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retrospect- looking back
retroactive- effective as of a past date
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Definition: away, aside
secede- withdraw
seclude- shut away
seduce- lead astray
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Definition: half,partly
semiannual- every six months
semiconscious- partly conscious
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Definition: under, less
subway- underground road
subjugate- bring under control
succumb- yield; cease to resist
suffuse- spread through
suggest- hint
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Definition: over, above
supernatural- above natural things
supervise- oversee
surtax- additional tax
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Definition: with, together
synchronize - time together
synthesize- combine together
sympathize - pity, identity with
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Definition: far
telemetry- measurement from a distance
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Definition: across
transport - carry across
transpose- reverse, move across
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Definition: beyond, excessive
ultramodern- excessively modern
ultra critical- exceedingly critical
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Definition: not
unfeigned- not pretended; real
unkempt- not combed; disheveled
unwitting- not knowing; unintentional
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Definition: one
unison- oneness of pitch; complete accord
unicycle- one wheeled vehicle
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Definition: in place of
vicarious - acting as a substitute`
viceroy- governor acting in place of a king
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withhold - hold back; keep
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Definition: expel; drive out
The world wondered if Aquino would be able to oust Marcos from office
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Definition: 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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Definition: 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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Definition: surpass; outdo.
Jesse Owens easily outstripped his white competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games.
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Definition: ossy and arrogant; decisively important. Certain of her own experience, and of the unimportance of everyone else
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Definition: agreement; treaty
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Definition: song of praise or joy.
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Definition: grow tiresome
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Definition: pale; wan
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Definition: throb; flutter
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Definition: insignificant; petty;trifling
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Definition: criticize harshly.
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Definition: flair, flamboyance
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Definition: wild tumult
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