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Preparation for an American University Program

Vocabulary Workshop

Vocabulary List

The following is a list of vocabulary words that often appear on the

TOEFL* test. The underlined sections of a word provide links to

definitions of that word's respective roots,prefixes and suffixes. It is

recommended that students using this workshop frequently refer to the

definitions. Sentences are provided as examples of usage.

ABCDEFGHJLMNOPQRSTUV

Back to Vocabulary Workshop Home Page, vocabulary,prefixes,

suffixes, orexercises.

act, ag

react (verb): to act in response to something

o

re + acto How did he reactwhen he heard the news?

agent (noun): something which acts or acts upon something else

ag + ent
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o The travel agenthelped her purchase the tickets.

active (adjective): involving movement, moving about

o act + ive

o Joan is an active child.

agitate (verb): to excite, to disturb, to stir up

o agit + ate

o The washing machine agitates the load of laundry.

aud, audit, aur

audible ( adjective): can be heardo aud + ible

o Your voice is barely audible over the sound of the train

whistle.

auditorium (noun): a place where one goes to hear something

o audit+ orium

o The band played in the school auditorium

auricular

o aur+ ic + ul + ar

o The auricularability of the cat is well-known.

am, ami

amorous (adjective): lovingo amor+ ous

o The actor played an amorous role.

amiable (adjective) friendly, agreeable
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o ami + able

o He seems to be an amiable man.

amicable (adjective): friendly

o amic + able

o The two neighbors came to an amicable decision about the

fence.

anim

animal (noun): a living creature

o anim + al

o A dog is an animal.

animate (verb): to give spirit or support, to supply movement

o anim + ate

o The artist animatedthe cartoon.

animosity (noun): hostility, ill will

o animos + ity

o There isn't any animosity between us.

ann, annu, enni

annals (noun): record of events, historical records

o ann + al + s

o The annals of the organization are kept in notebooks.

annual (adjective): yearly

o annu + al

o She is planning on going to the company's annualmeeting.
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annuity (noun): money payable yearly

o annu + ity

o Joan is going to invest herannuity in the stock market.

anniversary (noun): the yearly celebration of an event

o anni + vers + ary

o John's parents will celebrate their wedding anniversary in

April.

perrenial (adjective): enduring, persisting for several years

o per+ enn + ial

o I would like to buy someperrenialplants.

auc, aug, aut

author (noun): one that originates or creates, a writer

o auth + or

o Susan met the authorof this book.

augment (verb): to increase, to add to

o aug + ment

o He had to augmenthis salary by taking another job.

auction (noun): a sale of goods to the highest bidder

o auct + ion

o I bought this car at the auction.
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bene

benevolent (adjective): marked by goodwill

o bene + vol + ent

o The "Salvation Army" is known as a benevolentsociety for

its acts of charity.

benign (adjective): harmless, mild, gentle

o ben + ign

o The doctor removed a benign tumor from my neck and I went

home the same day.

biblio

bibliography (noun): a list of written works

o biblio + graph + y

o Olaf listed a briefbibliography at the end of his paper.

bio, bi

biology (noun): the study of life

o bio + log + y

o In biology class the students learned about how the human

body works.

brev brief(adjective): short

o brief

o Anand gave a brieflecture on the rain forest.
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abbreviate (verb): to shorten

o ab +brevi + ate

o How does one abbreviate the word "Minnesota"?

brevity (noun): short or concise expression

o brev + ity

o The politician gave short speeches and he became known for

his brevity.

cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, cid

deceive (verb): to cause or allow someone to believe something is

true when it is actually false; to misleado de + ceive

o The criminal deceivedmany people into believing she was

honest.

capable (adjective): having the ablility to do something; having

the traits necessary to perform some action

o

cap + ableo Jose is a very capable lawyer.

capacious (adective): containing a great deal

o capac + ious
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o You have a capacious library with many unusual books.

captive (noun, adjective): a person held against his or her own

will; held prisoner

o cap+ tive

o The captives were taken to the jail.

o Geoff had a captive audience.

accident (noun): an unplanned event

o ac + cid + ent

o Don't get upset about minoraccidents and errors.

capture (verb): to gain control of, to gain by effort

o capt + ure

o In the game of chess, the object is to capture the king.

occasion (noun): an opportunity; a happening, instance or

celebration

o oc + cas + ion

o Did you have an occasion to speak with your professor?

