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Q

non-

means?

ex.:

nonessential

nonstop

nonviolence

A

not not essential not using violent tactics

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pre-

means?

ex.:

pretest

prefix

prepare

predict

prequel

preview

A

before

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pro-

means?

propose

propel

pro-violence

pro-feminism

A

forward for

(in support of)

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re-

means?

ex.:

redo

revise

recycle

replay

remarry

recalculate

reuse

rewrite

retest

recap

review

A

again

back

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Q

semi-

means?

ex.:

semicircle

semisweet chocolate chips

semi-annual

semi (truck)

A

half

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Q

hemi-

demi-

means?

ex.:

hemisphere

demigod (Hercules)

A

half

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Q

sub-

means?

ex.:

subway

substandard, subpar

submarine

subtract, subtraction

submerge

A

under, below below average

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Q

super-

means?

ex.:

supervisor

superior

supreme

super!

Superman

A

above high above average

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Q

tri-

means?

ex.:

triangle

tricycle

tripod

trig (trigonometry)

trio

A

three

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Q

un- unscramble untie unsubscribe unscientific undo

A

opposite of, not

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Q

ped-

means?

ex.: millipede

A

foot

a bug with one thousand feet

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Q

ped-

means?

ex: peddler

A

foot

someone who sells things on foot

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Q

ped-

means?

ex: biped

A

foot

a two-footed animal or being

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Q

ped-

means?

ex: pedicure

A

foot

a spa treatment for feet

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Q

ped-

means?

ex: centipede

A

foot

a bug with 100 feet

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