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acquiesce

A

to agree to

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aesthetic

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beautiful

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affable

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friendly, agreeable, amiable, genial, gregarious

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aloof

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reserved, detached

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altruism

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selflessness

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amity

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a state of friendship and cordiality

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antecedent

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precursor, forerunner, a preceding event

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antithesis

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complete opposite

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assuage

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mollify, mitigate, to alleviate

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audacious

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fearless

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a, an

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without/not: anonymous, apathy, atheist, aphonic, a cappella, achromatic

Prefix meaning without or not

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amphi, amph

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both/around: amphitheater, amphibian, amphicrania, amphigory

Prefix meaning both or around

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anti, ant

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against; counteraction: antipathy, antifreeze, antibodies, antagonist, antidisestablishmentarianism

Prefix meaning against or counteraction

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ec, ex

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out: eccentric, exit, extreme, ecstasy, ectoderm, exothermic

Prefix meaning out

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en

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in: entrance, enclose, endow, entire, endothermic, enfranchise

Prefix meaning in

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hypo

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under; below: hypodermic, hypoactive, hypothermia, hypoglycemia, hypocrite

Prefix meaning under or below

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hyper

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over, above: hyperactive, hypercritical, hyperbole, hyperventilate, hypersonic

Prefix meaning over or above

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peri

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around: perimeter, periscope, periphery, perihelion, pericardium

Prefix meaning around

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pro

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forward; forth: proceed, program, project, progesterone, prognosis

Prefix meaning forward or forth

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syn, sym

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together, with: symphony, symmetry, synchronize, synchromesh, syn

Prefix meaning together or with

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aphonic

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without sound

a-: without/not
phonic: sound

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a cappella

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without instrumental accompaniment

a-: without/not
cappella: chapel (Italian)

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achromatic

A

without color

a-: without/not
chromatic: color

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amphicrania

A

pain in both sides of the head

amphi-: both/around
crania: skull

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amphibious

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able to live both on land and in water

amphi-: both/around
bio: life
-ous: having the quality of

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antipathy

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a strong feeling of dislike

anti-: against
pathy: feeling

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ectoderm

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the outermost layer of cells or tissue

ecto-: outside
derm: skin

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extreme

A

reaching a high or the highest degree

ex-: out
treme: beyond (from Latin “extremus”)

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endow

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to provide with a quality, ability, or asset

en-: in
dow: to provide (from Old English “dōn”)

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entire

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with no part left out; whole

en-: in
tire: whole (from Latin “integer”)

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endothermic

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absorbing heat

endo-: within
thermic: heat

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enfranchise

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to grant the right to vote

en-: in
franchise: free (from Old French “franc”)

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hypodermic

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relating to the region immediately beneath the skin

hypo-: under
dermic: skin

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims

hyper-: over
bole: throw (from Greek “ballein”)

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hypersonic

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relating to speeds of more than five times the speed of sound

hyper-: over
sonic: sound

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periscope

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an instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight

peri-: around
scope: look

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perihelion

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the point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to the sun

peri-: around
helion: sun (from Greek “helios”)

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pericardium

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the membrane enclosing the heart

peri-: around
cardium: heart

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progesterone

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a hormone involved in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy

pro-: forward
gest: carry (from Latin “gestare”)
-erone: hormone

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prognosis

A

the likely course of a disease or ailment

pro-: forward
gnosis: knowledge

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synchromesh

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a system of gear engagement in vehicles

syn-: together
chro: time (from Greek “chronos”)
mesh: engage

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synergy

A

the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect greater than the sum of the individual elements

syn-: together
ergy: work (from Greek “ergon”)

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