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a

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without

amoral, apolitical, atypical

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ante

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before

antecedent, antedate

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anti

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against, opposing

anti-war, anti-bacterial

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arch

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more, extreme

arch-capitalist, arch-rebel

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auto

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self

auto-dial, auto-rotate

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bi

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two, twice

bilingual, bisect, bi-monthly

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circum

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round

circumnavigate, circumvent

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co

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with

co-author, co-edit

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col, com, con

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with

collaborate, combine, connect

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contra, counter

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against, opposing

contraception, counterclaim, counteract

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de

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opposite action

declassify, destroy

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dia

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across

diagonal, diameter

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dis

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not, opposite of

disagree, disprove, distrust, disbelief

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dys

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abnormal

dyslexia, dysfunctional

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e

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electronic

e-book, e-mail, e-governance

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eco

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related to environment

eco-tourism, eco-disaster

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en(m)

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cause to

encode, embrace

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equi

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equal

equidistant, equilateral

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ex

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previously, former

ex-president, ex-student

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extra

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very

extra-bright, extra-strong

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fore

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before

Forecast, forelimb

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hyper

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too much

hyperactive, hypersensitive

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il, im, in, ir

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not, opposite of

illogical, impossible, indistinct, irrational

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in(m)

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movement to, in

input, inset, intake, implant, import

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inter
between, connected ## Footnote interrelated, interact
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intra
within ## Footnote intra-generational, intramuscular
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kilo
thousand ## Footnote kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt
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macro
large ## Footnote macroeconomics, macro-scale
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mal
bad, badly ## Footnote malfunction, malpractice
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micro
small ## Footnote micro-economics, micro-scale
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mid
middle ## Footnote midway, midsummer
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mis
wrongly, incorrect ## Footnote mistake, mistranslate, misunderstanding
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mono
one ## Footnote mono-centric, monoculture
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multi
many ## Footnote multicultural, multi-level
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neo
something old in new form ## Footnote Neoclassical
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non
not ## Footnote non-believer, non-competitive, nonsense
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out
more, to a great extent ## Footnote outnumber, outlive, outburst, outrage
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over
over, above, too much ## Footnote overlook, overcook, overhead, overheat
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post
after ## Footnote post-examination, post-modern, post-independence
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pre
before ## Footnote pre-industrial, preview, pre-war, pre-independence
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pro
in favour of ## Footnote pro-feminist, pro-liberal, proactive
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pseudo
false ## Footnote pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-science
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quasi
almost, not quite ## Footnote quasi-academic, quasi-legal
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re
again ## Footnote rediscover, redefine, rename, return, rejuvenate
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retro
backwards ## Footnote retrogressive, retrospective
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semi
partly, half ## Footnote semicircle, semi-organic, semi-precious, semifinals
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sub
part of something, under ## Footnote subway, submarine, subsection
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super
above or bigger ## Footnote superpower, supersonic, superstar
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trans
across ## Footnote transcontinental, transcribe, transport, transit
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ultra
extreme ## Footnote ultra-sensitive, ultrasound, ultramodern
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un
not ## Footnote unusual, uncertain, unusual, unscrew, unplug, unfriendly
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under
under ## Footnote underpower, underemployed, undersea
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well
useful, successful ## Footnote well-designed, well-written. well-established
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a
without ## Footnote amoral, apolitical, atypical
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ante
before ## Footnote antecedent, antedate
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anti
against, opposing ## Footnote anti-war, anti-bacterial
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arch
more, extreme ## Footnote arch-capitalist, arch-rebel
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auto
self ## Footnote auto-dial, auto-rotate
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bi
two, twice ## Footnote bilingual, bisect, bi-monthly
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circum
round ## Footnote circumnavigate, circumvent
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co
with ## Footnote co-author, co-edit
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col, com, con
with ## Footnote collaborate, combine, connect
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contra, counter
against, opposing ## Footnote contraception, counterclaim, counteract
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de
opposite action ## Footnote declassify, destroy
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dia
across ## Footnote diagonal, diameter
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dis
not, opposite of ## Footnote disagree, disprove, distrust, disbelief
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dys
abnormal ## Footnote dyslexia, dysfunctional
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e
electronic ## Footnote e-book, e-mail, e-governance
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eco
related to environment ## Footnote eco-tourism, eco-disaster
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en(m)
cause to ## Footnote encode, embrace
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equi
equal ## Footnote equidistant, equilateral
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ex
previously, former ## Footnote ex-president, ex-student
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extra
very ## Footnote extra-bright, extra-strong
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fore
before ## Footnote Forecast, forelimb
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hyper
too much ## Footnote hyperactive, hypersensitive
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il, im, in, ir
not, opposite of ## Footnote illogical, impossible, indistinct, irrational
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in(m)
movement to, in ## Footnote input, inset, intake, implant, import
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inter
between, connected ## Footnote interrelated, interact
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intra
within ## Footnote intra-generational, intramuscular
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kilo
thousand ## Footnote kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt
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macro
large ## Footnote macroeconomics, macro-scale
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mal
bad, badly ## Footnote malfunction, malpractice
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micro
small ## Footnote micro-economics, micro-scale
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mid
middle ## Footnote midway, midsummer
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mis
wrongly, incorrect ## Footnote mistake, mistranslate, misunderstanding
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mono
one ## Footnote mono-centric, monoculture
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multi
many ## Footnote multicultural, multi-level
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neo
something old in new form ## Footnote Neoclassical
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non
not ## Footnote non-believer, non-competitive, nonsense
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out
more, to a great extent ## Footnote outnumber, outlive, outburst, outrage
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over
over, above, too much ## Footnote overlook, overcook, overhead, overheat
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post
after ## Footnote post-examination, post-modern, post-independence
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pre
before ## Footnote pre-industrial, preview, pre-war, pre-independence
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pro
in favour of ## Footnote pro-feminist, pro-liberal, proactive
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pseudo
false ## Footnote pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-science
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quasi
almost, not quite ## Footnote quasi-academic, quasi-legal
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re
again ## Footnote rediscover, redefine, rename, return, rejuvenate
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retro
backwards ## Footnote retrogressive, retrospective
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semi
partly, half ## Footnote semicircle, semi-organic, semi-precious, semifinals
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sub
part of something, under ## Footnote subway, submarine, subsection
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super
above or bigger ## Footnote superpower, supersonic, superstar
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trans
across ## Footnote transcontinental, transcribe, transport, transit
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ultra
extreme ## Footnote ultra-sensitive, ultrasound, ultramodern
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un
not ## Footnote unusual, uncertain, unusual, unscrew, unplug, unfriendly
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under
under ## Footnote underpower, underemployed, undersea
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well
useful, successful ## Footnote well-designed, well-written. well-established

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