Linguistics p167-172
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| move out of a country or region to settle in another | emigrate
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| move into a foreign country or region as a permanent resident | immigrate
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| standing or jutting out; conspicuous; famous; distinguished; noteworthy | eminent
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| hanging over one's head; threatening; about to occur; impending | imminent
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| (literally, "take out the nerves or strength") lessen the strength of; enfeeble; weaken | enervate
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| gradual wearing away; deterioration; depletion | erosion
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| bring out; call forth; elicit; produce | evoke
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| call on for help or protection; appeal to for support | invoke
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| cut out; remove by cutting out | excise
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| cut into; carve; engrave | incise
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| 1. shutting out, or tending to shut out, others2. not shared with others; single; sole | exclusive
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| 1. (literally, "shutting in") including the limits (dates, numbers, etc.) mentioned2. broad in scope; comprehensive | inclusive
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| (literally, "hold out") show; display | exhibit
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| (literally, "hold in") hold in check; restrain; repress | inhibit
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| drive out; force out; compel to leave; banish; eject | expel
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| drive on; force; compel | impel
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| (literally, "fold in or involve") show to be part of or connected with; involve; entangle | implicate
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| (literally, "fight against") call in question; assail by words or arguments; attack as false; contradict; attack; malign | impugn
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| put in prison; imprison; confine | incarcerate
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| (literally, "write on") write, engrave, or print to create a lasting record; imprint; autograph | inscribe
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| one who rises in revolt against established authority; rebel; mutineer | insurgent
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| rebellious; insubordinate; mutinous | insurgent
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| outside the regular curriculum or course of study | extracurricular
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| coming from or existing outside; foreign; not essential; not pertinent; irrelevant | extraneous
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| 1. outside or beyond the bounds of reason; excessive2. spending lavishly, wasteful | extravagant
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| within the walls or boundaries (of a school, college, etc.); confined to members (of a school, college etc.) | intramural
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| within a party | intraparty
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| within a state | intrastate
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| within or by way of the veins | intravenous
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| (short for contra) against; on the negative side | con (adv.)
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| (used mainly in the plural) opposing argument; reason against | con (n.)
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| merchandise imported or exported contrary to law; smuggled goods | contraband
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| go or act contrary to; violate; disregard; infringe | contravene
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| (literally, "a turning against") dispute; debate; quarrel | controversy
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| (followed by to) contrary; in the opposite direction | counter
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| cancel (an order) by issuing a contrary order; revoke | countermand
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| not able to be "turned against" or disputed; unquestionable; certain; indisputable | incontrovertible
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| (literally, "go between") interfere to reconcile differences; mediate; plead in another's behalf; intervene | intercede
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| (literally, "catch between") stop or seize on the way from one place to another; interruput; catch | intercept
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| inserted between lines already printed or written | interlinear
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| anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission | interlude
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| go-between; mediator | intermediary
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| pause between periods of activity; interval; interruption | intermission
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| (literally, "cut between") cut by passing through or across; divide; cross | intersect
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| between cities or towns | interurban
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| 1. come between2. come in to settle a quarrel; intercede; mediate | intervene
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