people thought the earth was flat until columbus corrected that misbelief.

the wrongdoer was punished for his misdeed by a fine and imprisonment.

dad has no misgivings when mother takes the wheel,because she is an excellent driver.

right after the collison,each driver blamed the other for the mishap.

quitting school is a misstemp that you may regret for the rest of your life.

the bear escaped when the hunter’s rifle misfired.

yesterday i mislaid my biology book,and it took me about a half hour to find it.

some traffic signs are so confusing that they mislead the traveler.

out-beyond,more than

the outlook for unskiled laborers is not bright,as their jobs are gradually being taken over by machines.

the output of the average american factory worker is steadily increasing.

the jacket dad bought me last year is too small. i have outgrown it.

our kitchen tale is more solidly constructed than the chairs and will probably outlast them.

we scored a touchdown when joe caught a forward pass and outran his pursuers.

in his detective stories,jim manages to outwit the cleverest criminals.

a masquerade is always interesting because people come in such outlandish costumes.

mary sometimes hurts others when she criticizes their work because she is too outspoken.

-over---too,over

do not take more of the medicine than the doctor ordered;an overdose may be dangerous.

we have a shortage of skilled technicians but an oversupply of unskilled workers.

it would overburden me to have my piano lesson thursday because i have so much homework on that day.

joe overestimated the capacity of the bus when he thought it could hold 60;it has room for only 48.

their gaieties were overshadowed by the sad news.

the department store guards were nearly overwhelmed by the crowds of shoppers waiting for the sale to begin.

when the monitor gave too many orders,the techer scolded him for being overbearing.

i was so sure of passing that i wasn’t going to study,but dad advised me not to be oversonfident.

because the service was poor,mother thought dad was overgenerous in leaving the waiter a 15% tip.

un-not

the audience was breathless with anxiety during the daring tightrope act,though the acrobats themselves performed with seeming unconcern for their own safety.

if you think i can get mr.black to hire you because he is my cousin,let me undeceive you.i have no influence with him.

the unsportsmanlike noises of the fans so unnerved our star player that he missed two foul shots in a row.

the previous secretary had mixed up the files so badly that it took my sister about a week to unscramble them.

when mutinous sailors were put in irons in the olden days,nobody was allowed to unshackle them.

though an abridged dictionary is convenient to use,it contains far fewer definitions than an unabridged dictionary.

don’t ask the mother of a contestant to serve as a judge because it may be hard for her to remain unbiased.

many teenagers have an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories;they read one after another.

an unwary pedestrian is much more likely to be struck by a car than one who looks both ways and crosses with the light.

on its way through the dense jungle,the patrol had to be constantly wary of enemy soldiers concealed in the underbrush.

most undergraduates take four years to earn a degree,but some achieve it sooner by attending summer sessions.

if too little is deducted from dad’s weekly wages for income tax,it results in an underpayment at the end of the year.

among the undersigned in the petition to the governor were some of the most prominent persons in the state.

frank’s remark that he was “slightly bruised”in the accident is an understatement;he suffered two fractured ribs.

while the star is recuperating from her illness,her role will be played by her understudy.

when we take notes,our teacher wants us to underscore items that are especially important.

when discount houses tried to undersell department stores,the latter reduced prices too,and adopted the slogan”we will not be undersold.”

our country has spent billions of dollars to help the underdeveloped nations improve their standard of living.

the underprivileged child from the crowded slum tenement has many more problems to overcome than the child from the middle-class home.

up—up,upward

the prime minister’s proposal for new taxes created such an upheaval that his government fell.

our neighbor traded in his old car because the upkeep had become too high.

when the new representative entered the legislature,some older memvers received him coldly because they regarded him as an upstart.

most merchants report a slowdown in sales for october,but confidently expect an upturn with the approach of christmas.

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