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a-, an-

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Not, without

Examples: amoral. Anesthetic, apolitical, asocial

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ab-

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Away from

Examples: abduction, abstain, abnormal

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ad-

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To, toward

Examples: adjoin, adjacent (lying near to)

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ambi-

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Both

Examples: ambidextrous, ambivalent

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ana-

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Up, back, again

Examples: analogy, anatomy m, anagram

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anti-

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Against

Examples: antipathy, anti war, antisocial

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apo-

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From, away from

Examples: apology, apologize

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auto-

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Self

Examples: autobiography, automobile, autocracy, automation

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bene-

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Good

Examples: benediction, benevolent, benefactor

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cata-, cat-

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down, against

Examples: catastrophe- a turning down

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centro, centri-

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Around, Center

Examples: concentric, centrifugal

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circum-

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Around

Examples: circumlocution, circumference, circumvent

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com-

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With, together

Examples: communal, community

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con-

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With, together

Examples: connect, confide, conspire

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contra-

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Against

Examples: contradict, contravene

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de-

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Down, away

Examples: descend, deject (cast down)

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dia-, di-

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Through, across

Examples: diameter, division

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dis-

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apart, not

Examples: disengage, discord, discomfort

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dys-

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ill, difficult, bad

Examples: dysfunctional, dysentery

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e-

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out of, from

Examples: elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)

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ecto-

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on the outside

Examples: ectoderm - outer skin

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en-, em-

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in

Examples: empathy- feeling in

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endo-

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within, inside

Examples: endoscope - instrument for observing inside

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epi-

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Upon

Examples: epitaph, epidermis, epicenter

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eso-
inward, within Examples: esoteric- more inward, esophagus
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eu-
Well, good Examples: euthanasia - good death
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ex-
Out of, from Examples: exhume, exhale, exodus
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hetero
other, different Examples: heterosexual, heterodox, heterogeneous
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homo-
same Examples: homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized
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hyper-
over Examples: hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity
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cata-, cat-
down, against Examples: catastrophe- a turning down
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centro, centri-
Around, Center Examples: concentric, centrifugal
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circum-
Around Examples: circumlocution, circumference, circumvent
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com-
With, together Examples: communal, community
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con-
With, together Examples: connect, confide, conspire
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contra-
Against Examples: contradict, contravene
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de-
Down, away Examples: descend, deject (cast down)
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dia-, di-
Through, across Examples: diameter, division
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dis-
apart, not Examples: disengage, discord, discomfort
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dys-
ill, difficult, bad Examples: dysfunctional, dysentery
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e-
out of, from Examples: elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)
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ecto-
on the outside Examples: ectoderm - outer skin
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en-, em-
in Examples: empathy- feeling in
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endo-
within, inside Examples: endoscope - instrument for observing inside
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epi-
Upon Examples: epitaph, epidermis, epicenter
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eso-
inward, within Examples: esoteric- more inward, esophagus
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eu-
Well, good Examples: euthanasia - good death
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ex-
Out of, from Examples: exhume, exhale, exodus
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hetero
other, different Examples: heterosexual, heterodox, heterogeneous
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homo-
same Examples: homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized
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hyper-
over Examples: hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity, hyperactivity
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hypo-
Under Examples: hypotension, hypodermic
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il-
Not Examples: illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible
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im-
Not Examples: imperfect, impolite m, impossible
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im- (different one)
Into Examples: imbibe (drink in, take in)
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inter-
Between Examples: intervene (come between), interstate
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intra-
Within Examples: intrastate, intramural
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ir-
Not Examples: irregular, irrational, irredeemable
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macro-
Large Examples: macrocosm, macroeconomics
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mal, male-
Bad, evil Examples: malediction, malevolent , malnutrition
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meta-
Beyond Examples: metaphysical
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micro-
Small Examples: microscope, microcosm, microeconomics
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mono-
One, single Examples: monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy
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neo-
New, recent Examples: neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology, Neolithic
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ob-
against Examples: object, obstruct (build against)
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palin-, pali-
Back, again Examples: palindrome
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pan-
all, every Examples: pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic
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para-
False Examples: paramilitary, paralegal, parachute
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per-
through Examples: percolate (flow through) perforate (lunch through)
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peri-
Around Examples: perimeter, periscope
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Phil-, philo-
Like, lover of Examples: philosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy
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poly-
Many, several Examples: polygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism
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post-
After Examples: postgraduate, posthumous postpone
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pre-
Before Examples: precede, predict (tell before)
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pro-
for, forward Examples: promote, project
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pros-
Toward, in front Examples: prospect - view in front, something coming up
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proto-
first Examples: prototype, protoplasm, protobiology
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pseudo
False Examples: pseudonym, pseudoscience
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re-
Again, Back Examples: repeat, recede, regress (step back)
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retro-
Back Examples: retrogression, retroactive
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se-
away from Examples: seduce (lead away), secede
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sub-
under Examples: submarine, subject, subhuman, subterranean
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sur-, super-
over, above Examples: superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass
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syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-
with, together Examples: symphony, synonym, system, syllable
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tele-
distant, far off Examples: telephone, telepathy, television, telegram
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trans-
across Examples: transient, transatlantic, transport (carry across)

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