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UP-: “up,” “upward”

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”

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  1. UP-: “up,” “upward” Ch 3 7-8

  2. 1. Upcoming Coming up; being in the near future; forthcoming; approaching

  3. 2. Update • Bring up to date; modernize; renovate

  4. 3. Upgrade • Raise the grade or quality of; improve

  5. 4. Upheaval • Violent heaving up, as of the earth’s crust; commotion; violent disturbance; outcry

  6. 5. Upkeep • Maintenance (“keeping up”); cost of operating and repairing

  7. 6. Uplift • Lift up; elevate; raise

  8. 7. Upright • Standing up straight on the feet; erect; honest; scupulous

  9. 8. Uproot • Pull up by the roots; remove completely; eradicate; annihilate

  10. 9. Upstart • Person who has suddenly risen to wealth and power; especially if he or she is conceited and unpleasant

  11. 10. Upturn • Upward turn toward better conditions

  12. 8. WITH-: “back,” “away,” “against”

  13. 11. Withdraw • Take or draw back or away; take out from a place of deposit • Leave or retreat

  14. 12. Withdrawal • Act of taking back or drawing out from a place of deposit • Retreat; exit; departure

  15. 13. Withdrawn • Drawn back or removed from easy approach; socially detached; unresponsive, introverted

  16. 14. Withhold • Hold back; keep from giving; restrain; curb

  17. 15. Withholding tax • Sum withheld or deducted from wages for tax purposes

  18. 16. Withstand • Stand up against; hold out; resist; endure

  19. 17. Notwithstanding • (literally, “not standing against”) in spite of; despite

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