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anti-war

Opposed to war

antisocial

Not wanting to spend time with other people; harmful to society

antibiotic

Medicine that kills bacteria

antiseptic

Substance that prevents infection by killing germs

autograph

A famous person's signature

auto-pilot

A device that steers a plane or ship automatically

autobiography

A book about your life written by yourself

bicycle

A vehicle with two wheels

bilateral

Involving two sides or countries

biannual

Happening twice a year

bilingual

Able to speak two languages

ex-wife

A woman who was formerly your wife

ex-smoker

A person who used to smoke

ex-boss

Someone who used to be your boss

extract

To take something out

exhale

To breathe out

excommunicate

To officially exclude someone from the church

microbiology

The study of very small living things

microchip

A tiny piece of silicon with electronic circuits

microscopic

Extremely small, only visible with magnification

microwave

An oven that cooks food with short radio waves

misunderstand

To get the wrong meaning of something

mistranslate

To translate something wrongly

mislead

To give someone a wrong idea or impression

monolingual

Speaking only one language

monologue

A long speech by one person

monogamous

Having only one partner

multinational

Operating in many countries

multimedia

Using several media, such as text, sound, and video

multi-purpose

Having many uses

overdo

To do something too much

overtired

Excessively tired

oversleep

To sleep longer than intended

overeat

To eat too much

post-war

Happening after a war

postgraduate

Studying after a first university degree

post-impressionist

An artist of the period after Impressionism

preconceived

Formed before having enough knowledge or experience

pre-war

Happening before a war

pre-judge

To form an opinion before knowing the facts

pro-government

Supporting the government

pro-revolutionary

Supporting a revolution

pseudo-scientific

Claiming to be scientific but not actually following the scientific method

pseudo-intellectual

Someone who pretends to be intelligent or highly educated

rewrite

To write something again

regain

To get something back

rearrange

To put things in a different order

repay

To pay back money

replace

To put something new in the place of something else

renew

To make something new or valid again

semi-circular

Shaped like half a circle

semi-final

The match immediately before the final

semi-detached

A house joined to another on one side

subway

An underground railway

submarine

A ship that travels under water

subdivision

A smaller part created by dividing something

underworked

Given too little work

underused

Not used enough

undercooked

Not cooked for long enough