College Readiness Reading ; Bridging the Gap College Reading 12th edition Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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            surcharge
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        an additional charge or tax
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            surface
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        uppermost or top layer
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            surfeit
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        overindulgence
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            surmise
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        to guess or infer
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            surveillance
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        to watch over someone or something
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            surplus
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        an amount greater than needed
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            subsequent
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        following or occurring later
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            subservient
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        excessively submissive
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            subsidiary
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        secondary or subordinate
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            substantiate
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        to establish by proof
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            subvert
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        to overthrow something; ruin
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            subsistence
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        supporting life
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            ambience
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        mood or atmosphere
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            ambidextrious
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        to use both hands equally
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            ambiguous
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        having two or more possible meanings
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            ambivalent
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        fluctuating between two choices
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            ambulatory
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        capable of walking
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            ambition
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        strong desire for fame or power
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            diagnosis
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        determination of the cause of medical symptoms
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            dialogue
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        a conversation between two or more persons
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            diametrical
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        pertaining to a diameter
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            diatribe
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        bitter; abusive criticism
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            dialect
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        a distinct variety of a language
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            diagonal
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        an oblique or slanting line connecting opposite corners or angles