receive (verb): to take in, to acquire

o re + ceive

o Imelda receivedmany letters in the mail today.

concept (noun): an idea

o con + cept

o The conceptof using computers in the classroom is relatively

new.
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ceas, cede, ceed, cess

predecessor (noun): a person who has previously occupied a

position that another has taken over

o pre + de + cess + or

o I hope I can live up to mypredecessor's reputation.

succeed (verb): to follow after another, to do well

o suc + ceed

o Tosucceedas a student, one must study.

recede (verb): to move back, to withdraw

o re + cede

o The waterrecededfive days after the flood.

concede (verb): to accept as true, to yield, to allow

o con + cede

o I concededto her point of view.

exceed (verb): to go beyond a limit, to be greater than

o ex + ceed

o The driverexceededthe speed limit by ten miles an hour.

recess (noun): an indentation, a temporary break

o re + cess

o The children were given a recess from the lessons.

deceased (adjective): dead

o de + ceas + ed

o The deceasedperson will be cremated rather than buried.
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chron

chronic (adjective): marked by a long period of time, recurrence

o chron + ic

o

Gabrielle has a chronic back disorder and cannot lift heavyobjects.

chronicle (noun): a historical account arranged in order of time

o chron + icle

o The teacher asked us to read a chronicle on the

Revolutionary War.

chronological (adjective): arranged in order of time

o chrono + log + ical

o The text book listed the presidents in chronologicalorder.

clam, claim

acclaim (verb): praise

o ac + claim

o The restaurant is acclaimedfor its desserts.

exclaim (verb): to speak loudly, to cry out in surprise

o ex + claim

o The children exclaimed"hurray" when they heard there

would be no classes tomorrow.

clamor (noun, verb): n. noise, v. to make noise

o clam + or

o The children clamoredfor more ice cream.

proclaim (verb): to declare loudly
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o pro + claim

o The president of the universityproclaimedMarch 21 to be a

holiday in honor of the school's award winning faculty.

cogn, gnos

cognizant (adjective): aware

o cogniz + ant

o The man was cognizantof the danger of walking through the

park at night.

diagnose (verb): to recognize (diseases) by symptoms

o dia + gnose

o The patient was diagnosedwith Lyme's disease.

agnostic (noun): one who believes that any ultimate reality is

unknowable

o ag + gnost + ic

o John is unsure of the reality of god and considers himself to

be an agnostic.

recognize (verb): to know, to identify

o re + cogn + ize

o I thought I recognizedyour face from somewhere.

corp

corpse (noun): a dead body

o corpse

o A corpse was found floating in the river.

corpulent (adjective): having a large body

o corp + ul + ent
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o The corpulentpolitician jabbed a fat finger in the air.

incorporate (verb): to unite into one being

o in + corp + or+ ate

o The artist incorporatedpaint, photographs, and fabric into

her artwork.

corporate (adjective): formed into a body or association, united in

one group

o corp + or+ ate

o

The corporate structure allowed many people to work as agroup.

cre, cresc, cret

crescent (noun, adjective): a narrow curved shape; a quarter moon

or smaller

o cresc + ent

o The crescentmoon could be glimpsed through the clouds.

create (verb): to originate, to produce through imagination

o cre + ate

o The musician createda new musical arrangement.

accretion (verb): growth by gradual addition

o ac + cret + ion

o The accretion of dirt on windows is sometimes hard todetect.

increase (verb): to grow in size or amount

o in + crease Alfonse wishes he could find a way to increase

his salary.
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cred

credible (adjective): can be believed, reasonable

o cred + ible

o

The witness gave a credible account of the accident.

credulous (adjective): too ready to believe

o cred + ul + ous

o The credulous child believed the story about flying horses.

incredible (adjective): unbelievable, amazing

o

in + cred + ibleo Makiko said she just saw an incredible horror movie.

cour, cur, curr, curs

excursion (noun): a trip

o ex + curs + ion

o The father planned an excursion to the zoo for his children.

discourse (noun, verb): a conversation, to talk

o dis + course

o The discourse between the speaker and the audience was

informal.

courier (noun): a messenger

o couri + er

o The couriergave the message to the secretary.

course (noun, verb): forward movement, movement from point to

point; to run along a path

o course
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o Blood courses through your veins with every beat of your

heart.

