Vocabulary Lessons 1-9 Review

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subconscious

Back 1

the part of the mind's function of which you are not aware

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subdue

Back 2

to conquer or bring under control

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subjugate

Back 3

to conquer or bring under control by force

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subsidize

Back 4

to furnish money or to assist with the payment of money

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subterranean

Back 5

beneath the earth's surface

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transcribe

Back 6

to make a written copy

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transfer

Back 7

to carry or send from one person or place to another

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transform

Back 8

to change in form or appearance

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translucent

Back 9

permitting some light to pass through but giving an unclear image

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transplant

Back 10

to plant in another place

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hyperbole

Back 11

an intentional statement of exaggeration

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hypercritical

Back 12

excessively critical

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hypertension

Back 13

extreme tension; high blood pressure

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hyperthermia

Back 14

high temperature

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superimpose

Back 15

lay one item atop another

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superlative

Back 16

of the highest order; best; greatest

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supernatural

Back 17

beyond the laws of nature

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supervise

Back 18

oversee

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surcharge

Back 19

additional charge or tax

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surplus

Back 20

more than what is needed

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forecast

Back 21

to predict or estimate in advance

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forethought

Back 22

a thought that comes beforehand

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forewarn

Back 23

to warn beforehand

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posterior

Back 24

the back side

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posthumous

Back 25

happening after someone's death

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postpone

Back 26

put off until a later time

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preamble

Back 27

an introduction or introductory explanation

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precaution

Back 28

care taken beforehand

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premature

Back 29

happening or ripening before the natural or proper time

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premier

Back 30

the first performance or showing

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procrastinate

Back 31

to put off doing something until a later time

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profess

Back 32

to come forward and make a public declaration

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prologue

Back 33

the introductory part of a book

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promontory

Back 34

the highest point of land projecting out over a body of water or land

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propensity

Back 35

a natural inclination toward

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retroactive

Back 36

having an effect on things in the past

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retrofire

Back 37

to ignite a retrorocket

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retrogress

Back 38

move backward

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retrospect

Back 39

looking back in the past

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retrospective

Back 40

looking back on the past or past events

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circuit

Back 41

a revolving; a journey around; a route

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circulatory

Back 42

going in a circuit; circular

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circumnavigate

Back 43

to sail around

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circumstance

Back 44

the condition surrounding or related to an event

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circumvent

Back 45

to go around or bypass

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period

Back 46

the interval between certain happenings

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periodic

Back 47

happening at regular intervals; happening from time to time

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perigee

Back 48

the point in the moon's or a satellite's orbit that is closest to the earth or body it is orbiting

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periphery

Back 49

the outer boundary of something

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periscope

Back 50

an instrument for seeing around things

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adapt

Back 51

to change to be suitable or fit

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adhere

Back 52

to stick to something; to conform to; obey

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adjacent

Back 53

close to; bordering on

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recurrent

Back 54

happening again and again; returning periodically

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reimburse

Back 55

pay back

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reiterate

Back 56

repeat many times

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secession

Back 57

the act of withdrawing from an alliance or association

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seclude

Back 58

to withdraw or set apart from social contact

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segregate

Back 59

to separate from the rest of the group

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sequester

Back 60

to separate or withdraw; to choose solitude or retirement

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diagram

Back 61

a picture drawn to explain an idea

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diagnose

Back 62

to identify a disease through symptoms

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diagonal

Back 63

a straight line through a figure from one corner to another corner

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diaphanous

Back 64

transparent

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diaphragm

Back 65

a membrane that separates one thing from another

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perambulate

Back 66

to walk through

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percolate

Back 67

to drip through a small opening or to filter a liquid

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perforate

Back 68

to make holes in something

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persistence

Back 69

continuing stubbornly without giving up; determination

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pervasive

Back 70

having the power to be spread or to pass through

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eccentric

Back 71

ignoring social conventions; odd

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ecstasy

Back 72

happiness; overwhelming feelings of joy

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effervesce

Back 73

to give off bubbles; to show excitement or liveliness

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effusive

Back 74

demonstrative; unreserved; overflowing; pouring out

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eject

Back 75

throw out

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emit

Back 76

to send out; discharge

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excerpt

Back 77

a selected passage from a book or article

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exodus

Back 78

a departure or journey away from a place

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expulsion

Back 79

a forcing out

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extrude

Back 80

force or press out

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coexist

Back 81

to exist at the same time or in the same place

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coherent

Back 82

sticking together; connected; related in some way

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collaborate

Back 83

to labor together

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collide

Back 84

to come together with great force; to clash

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composite

Back 85

made of separate parts or elements

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compound

Back 86

bring together; a mixture

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concordance

Back 87

an agreement or harmony

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congregate

Back 88

to gather together

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symmetry

Back 89

elements on both sides of a line that have the same shape

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synthesize

Back 90

to form a new thing by combining parts from other things; to unite or merge