone inderior |
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One
Unison - oneness of pitch; complete accord
Unicycle - one wheeled vehicle |
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In place of
Vicarious - acting as a substitute
Viceroy - Governor acting in place of a king |
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away, against
Withhold - hold back; keep
withstand - stand up against; resist |
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