occur (verb): to happen, to come to mind

o oc + cur

o It just occurredto me that tomorrow is your birthday.

current (adjective, noun): happening now, up to date; the

movement of water

o curr+ ent

o

Is this information currentor out of date?

dic, dict, dit

dictionary (noun): a book of definitions

o dict + ion + ary

o Juliana looked up the word in the dictionary.

condition (noun): the state of something or someone

o con + dit + ion

o Is your car in good condition?

indicate (verb): to show, to point out

o in + dic + ate

o The gas gauge indicates that we are almost out of gas.
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dictate (verb): to speak for a person to record, to issue an order

o dict + ate

o The lawyerdictatedthe letter to her secretary.

predict (verb): to say what will happen in the future

o pre + dict

o Josephpredicts that he will get married in ten years.

addict (verb): to be devoted to something in an obsessive manner

o ad + dict

o Leslie is addictedto betting on the horse races.

doc, doct

doctor (noun): a person who has received the highest degree a

university offers, a physician

o doct + or

o Andre is going to medical school so that he can be a doctor

like his mother.

doctrine (noun): something that is taught, dogma

o doctr + ine

o We learned about the doctrine of "manifest destiny" in our

American history class.

docile (adjective): obedient, easily taught

o doc + ile

o Mrs. Galindez wants to buy a docile dog for her son.

document (noun): an official paper

o docu + ment
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o The library houses many government documents in its

collection.

dog, dox

orthodox (adjective): holding conventional beliefso ortho + dox

o I don't know if my interpretation of that book is orthodox or

not.

dogma (noun): an established opinion

o dog + ma

o Some people find the dogma associated with thatorganization disturbing.

paradox (noun): a statement that seems to contradict itself but

contains some truth

o para + dox

o Theparadox of the matter is that I want to see the opera but I

also want to stay home.dec, dign

decorate (verb): to make something look attractive or suitable

o dec + or+ ate

o Linda decoratedher apartment with paintings and plants.

decent (adjective): conforming to standards, good, kind

o dec + ent

o This magazine contains a decentarticle on home

improvement.

dignity (noun): quality of being worthy, noble, honored
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o dign + ity

o I haven't yet had the dignity and honor of being grand

marshall of the parade.

duc, duct

conduct (verb, noun): v. to lead or guide, n. a person's behavior

o con + duct

o Jared was conductedinto the doctor's office by the nurse.

o Arnelle's conductwas inexcusable and she should apologize

to the class.

educate (verb): to train, to provide schooling for

o e + duc + ate

o The school tries to educate its students to be productive

members of society.

induct (verb): to install in office or to enroll in military service

o in + duct

o Mindy was inductedinto the army last month.

deduct (verb): to subtract

o de + duct

o The salesperson deductedfive dollars off the purchase price

of the radio.

deduce (verb): to make a decision or draw a conclusion byreasoning

o de + duce

o I deducedfrom the trail of crumbs and the empty milk carton

that the children were home.
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produce (verb, noun): to bring forward, to make to bear or yield;

something made or grown

o pro + duce

o The lawyerproducednew evidence at the trial.

o Theproduce from the farm will go to the market next week.

seduce (verb): to persuade (especially into doing something

wrong), to tempt

o se + duce

o Money and power have been known toseduce many honest

people.

induce (verb): to persuade, cause, or bring about by artificial

means.

o in + duce

o If a child swallows poison, it is suggested that vomitting

should be induced.

ev, et eternal (adjective): not effected by time, without beginning or end,

ceaseless

o etern + al

o The lecture seemed eternaland many in the audience had

fallen asleep.
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medieval (adjective): relating to the Middle Ages (500 - 1500 AD)

o med + ieval

o There are many styles to medieval architecture and a

building built in 500 AD looks different from one built in1000 AD.

fict, feign, fain

faint (adjective, verb): indistinct, not clearly perceived, weak; to

lose consciousness from lack of blood to the brain

o faint

o There is afaintodor of apples in this room.

o Some peoplefaintat the sight of blood.

feign (verb): to pretend

o feign

o The childfeignedillness in an attempt to avoid the test.

fiction (noun): something produce from imagination, an invented

story

o fict + ion

o The excuse Marvin just gave for not doing his homework is

purefiction.

fig
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effigy (noun): a figure representing a disliked person.

o e f + fig + y

o The children made an effigy of their nasty neighbor.

