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ad-
to, toward
adjacent–next to
address–to direct towards
ab-, a-, abs-
away, from
absent–away, not present
abstain–keep from doing, refrain
ante-
before
antecedent–going before in time
anterior–occurring before
anti-
against
antidote–remedy to act against an evil
antibiotic–substance that fights against bacteria
be-
over, thoroughly
bemoan–to mourn over
belabor–to exert much labor upon
bi-
two
bisect–to divide
biennial–happening every two years
cata-, cat-, cath-
down
catacombs–underground passageways
catalogue–descriptive list
circum-
around
circumscribe–to draw a circle around
circumspect–watchful on all sides
com-
with
combine–join together
communication–to have dealing with
contra-
against
contrary–opposed
contrast–to stand in opposition
de-
down, from
decline–to slope downward
decontrol–to release from government control
di-
two
dichotomy–cutting in two
diarchy–system of government with two authorities
dis-, di-
apart, away
discern–to distinguish as separate
dismiss–send away
epi-, ep-, eph-
upon, among
epidemic–happening among many people
epicycle–circle whose center moves on the circumference of a greater circle
ex-, e-
from, out
exceed–go beyond the limit
emit–to send forth
extra-
outside, beyond
extraordinary–beyond or outside the common method
extrasensory–beyond the senses
hyper-
beyond, over
hyperactive–above the normal activity level
hypercritic–one who is critical beyond measure
hypo-
beneath, lower
hypodermic–pertaining to or injected beneath the skin
hypocrisy–to be under a pretense of goodness
in-, il-, im-, ir-
not\in, on, into
inactive--not active irreversible--not reversible \\ instill--to add or introduce slowly impose--to lay on
inter-
among, between
intercom–a system allowing for communication between people
interlude–an intervening period of time
intra-
within
intravenous–within a vein
intramural–within a single college or its student body
meta-
beyond, over, along with
metamorphosis–change in form or nature
metatarsus–part of foot beyond the flat of the foot
mis-
badly, wrongly
misconstrue–to interpret wrongly
misappropriate–to use wrongly
mono-
one
monogamy–marriage to one person at a time
monotone–a single, unvaried tone
multi-
many
multiple–of many parts
multitude–a great number
non-
no, not
nonsense–lack of sense
nonentity–not existing
ob-
against
obscene–offensive to modesty
obstruct–to hinder the passage of
para-, par-
beside
parallel–continuously at equal distance apart
parenthesis–sentence inserted within a passage
per-
through
persevere– to maintain an effort
permeate–to pass through
poly-
many
polygon–a plane figure with many side or angles
polytheism–belief in existence of many gods
post-
after
posterior–coming after
postpone–to put off until a future time
pre-
before
premature–ready before the proper time
premonition–a previous warning
pro-
in favor of, forward
prolific–bringing forth an abundance of offspring
project–throw or cast forward
re-
back, against
reimburse–pay back
retract–to draw back
semi-
half
semicircle–half a circle
semiannual–half-yearly
sub-
under
subdue–to bring under one’s power
submarine–travel under the surface of the sea
super-
above
supersonic–above the speed of sound
superior–higher in place or position
tele-, tel-
across
telecast–transmit across a distance
telepathy–communication between mind and mind at a distance
trans-
across
transpose–to change the position of two things
transmit–to send from one person to another
ultra-
beyond
ultraviolet–beyond the limit of visibility
ultramarine–beyond the sea
un-
not
undeclared–not declared
unbelievable–not believable
uni-
one
unity–state of oneness
unison–sounding together
with-
away, against
withhold–to hold back
withdraw–to take away
