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Mono; one
Ex:Monarchy government by one ruler
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Multi; many
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Neo; new
Ex: Neologism newly coined word |
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Non; not
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ob, oc, of, op; agaisnt
Ex: Obloguy , Occlude, offended, opponent |
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Pan; all, every
Ex: Panacea |
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Para; beyond, related
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Per; through, completely
Ex: Permeable |
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Peri; around, near
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Poly; many
Ex: Polygamist |
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Prim; first
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Pro; foward, in favor of
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Proto; first
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Pseudo; False
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abase; v, lower humiliate.
Ex: Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abaseherself before conquering the Romans. |
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Abash; V, embrarrass
Ex: He was not at all abashed by her open admiration |
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abate; v , subside; decreasse, lessen.
Ex: Rather than leaving immediately , they waited for the for the storm to abate . |
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abdicate; v renounce ; give up.
Ex: When Edward Vill abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved. |
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Abduction; N, Kiddnapping
Ex: In a movie the son of a multimillionare was abducted by kiddnappers. |
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Aberrant; n, abnormal or deviant.
Ex: Given the aberrant nature of the data. |
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Abet; v, abid , usually in doing something wrong, encourage.
Ex: She was unwilling to to abet him in the swindle he had planned. |
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Abhor; v. Detest; hate
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abject; adj. wretched; lacking pride.
Ex: On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject proverty. |
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abjure; V. renounce upon oath.
Ex: He abjured his alligiance to the king. |
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Abnegation; V. repuditation, self-sacrifice.
Ex: Their love was doomed for she had to marry the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom. |
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abominable; adj. detested, extremly unpleasent.
Ex: The man had gone into the woods when he came across an abominable animal. |
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aboriginal; adj. N. Being the first of it's kind in a region. Primitive, native.
Ex: Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were wildely reported. |
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abortive; adj. unsuccessful; fruitless.
Ex: Attacked by armed troops, the Chinese students had to abondon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully. |
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Abrade; V. wear away by friction; scrape; erode.
Ex: Because the sharp rocks had abrade the skin on her legs. |
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Abrasive; adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down.
Ex: Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience. |
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Abridge; v. Condense or shorten.
Ex: Because the publushers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel. |
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Abscond; v. depart secretly and hide.
Ex: The teller who asconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him. |
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Absolve; V. Pardon
Ex: The father confessor absolved him of his sins. |
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Abstrian; v. refrain ;hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice.
Ex: He decided to abstrain from drinking while he trained for the race . |
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Abstermious; adj. Sparing in eating and drinking.
Ex: Concerend whether her vegetarian son's abstermious diet provided him with sufficent proteins. |
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Abstract; Theoretical; not concrete.
Ex: To him, hunger was an abstract concept. |
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Abtruse; Adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
Ex: Baffled by the abtruse philosophical texts assigned in class. |
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abundant; Plentifull; possessing riches or resources.
Ex: The promise of a more abundant life.
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Abusive; adj. coarsely insulting; phisically harmful.
Ex: An abusive parent can be cause mental and physical damage. |
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