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1
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a/ or an/

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without, absent

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ab/

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away from

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ac/

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towards, near

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ad/

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towards, near

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brady/

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slower than usual

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anti/

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against, opposed

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cata/

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negative, down

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de/

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lessened, removed

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dia/

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through

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ec/ or ex/

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outside, outer

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ecto/ or exo/

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outside, outer

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en/ or endo/

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within

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epi/

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upon

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hemi/

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half

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hyper/

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increased, above

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hypo/

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decreased, below

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in/

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into; not

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infra/

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inferior to, below

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inter/

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between

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intra/

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within

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macro/

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gross, large

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micro/

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small, tiny

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pan/

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all, every

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para/

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beside, beyond

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per/

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through

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post/

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after, past

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peri/

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around, surrounding

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pre/

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before

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re/

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again, back

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retro/

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behind, back

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sub/

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inferior to, under

30
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tachy/

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faster than usual