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latin prefixes 1-6
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11th Grade
02/02/2009
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abdicate
 Definition
formally remove oneself; give up
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abduct
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kidnap
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abhor
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detest; hate
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abnormal
 Definition
deviating from the normal
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abrasion
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scraping or wearing away of the skin
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abrupt
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broken off; unexpected; sudden
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abscond
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stel off an hide; escape
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absolve
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set free from duty or rsponsiblity
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absorbing
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taking ones attention
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abstain
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withold oneself deliberately from doing something; refrain
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averse
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opposed; unwilling
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avert
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turn away; ward off; prevent
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avocation
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occupation away from ones normal occupation
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adapt
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adjust,suit, fit
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addicted
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given over to a habit
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adequate
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enough, suffiecient
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adeherent
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faithful supporter
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adjacent
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nearby, neighboring
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adjoin
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be next to, be in contact with
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adjourn
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put off o another day
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advent
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arrival, approach
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adversary
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foe,opponent
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adverse
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in opposition to ones interests, unfavorable
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antedecendents
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ancestors, forebears
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antedate
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assign a date before the true date
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postdate
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assign a date after the true date
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ante meridiem
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before noon
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post meridiem
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afternoon
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anteroom
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room placed before and forming an entrance to another; waiting room
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postgraduate
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having to do with study after graduation
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postmortem
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body examination after death or detailed analysis of an event that just ended
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postscript
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note added to a letter after it has been writen
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bicameral
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two chambers or legislative houses
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bicentennial
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two-hundred anniversary
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biennial
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occuring every two years
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semiannual
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occuring every half year, or twice a year
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bimonthly
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occuring every two months
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semimonthly
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occuring every half month, or twice a month
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bilateral
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having two sides
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bilingual
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speaking two languages well
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bipartisan
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representing two political parties
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bisect
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divide into two equal parts
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semicirlce
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half a circle
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semiconscious
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not fully conscious
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semidetached
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sharing a wall with an adjoining building on one side
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semiskilled
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partly skilled
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