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  • having some skills but not fully trained
    semiskilled
  • a very small living thing that you can only see with a microscope
    microorganism
  • to cook something for too long
    overcook
  • a very small part used in computers or phones
    microchip
  • to understand something the wrong way
    misunderstand
  • to work too much
    overwork
  • a device you speak into to make your voice louder
    microphone
  • to tell a story again in your own words
    retell
  • someone who used to be a president
    ex-president
  • used for many different things
    multipurpose
  • a very short skirt
    miniskirt
  • not grown or advanced enough
    underdeveloped
  • to write something again
    rewrite
  • having more weight than is healthy
    overweight
  • to hear something incorrectly
    mishear
  • a company that works in many countries
    multinational
  • a small version of golf
    minigolf
  • to do many things at the same time
    multitask
  • a very small piece of plastic
    microplastic
  • to live or exist together peacefully
    coexist
  • to play something again (like a video or game)
    replay
  • to cook something for too short a time
    undercook
  • not paid enough money for your work
    underpaid
  • to read something again
    reread
  • having many colours
    multicolour
  • a tool used to see very small things
    microscope
  • a woman who was your wife before
    ex-wife
  • a person who writes something together with another person
    coauthor
  • to work together to do something
    cooperate
  • to change something to a later time
    postpone
  • the game before the final game
    semifinal
  • an area just outside a city where people live
    suburb
  • partly formal but not very strict
    semiformal
  • half of a circle
    semicircle
  • happening twice a year or every six months
    semiannual
  • below the surface of the water
    underwater
  • a person who was your boyfriend before
    ex-boyfriend
  • related to modern ideas after the modern period
    postmodern
  • to put something in the wrong place and lose it for a while
    misplace
  • happening after a war
    postwar
  • a person you work with
    coworker
  • a small computer
    minicomputer
  • a student who studies after finishing university
    postgraduate
  • a small fridge in a hotel room with drinks and snacks
    minibar
  • an underground train
    subway
  • to behave badly
    misbehave
  • someone who was in your class before
    ex-classmate
  • to write a word with the wrong letters
    misspell
  • a ship that travels under the sea
    submarine
  • below zero temperature
    subzero
  • a person who was a soldier before
    ex-soldier
  • to think something is less than it really is
    underestimate
  • to build again after damage
    rebuild
  • words shown under a film to help you understand
    subtitle
  • to react too strongly to something small
    overreact
  • a small bus
    minibus
  • too sure of yourself
    overconfident
  • including people from many cultures
    multicultural
  • an extra note written after a letter (P.S.)
    postscript
  • a second pilot who helps fly the plane
    co-pilot