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UP-: “up,” “upward”. Ch 3 7-8. 1. Upcoming . Coming up; being in the near future; forthcoming; approaching. 2. Update . Bring up to date; modernize; renovate. 3. Upgrade . Raise the grade or quality of; improve. 4. Upheaval .
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UP-: “up,” “upward” Ch 3 7-8
1. Upcoming Coming up; being in the near future; forthcoming; approaching
2. Update • Bring up to date; modernize; renovate
3. Upgrade • Raise the grade or quality of; improve
4. Upheaval • Violent heaving up, as of the earth’s crust; commotion; violent disturbance; outcry
5. Upkeep • Maintenance (“keeping up”); cost of operating and repairing
6. Uplift • Lift up; elevate; raise
7. Upright • Standing up straight on the feet; erect; honest; scupulous
8. Uproot • Pull up by the roots; remove completely; eradicate; annihilate
9. Upstart • Person who has suddenly risen to wealth and power; especially if he or she is conceited and unpleasant
10. Upturn • Upward turn toward better conditions
11. Withdraw • Take or draw back or away; take out from a place of deposit • Leave or retreat
12. Withdrawal • Act of taking back or drawing out from a place of deposit • Retreat; exit; departure
13. Withdrawn • Drawn back or removed from easy approach; socially detached; unresponsive, introverted
14. Withhold • Hold back; keep from giving; restrain; curb
15. Withholding tax • Sum withheld or deducted from wages for tax purposes
16. Withstand • Stand up against; hold out; resist; endure
17. Notwithstanding • (literally, “not standing against”) in spite of; despite