figure (noun): shape, pattern, drawing

o fig + ure

o Thefigure Louise drew on the paper looks nothing like an

apple.

figment (noun): a thing that does not exist, something made up

o

fig + mento Ghosts and monsters arefigments of an active imagination.

fac, fact, fec, fic, fas, fea

fashion (noun, verb): the form of something, style; to give shape

or form to

o fash + ion

o The currentfashion is hair worn short.

feasible (adjective): capable of being done

o feas + ible

o The engineer thought that building the bridge across the river

was afeasible project.

feature (noun, verb): the appearance or form of a person or object;

to picture or portray

o feat + ure

o Lisette's bestfeature is her eyes.

factory (noun): a place where things are made or built
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o fact + ory

o There is a boatfactory near the river.

difficult (adjective): hard to do, troublesome, hard to understand

o di + fic + ult

o The test was difficultand I answered only eight of the ten

questions.

fact (noun): something known to be true

o fact

o It's afactthat the world is round.

effect (noun): a change caused by something, a result, influence

o e + fect

o The sun's effecton human skin is known to be harmful.

fer

fertile (adjective): productive, bearing or capable of bearing fruit

in large quantities

o fert + ile

o The land by the river is quitefertile and many crops are

grown there.

refer (verb): to classify within a general category, to send or direct

to another source

o re + fer

o The patient was referredto a physical therapist for additional

treatment.

infer (verb): to come to a conclusion from facts or ideas, to guess
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o in + fer

o Sometimes a reader has to inferfrom the facts presented in an

article what the main idea is about.

fid

diffident (adjective): hesitant in acting, shy

o dif + fid + ent

o The diffidentstudent would not speak in front of the class.

fidelity (noun): the quality of being faithful, accuracy

o fid + el + ity

o Thefidelity of this video reproduction is quite good.

confide (verb): to trust, to trust another person with a secret

o con + fide

o Joan confidedin her friend and told her a secret.

flu, fluct, flux

fluent (adjective): capable of moving with ease, able to speakanother language

o flu + ent

o The dancer had afluentbody.

o Juanita isfluentin several languages.

superfluous (adjective): extra, more than is needed

o super+ flu + ous

o Three cherries on my piece of cake issuperfluous; I only

needed one.

influence (verb, noun): to have an effect on something; the ability

to affect something indirectly
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o in + flu + ence

o It was John's success as a musician that influencedmy

decision to take guitar lessons.

fluid (adjective): capable of flowing, a smooth style, liquid

o flu + id

o The ink my new pen is quitefluidand flows evenly across

the page.

fluctuate (verb): to shift back and forth, to move erratically

o

fluctu + ateo My body temperature has beenfluctuatingall day --

sometimes I'm hot and sometimes I'm cold.

form

format (noun): the shape and size of something, the arrangement

of something

o form + at

o Theformatof this class will be half lecture and half classparticipation.

formulate (verb): to prepare from a set of steps (formula), to

devise

o form + ul + ate

o The chemistformulateda new way of making dish detergent.

fract, frag, frai

fracture (verb, noun): to break, to crack; a broken bone

o fract + ure Miguelfracturedarm his while skiing.

fragment (noun): a piece broken off, a part of something
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o frag + ment

o It bothers me that I can remember only afragmentof the

poem rather than the whole piece.

frail (adjective): easily broken, not strong

o frail

o Be careful! That chair isfrail

gen, gin

generally (adverb): in a general manner, usually, with regard to the

whole not specifics

o gen + er + al + ly

o Generally, Lance leaves work at 5:00 p.m.

gingerly (adverb, adjective): careful

o gin + ger+ ly

o Paulette picked up the antique vasegingerly and placed it on

the shelf.

indigenous (adjective): native, having been born in a specific areaor environment

o in + di + gen + ous

o The tomato plant is indigenous to South America.
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ge

geography (noun): a science that describes the earth's surface

o geo + graph + y

o

Thegeography of New York varies from the sandy shores torocky mountains.

gor

categorize (verb): to place things in classes or sets, to classify

o cate + gor+ ize

o The professor asked her students to categorize the plants they

found.

grad, gress, gree

grade (noun): a stage in a process, a mark indicating quality

o grade

o Ali hopes to receive a passinggrade on his midterm exam.

progress (verb, noun): to move forward; forward movement

o pro + gress

o Minaprogressedto the next level in her French language

program.

