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a, ab, abs
from, away; as avert, abjure, absent
TERM 2
ad
DEFINITION 2
to; as adhere. By assimilation, ad- takes the forms of a-, ac-,
af-, al-, an-, ap-, as-, at-; as aspire, accord, affect, allude,
annex, appeal, assume, attract
TERM 3
ambi, amphi
DEFINITION 3
around, both; as ambidextrous, amphibious
TERM 4
ante, anti
DEFINITION 4
before; as antedate, anticipate
TERM 5
anti
DEFINITION 5
against; as antidote, antislavery
arch
first, chief; as archangel, archemy
TERM 7
auto
DEFINITION 7
self; as autobiography, automatic
TERM 8
ben
DEFINITION 8
good, well; as benediction, benefactor
TERM 9
bi
DEFINITION 9
two; as bilateral, bisect
TERM 10
circum
DEFINITION 10
around; as circumnavigate, circumvent
dis, di, dif
apart, not; as dissension, division, diffident
TERM 17
equi
DEFINITION 17
equal; as equinox, equivalent
TERM 18
ex, e,
ef
DEFINITION 18
out of, from; as extract, eject, efface
TERM 19
extra
DEFINITION 19
out of, beyond; as extraordinary, extraterrestrial
TERM 20
hyper
DEFINITION 20
too much; as hypercritical, hypersensitive
hypo
too little, under; as hypochondriac, hypodermic
TERM 22
in, il, im, ir
DEFINITION 22
into, in, on; as invade, illustrate, immerse, irritate
TERM 23
in, il, im, ir
DEFINITION 23
not; as indistinct, illegal, impossible, irresponsible
TERM 24
inter, intro
DEFINITION 24
between, among; as interpose, introduce
TERM 25
mal, mis
DEFINITION 25
bad; as malevolent, mistreat
ortho
straight; as orthodox, orthopedic
TERM 32
pan
DEFINITION 32
all; as pantheism, Pan-American
TERM 33
peri
DEFINITION 33
around; as perimeter, periscope
TERM 34
poly
DEFINITION 34
many; as polygon, polygamy
TERM 35
post
DEFINITION 35
after; as postpone, postmortem
pre
before; as predict, precursory
TERM 37
pro
DEFINITION 37
forward, before; as proceed, provide
TERM 38
re
DEFINITION 38
back, again; as recur, recede
TERM 39
retro
DEFINITION 39
backward; as retrogress, retrospect
TERM 40
se
DEFINITION 40
apart, away; as seduce, sedition
ultra
beyond; as ultraliberal, ultramodern
TERM 47
un
DEFINITION 47
not; as unaware, uninformed
TERM 48
uni
DEFINITION 48
one; as unanimous, uniform
TERM 49
vice
DEFINITION 49
instead of; as vice-chancellor, viceroy
