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- Unfetter
- to free from restraint; liberate
- Unplug
- to take a plug out of; to disconnect from electricity, or to take out something blocking the way
- Unselfish
- thinking of other people before yourself
- Archangel
- chief angel
- Prevent
- To keep something from happening before it happens, such as a window being broken or a person catching a cold.
- Predict
- To tell what one thinks will happen in the future, such as the weather, peoples' behavior, or the outcome of a contest.
- Unbreakable
- not able to be broken easily (like a sturdy plastic cup)
- Uncertain
- not sure about something, or something not clearly one way or the other
- Prequel
- A book or story or movie that is set before something that has already been written.
- Unfurl
- to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold
- Unhappy
- sad; miserable; wretched
- Oligarchy
- When a small group controls a state or territory, especially a corrupt group that benefits themselves
- Unstoppable
- that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable
- Unflinching
- not flinching; unshrinking
- Archenemy
- The worst or main enemy (usually in a story)
- Unabated
- with undiminished force, power, or vigor
- Unveil
- to remove a veil or covering; to make public
- Anarchy
- No formal government at all, or nobody being in charge or enforcing laws
- Unfair
- not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics
- Unconditional
- not conditional, not limited; always there
- Preconception
- an idea or opinion formed ahead of time
- Unconscious
- not conscious; not aware of what is going on
- Precognition
- knowledge of a future event or situation
- Unleash
- to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will
- Unreconstructed
- not reconciled to social, political, or economic change; maintaining outdated attitudes, beliefs, and practices
- Precaution
- Care or an action taken ahead of time against danger or failure, such as locking the door as a precaution against theft.
- Pre-prandial
- Before the evening meal
- Preempt
- To take over something
- Prenatal
- Before birth, or during pregnancy.
- Previous
- Happening or coming before; such as
- Unwise
- not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment
- Preclude
- making impossible; shutting out; preventing
- Prenuptial
- before marriage
- Premature
- before the usual or proper time; too early or too hasty
- Eject
- to throw out of, like a videotape from a VCR or a player from a baseball game
- Evaporate
- to change into an invisible vapor and go out into the air (what water does)
- Precede
- to go or come before in time, order, rank
- Unemployment
- not having employment; not having a job, or the number of people in an area who don't have jobs
- Unthinkable
- "out of the question," going against what is reasonable, desirable, or probable
- Preliminary
- leading up to the main action; in introductory
- Erase
- to wipe out or make disappear
- Prefer
- To choose first or like better (such as preferring vacation over school).
- Preoccupied
- Having your attention already taken up by something, so you are not paying attention to what is happening around you.
- Archetype
- The original model or a perfect example of something, of which all things of that same type are based on
- Preordain
- ordered or decided beforehand
- Unkempt
- uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy
- Pretext
- a false reason given to hide the real one; an excuse
- Undoing
- the reversing of what has been done; annulling
- Anarchist
- A person who believes there shouldn't be any government or laws; that people should be free to make their own rules
- Preamble
- An introductory statement before an important statement.
- Unlawful
- not lawful; contrary to law; illegal
- Uncharted
- not shown or located on a map; unexplored; unknown, as a place or region
- Unscrupulous
- not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled
- Uneasy
- not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed
- Prerogative
- a special right that belongs to anyone who is a member of a certain group has a certain rank or office, etc.
- Predecessor
- a person who held a job or position before another
- Unalloyed
- not in mixture with other metals; pure
- Archbishop
- a bishop of the highest rank, in charge of an archdiocese
- Unavailable
- Not available, accessible, or at hand
- Predispose
- To make something more likely to happen, before it does
- Pre-owned
- Owned by someone else before now;
- Monarchy
- Government by one person usually inherited
- Preface
- Introductory remarks
- Emote
- to show feelings outwardly
- Preview
- A view or showing ahead of time such as
- Monarch
- one person who rules a state, territory, or country; a king or queen, or
- Untidy
- not tidy; not neat and orderly
- Premeditate
- to think out or plan ahead of time
- Unruly
- not following any rules; hard to manage
- Unfortunate
- suffering from bad luck
- Prelude
- A part that comes before something else, such as a prelude to a piece of music, or dark clouds as a prelude to a storm.
- Premonition
- a feeling that something bad will happen; foreboding
- Unconscionable
- not guided or controlled by conscience - not caring at all whether something is right or wrong