Anglo-Saxon Prefixes - UP - up, upward
The uplinks to the satellite don't work preventing us from watching the upcoming series.
update - modernize, renovate. You need to update your GPS input or you won't find the new residential area.
upheaval - commotion, violent disturbance. The upheaval created by the new tax scheme caused him to lose his base of supporters.
uproot - eradicate, annihilate. There's no way the squatters can be uprooted from their homes without legal action.
upstart - unpleasant new person in power. Google is no upstart but their attitude is that of one.
upturn - turn towards better conditions. The stocks fell in the morning but in the afternoon there was an upturn.
Can you think of others?
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