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(Greek) not, no. Ex. Affair, Adolescent

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(L.) Away from. Ex. Away, answer

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(Latin) Away from. Ex. Abnormal, Aberrant

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(Latin) Toward. Ex. Adverse, advocate

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(Latin) another. Ex. Alternate, Altercate

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(Greek) around, both. Ex. Amphitheater, amphibian

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(Greek) up. Ex. Anaconda, Analyze

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Ante

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(Latin) before. Ex. Antecedence, antechapel

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(Greek) against. Ex. Anti venom, antichrist

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(Latin) Around. Ex. Circumference, circumcise

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(Latin) with, together. Ex. Cooperate, Coworker

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(Latin) with, together. Ex. Convention, contract

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(Latin) against. Ex. Contraception, Contradict

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(Latin) Down, down from. Ex. Defy, defer

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(Greek) Through. Ex. Dialect, dial

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(Latin) apart, away from. Ex. Disapprove, distaste

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(Greek) bad. Ex. Dystopian, dysentery

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(Latin) out of. Ex. Effect, electric

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(Greek) outside. Ex. Ecstatic, ecstasy

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(Greek) in, within. Ex. Embarrass, employed