UNIT 6
VOCABULARY
THEME: LEVELS
EXTRA
OUTSIDE/BEYOND
OVER
Excessive/above
SUB
Under
EXTRAVAGANT
EXTRAVAGANT
(adj.) beyond what is
reasonable
EXTRANEOUS
The student’s research
included many
extraneous details that
did not support her
thesis.
EXTRANEOUS
(adj.) not relevant
EXTRAPOLATE
EXTRAPOLATE
(v.) to infer or estimate
OVERSIGHT
NOUN
OVERSIGHT
An omission or error due to
carelessness
OVERBEARING
OVERBEARING
Domineering
Dictatorial
Haughtily or rudely arrogant
OVERWHELM
OVERWHELM
(v.) overpower someone’s
emotions: provide with a
huge amount
SUBORDINATE
SUBORDINATE
Placed in or belonging to a
lower order or rank
Of less importance;
secondary
SUBLIMINAL
Television commercials
used to occasionally
contain subliminal
messages about their
products. It is now illegal
to advertise that way.
SUBLIMINAL
(adj.) existing without
conscious awareness
SUBMERGE
SUBMERGE
(v.) to plunge into
something, especially
water
SUBMISSIVE
SUBMISSIVE
(adj.) giving into the
demands of others