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Anglo Saxon prefixes 5-8
vocab from anglo saxon prefixes 5-8
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9th Grade
03/03/2009

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Unabridged
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Not abridged; not made shorter; uncut; complete
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Unbiased
Definition
Not biased; not prejudiced in favor of or against; fair
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Unconcern
Definition
Lack of concern, anxiety, or interst; indifference; apathy
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Undeceive
Definition
Free from deception or mistaken ideas; set straight; disabuse
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Ungag
Definition
remove a gag from; release from censorship
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Unnerve
Definition
Deprive of nerve or courage; cause to lose self-control ; upset; enervate
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Unquenchable
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Not quenchable; not capable of being satisfied; insatiable; inextinguishable
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Unscramble
Definition
Do the opposite of scramble; restore to intelligible form.
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Unshackle
Definition
release from a shavkle (anything that confines the legs or arms); set free; liberate.
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Unwary
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not wary; not alert; heedless; rash
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Underbrush
Definition
shrubs, brushes, etc., growing beneath large trees in a wood; undergrowth.
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Underdeveloped
Definition
Insufficiently developed because pf a lack of capital and trained personnnel for exploiting natural resources; backward; behindhand.
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Undergraduate
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(lit. lower than graduate)

a student in a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelors degree.

 

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Underpayment
Definition
insufficient payment
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Underprivileged
Definition
insufficiently privileged; deprived through social or economic oppression of some fundamental rights supposed to belong to all; disadvantaged; deprived
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Underscore
Definition
Draw a line beneath; emphasize; stress
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Undersell
Definition
Sell at a lower price than
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Undersigned
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Person or persons who sign at the end of (lit, under) a letter or document.
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Understatment
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A statement below the truth; a restrained statment in mocking contrast to what might be said.
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Understudy
Definition
one who "studies under" and learns the part of a regular performer so as to be a substitue if necessary.
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Upcoming
Definition
coming up; being in the near future; forthcoming; approaching
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Update
Definition
bring up to date; modernize
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Upgrade
Definition
raise the grade or quality of; improve
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Upheaval
Definition
Violent heaving up, as of the earths crust; commotion; violent disturbance; outcry
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Upkeep
Definition
Maintenance (keeping up); cost of operating and repairing.
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Uplift
Definition
lift up; elevate; raise
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upright
Definition
standing up straight on the feet; erect; honest
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Uproot
Definition
pull up by the roots; remove completely; eradicate; annihalate
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upstart
Definition
person who has suddenly risen to wealth and power, especially if he or she is conceited and unpleasant.
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Upturn
Definition
upward turn toward better conditions
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Withdraw
Definition

1. take or draw back away; take out from a place of deposit

 

2. leave, retreat

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Withdrawal
Definition

1.act of taking back or drawing out from a place of deposit.

2. retreat; exit; departure. 

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Withdrawn
Definition
drawn back or removed from easy approach; socially detached; unresponsive.
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Withhold
Definition
hold back; keep from giving; restrain; curb.
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Withholding tax
Definition
sum withheld or deducted from wages for tax purposes.
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Withstand
Definition
stand up against; hold out; resist; endure
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notwithstanding
Definition

lit. "not standing against"

In spite of; despite

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