o There hasn't been muchprogress made in getting the house

built -- only the frame is up.

degree (noun): a step or stage in a process, a rank, a level of

intensity

o de + gree

o There is a high degree ofstress associated with being a police

officer.

graph, graf

graphic (adjective): written, drawn, vividly shown
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o graph + ic

o Dominic is planning to studygraphic art.

graffitti (noun): drawings or writing on a wall

o graph + itti

o Many people find thegraffitti on the subway trains

disturbing.

her, hes

adhere (verb): to stick

o ad + here

o Paper often adheres to wet surfaces.

hesitate (verb): to hold back a decision, to waver

o hesit + ate

o Don't hesitate to call me if you need help.

jac, ject, jet
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adjacent (adjective): to lie next to

o ad +jac + ent

o You won't have a long walk between classes because the

engineering building is adjacentto the chemistrylaboratories.

jettison (verb): to throw away, to cast off

o jett + ison

o The captain of the sinking shipjettisonedthe cargo.

reject (verb): to throw out, unwilling to accept

o re +ject

o David was rejectedby two schools before he found a school

that accepted him.

jug, junct, just

adjust (verb): to change or adapt to fit or match something

o ad +just

o Jared has to adjustto his new work schedule.

conjugal (adjective): of marriage, marital relationship

o con +jug + al

o One should think seriously before entering a conjugal

relationship.

junction (noun): the place at which two things join

o junct + ion

o Deborah's house is at thejunction of Hill and Maple streets.
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lex, leg

college (noun): a school for higher learning, a group of people

having a common purpose

o col + lege

o Yolanda is going to college to become a lawyer.

legal (adjective, noun): based on law; conforms to law

o leg + al

o Jared is working as a legalsecretary for two lawyers in New

York

o Is it legalto own fireworks in Massachusetts or is there a law

against them?

league (noun): a group of people, an association

o leag + ue

o There are fifty people participating in the bowling league.

lect

collect (verb): to gather, to bring together

o col + lect

o The little girl collectedwildflowers for her mother.

legible (noun): readible, clear enough to read

o leg + ible

o His handwriting is quite legible.
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eligible (adjective): qualified, worthy to be chosen

o e + lig + ible

o Now that Geoffrey is eighteen he is eligible to vote.

loc

locally (adverb): nearby, relative to a certain area

o loc + al + ly

o The vegetables are grown locally.

log

logic (noun): the study of reason

o log + ic

o Simone is taking a class in logic and she is learning about

how to reason.

luc

translucent (adjective): allowing some light to shine through

o trans + luc + ent

o

The sheet of paper is translucentwhen held close to alightbulb.

illuminate (verb): to provide with light, to make lighter, to make

clear

o il + lum + in + ate

o The lamp illuminates the room.

illustrate (verb): to explain by using pictoral examples, to show byusing visual examples

o il + lustr+ ate

o Christopherillustratedhis idea on piece of paper for

everyone to see.
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man

management (noun): the act of handling or running something,

usually a business.

o man + age + ment

o This store is under new management.

mem

commemorate (verb): to remember an important event through

ceremony or observation

o com + mem + or+ ate

o The American Revolution is commemoratedevery Fourth of

July.

memory (noun): the ability to recall past events

o mem + or+ y

o Geanine has an excellent memory and she can recall things

that happened years ago.

ment

mental (adjective): related to the mind

o ment + al

o Lauren's mentalabilities must be quite good if she achieved a

perfect score without even studying.

mention (verb): to cite, to speak about, to refer to

o ment + ion
http://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#manhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#manhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#AGEVERBhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#MENTNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#memhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webpre.htm#COhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#memhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ORNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ATEVERBhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#memhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ORNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#YNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#menthttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#menthttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ALADJhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#menthttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#IONNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webword.htm#INDEXhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#manhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#manhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#AGEVERBhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#MENTNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#memhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webpre.htm#COhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#memhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ORNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ATEVERBhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#memhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ORNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#YNOUNhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#menthttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#menthttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#ALADJhttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/webroot.htm#menthttp://www.southampton.liunet.edu/academic/pau/course/websuf.htm#IONNOUN


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o The instructor forgot to mention that the class was canceled.

min

minor (adjective): lesser, less important

o min + or

o The knife slipped and Marcelle received a minorcut.

minute (adjective,

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