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